The Health Service Authority will begin distributing the Covid-19 vaccine to elementary school children on December 14, 2021.Bali Health Service Chief Dr Ketut Suarjaya has confirmed that the Bali provincial government will immediately begin distributing the Covid-19 vaccine to primary schoolchildren."We will start immunizing children aged 6 to 11 the day after tomorrow," Dr Suarjaya said in a virtual meeting on Sunday (12/12).Authorities in Badung and Tabanan, who previously planned to distribu...

Almost 150,000 tourists from various parts of Indonesia came to Bali in the first two weeks of December, and this number is expected to increase as the next holiday season approaches.Taufan Yudhistira, spokesperson for airport management company PT Angkasa Pura I, said yesterday the latest data reflected a 36% increase from the same period last month. This means that around 10,000 people a day travel to Bali between December 1 and December 13, he added.“Normally we'll see [more improvement] arou...

An official from the Tourism Association has estimated that Bali will receive 20,000 domestic visitors during the upcoming holiday season.The president of the Indonesian Association of Hotels and Restaurants in Badung, I Gusti Ngurah Suryawijaya, confirmed, based on the data, that Bali is expected to receive many domestic tourists during the holiday season.“Based on our data, we received over 13,000 visitors across the country this week. I predict the number will increase to 20,000 during the Ch...

A Balinese official has warned local traders in the Kuta Beach area to stop crushing beach goers.Kuta Beach Management Task Force Chairman Wayan Sirna confirmed that his party called on all local traders in the Kuta Beach area to stop their bad behavior towards tourists.“Last Saturday (4/12) we told them to provide the best service to their customers and to avoid doing things that could potentially make visitors uncomfortable,” said Sirna, Monday (12 / 6).Sirna has heard many complaints from vis...

The Bali Tourism Union has called on the government to allow companies to hold New Year's celebrations.The president of the Indonesian Tourism Industry Association (GIPI) in Bali, Ida Bagus Agung Partha Adnyana, submitted a proposal to the government, asking Bali's tourism companies to hold New Year's celebrations with strict rules."I have asked the government for permission to organize a party for New Year's Eve," Adnyana said on Wednesday (8/12).Adnyana explained that the celebration is simila...