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Retail Asia06/11/2016

The number of visits by Chinese tourists to Bali shot up 35.84 percent to 741.740 in the first nine months of this year from 546,035 visits in the same period last year. “The number of visits by holiday makers from China is now the second largest after those from Australia, which has continued to top […]

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Retail Asia04/11/2016

Russia-Indonesia Business Council expects an increase in the number of Indonesian tourists to Russia and vice versa in 2016 and the coming years, in order to strengthen relations and economic cooperation between the two countries. A statement from the Russia-Indonesia Business Council received by ANTARA here on Thursday said that tourism was a topic of […]

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Retail Asia30/10/2016

Watch out Gojek, competitor GrabBike has come to Bali. Ride-hailing app Grab has announced that it launched both GrabBike and GrabExpress services in Bali, as of Oct. 22. Like Gojek, GrabBike allows you to order motorbike taxis, while GrabExpress is Grab’s courier service. Also in common with Gojek, the app’s drivers use black and green colors. […]

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Retail Asia23/10/2016

The government’s ‘Wonderful Indonesia’ campaign (which began in 2011) has transformed Indonesian tourism into a vibrant, lucrative, and rapidly growing industry. Alongside national ‘gems’ like the ancient Borobudur Temple, the divers’ haven of Raja Ampat, and the Komodo National Park, a host of new destinations are becoming established – among them Bintan, Maluku, and Lombok. Tourism is […]

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Retail Asia20/10/2016

The occupancy rates of star rated hotels in Bali averaged 72.40 percent in August or an increase of 1.76 percentage points from 70.62 percent in the previous month. “The occupancy rate was quite encouraging when visits by foreign tourists shrank 9.52 percent in Bali compared with the previous month,” head of the Bali branch of […]

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Retail Asia18/10/2016

The government will likely need to review its strategy in promoting its priority tourist destinations, as data shows that recent tourism investment mainly headed to just two popular regions. During the first six months of this year, the country has seen investment worth US$858.7 million coming into the tourist sector. The tourism Ministry’s deputy for […]

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Retail Asia13/10/2016

The number of Indian tourists visiting Bali has increased by 61.57 percent — the highest rise among all countries — compared to the same period last year, from 72,969 to 117,897 people. “India ranks fifth among the top 10 countries visiting the island, after Australia, China, Japan and the UK,” Adi Nugroho, head of Balis […]

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Retail Asia07/10/2016

Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport recorded an increase in the number of passengers coming and going through the airport. In September, the airport has seen 14.8 million passengers flying from and to the airport, an increase of 16 percent from the same month last year. The airport’s General Manager Yanus Suprayogi said on Thursday that both domestic […]

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Retail Asia28/09/2016

The number of European tourists arriving in Bali in this summer season increased 59.4 percent from 76,822 in June to 122,455 in July 2016. “The increase of European tourist arrivals is the fruit of the efforts made by the government and tourism industries in promoting Indonesia, especially Bali, in Europe and Asia,” tourism observer Dewa […]

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Retail Asia08/09/2016

Germany’s Deutsche Post DHL Group and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are once again conducting their joint preventative training, known as Get Airports Ready for Disaster (GARD), from September 5 to 9 at Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport, Lombok International Airport and Selaparang Airport in Lombok. Indonesia was the pilot country when the program […]

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Retail Asia06/09/2016

As of 2016, according to the Central Statistics Agency’s estimations, Indonesian millennials — born between the 1980s and early 2000s — make up about 41 percent of the 258.8 million population. “The future will be in OTT and many want to capture this market. The number of millennials is going to be big in Indonesia and infrastructure is […]

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Retail Asia06/09/2016

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded 1.03 million foreign tourist arrivals to Indonesia in July 2016. The number represents a 17.67-percent year-on-year increase from July 2015. Compared to June 2016, the increase is 20.42 percent. “This is a new record, with the number foreigners entering Indonesia reaching more than a million in one month,” BPS […]

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Retail Asia22/08/2016

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has said that the tourism industry is the number one provider of jobs. “Tourism has employed the largest number of manpower, but indeed it needs a change of the communitys culture,” President Jokowi said before prominent community figures living in Lake Toba area, here, Saturday evening. A change is needed because […]

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Retail Asia22/08/2016

Balis exports of furniture rose 41 percent in value to US$4.88 million in June from US$3.47 million in May. Year-on-year, the furniture export earning also rose sharply in June up 36.17 percent from US$3.59 million,” the Bali office of the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) said. Head of the BPS office Adi Nugroho said furniture […]

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Retail Asia08/08/2016

The number of Indian tourists to Bali reached 92,731 people, during the first semester of 2016, up 55.83 percent from 59,509 people during last years same period. Data from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) showed that the tourist arrivals from India recorded the highest increase among ten countries contributing the largest number of tourists […]

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Retail Asia25/07/2016

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Indonesia has so far proven to be the most favorite destination for Australian tourists, overtaking New Zealand, Indonesian Ambassador to Australia Nadjib Riphat Kesoema said. “The variety of natural wealth and beauty, culture and world-class tourist facilities that the Indonesian government offers to tourists have become special attractions for Australian tourists,” he stated in a […]

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Retail Asia08/07/2016

Property sector needs reform to attract investments, says minister. Indonesia plans to issue an emergency law – known as a perppu – to break an impasse of more than a decade in efforts to streamline unfriendly laws as the country aims to allow foreigners to purchase apartments in Indonesia. The government had in the past repeatedly […]

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Retail Asia08/06/2016

Data obtained from the Australia Bureau of Statistics revealed that 105,500 Australians visit Indonesia every month, Tourism Minister Arief Yahya noted in a press statement received by us here on Monday. The minister said the figure showed that Indonesia was a favorite tourist destination for Australians. “The data, which was released a month ago, for the […]

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Retail Asia25/05/2016

Hilton Worldwide today announced the signing of a management agreement with P.T. Caterison Sukses to manage and re-brand the Grand Nikko Bali as Hilton Bali. The 408-room resort, located on Jalan Raya Nusa Dua Selatan, is planned to open on December 1, 2016. “We are deeply committed to expanding our presence in Indonesia, both by […]

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Retail Asia10/05/2016

Garuda Indonesia airlines will increase the flight frequency at Blimbingsari Airport, Banyuwangi to twice a day from May 16, 2016. The decision was made after the issuance of the permit to increase Garuda Indonesia flight services of Surabaya-Banyuwangi route and vice versa by Directorate General for Air Transport of the Transportation Ministry. At present, Garuda Indonesia flight […]

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