Discover everything you need to know about Bali's new tourism tax before your next visit to this tropical paradise.

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Bali's Ngurah Rai Airport boosts security with thermal scans for Monkeypox and the Nipah virus, ensuring safe travel for all passengers.

Critically ill Australian surfing legend Mark Richardson will be evacuated from a Bali hospital to Darwin by LifeFlight after being admitted with internal bleeding.

Bali will implement a $10 tourist tax starting from 2024 to protect its culture and environment. Foreign visitors entering the island will be required to pay the levy, while domestic tourists are exempt.

An Australian traveller shares her harrowing experience of being scammed at Bali airport due to a passport detail, resulting in an extra $1500 fee. Learn about the shocking events that unfolded upon arrival and how she believes it was a set-up by officials.

Bali, along with the entirety of Indonesia, has officially abolished all Covid-19 travel prerequisites, which encompass compulsory vaccination for both foreign and domestic tourists. Unvaccinated travelers are now allowed to enter Indonesia and travel domestically across the nation.

Bali now requires foreign motorcycle and car drivers and renters have a valid International Drivers License when they are driving in Bali. They also need to be properly and modestly dressed.

The 45th edition of The Bali Arts Festival (PKB XLV), a month-long event from 18 June until 16 July 2023, will feature the talents of thousands of Balinese and international artists, followed by the Festival Bali Jani (FSBJ) that will run until 30 July 2023.

Bali is considering whether to introduce a tourist tax to discourage low income tourists and raise funds to enforce better controls on tourist behavior on the island. Not everyone is in favour.

Travelers have been alerted to watch out for visa websites claiming to offer Bali visas at inflated prices or providing invalid visas. The Indonesian government advises visitors to use only the official Indonesian government website.

Indonesia has expanded the list of countries eligible for a Visa on Arrival to include Panama, Guatemala, and Macau, bringing the total number of eligible countries to 92.

Tourists should always carry their home country drivers license and International Drivers Licence (you need to have both) and ensure that the car they are driving (including hire car) has the registration certificate in the car.

Bali Governor Wayan Koster has guaranteed tourists that the new Indonesian laws banning sex outside marriage and cohabitation between unmarried couples will not impact them.

Bali tightens its rules on lawbreaking tourists as 93 foreign nationals are deported from January to April 17, 2023, with Russia having the most deportees at 24.

Batik Air, which is a subsidiary of Lion Air, has recently started a new daily flight between Denpasar in Bali and Singapore. This new route offers tourists the option of visiting both Bali and Singapore.

Authorities in Bali have arrested a second Russian woman for posing naked by a 700-year-old sacred tree in Tabanan. Luiza Kosykh, who is in Indonesia on an investor visa, claimed that she did not know the tree was sacred…

Bali's governor Wayan Koster has called for a ban on foreigners renting motorbikes and scooters as part of a crackdown on traffic violations and bad behavior. The move comes after a spate of incidents involving foreign riders abusing police, failing to wear helmets, and using fake number plates.