Bali on the March

(5/6/2012) March 2012 foreign tourist arrivals to Bali hit 227,846 - improving 12.86% over the same month last year when 201,883 tourists came to the island.  The first quarter of 2012 closed with 695,239 foreign
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Serving Dijon in Ubud

(4/30/2012)     On Sunday, April 29, 2012, the Dijon Bali Café was officially inaugurated on Jalan Raya Sanggingan in Ubud. The new Ubud restaurant is part of the Dijon food network
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What a Beautiful World

Miss Bali - Ines Putri Tjiptadi Chandra Wins Miss Indonesia Crown (4/29/2012)  Ines Putri Tjiptadi Chandra has brought Bali honor via her selection as Miss Indonesia 2012. “Ines” was selected in the final
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Sheraton Man on Kuta Beach

(4/27/2012) The Sheraton Bali Kuta have announced the appointment Dario Orsini as the General Manager for the new 203-room hotel in Kuta scheduled to be opened in September 2012. Born in Naples, Italy, Dario graduated from Instituto
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Bali as a Stepping Stone to Growing Indonesian Tourism

(4/27/2012)  Bisnis Bali quotes Indonesia’s Minister of Tourism and the Creative Economy, Mari Elka Pangestu, as calling on Bali to become the gateway for Indonesian national tourism, particularly as the launching point for the
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Stop the Building in the Name of the Law

(4/29/2012) Nusa Bali quotes the chairman of the Bali Chapter of Association of Indonesian Tourism (GIPI), IB Ngurah Wijaya, as calling for an urgent implementation of the 2009 Zoning Law (RTRW). “The new provincial law should
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U.S. Super Band to Appear in Bali

(4/21/2012) Vertical Horizon – an alternative rock band formed in Washington, D.C. in 1991 is touring Asia as part of its world tour with stops scheduled in Makassar, Singapore and Bali. With a string of hits stretching across two
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Bali Marathon: Hakuna Matata

(4/22/2012) Over 2,000 runners from around the world participated in the first BII Maybank Bali Marathon run on the roads of Gianyar on Sunday, April 22, 2012.The first group of full-marathon runners set off on a 42-km course at 5
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The Love of a Dog Helps Us Find Balance in Life

By Cesar Millan I often speak of how important it is to keep body, mind, and spirit in balance, but am often reminded of how unbalanced we have become as a society. Every time there’s morning rain in Los Angeles, traffic falls apart,
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Runway in Sight?

Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Admits the Need for Another Airport in Bali (4/15/2012)   As reported by Balidiscovery.com, future plans for an airport in Bali’s north remain very much in doubt as concrete details
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Cruise Control

  (4/15/2012) Radar Bali reports that the Minister of Tourism and the Creative Economy, Mari Elka Pangestu, has confirmed that the government is taking a number of steps to promote cruise tourism, including repairs and
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Bali on its Way to 3 Million Visitors for 2012?

Bali by the Numbers: Bali Makes Strong Start to 2012 with Arrivals Up for January-February by 15.79% (4/15/2012)     Foreign tourist arrivals for February 2012 totaled 219,475 – increasing 9% over February 2011. On
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