The national airline Garuda Indonesia officially serves the first regular international flight to Bali with the Narita-Denpasar route in 2022. This flight is in line with the return of international flights through I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali.The inaugural flight of the Narita-Denpasar route is served with the A330-300 fleet. Garuda also transported 30 tons of cargo from Japan, consisting of spare parts for construction, automotive, and electronic goods.President Director of Garuda Indonesia, Irfan Setiaputra, said that the operation of this flight was in line with the inauguration of the Denpasar-Narita special cargo flight route via Manado which began operating on Wednesday, February 2, 2022.This is aligned with the government's policy regarding the opening of Bali's international entrances starting on February 4, 2022.The inauguration of the Narita-Denpasar flight route is the result of cooperation between Garuda Indonesia and the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, which also has full support from the Bali Provincial Government and the Indonesian Embassy in Japan.President Director of Garuda Indonesia, Irfan Setiaputra said that the reopening of the Narita-Denpasar flight service was a form of Garuda Indonesia's commitment as a national flag carrier in supporting government programs. In particular, it is related to efforts to accelerate national economic recovery which is optimized through the provision of safe flight service accessibility.Irfan said the Narita-Denpasar international flight was a separate momentum for the acceleration and synergy of all aviation stakeholders in supporting the revival of the national economic sector. Especially Bali, which is one of the integrated economic zones in Indonesia."This flight service is part of our efforts to maximize the market potential of Narita, Japan on an ongoing basis, both through cargo transportation market share which is focused on the transportation of Bali's leading export commodities through special routes for Denpasar-Manado-Narita cargo flights, as well as inbound passenger transportation to Indonesia via Denpasar-Narita flight route", he said in a written statement, Thursday, February 3

Overseas travellers from several countries entering Indonesia through airports and ports in Bali are no longer required to quarantine and are allowed to use Visa On Arrival (VoA), starting 7th March 2022 The government has also abolished the requirement for a sponsor or guarantor to apply for a tourist E-Visa. However, no official circular has been published by authorities as this news was being published.Bali Governor I Wayan Koser revealed that the decision was taken in a coordination meeting held on 4th March 2022, which was attended by the Ministers of Communications, Health, Tourism and Creative Economy, Transportation, Law and Human Rights, and Foreign Affairs, as well as the Head of the COVID-19 Task Force, coordinator and members a team of experts from the COVID-19 task force, Bali’s Governor, and other officials in Bali.“According to the direction of the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Bali is committed to accelerating the booster vaccine with a minimum target of 30 percent, which is planned to be achieved by 7th March,” said the governor, reported by Bisnis.com.Koster asserted that even though the quarantine policy was removed and overseas travellers will be allowed to use VOA again, the requirements to maintain the health protocols were still in place.Conditions of no quarantine and VoAThe meeting’s decision, which is stated in a report letter, states the health requirements that must be met by the overseas travellers are the following:AustraliaThe United States of AmericaThe United KingdomGermanyThe NetherlandsFranceQatarJapanSouth KoreaCanadaItalyNew ZealandTurkeyUnited Arab EmiratesMalaysiaThailandSingaporeBrunei DarussalamVietnamLaosMyanmarCambodiaPhilippines Source : https://indonesiaexpat.id/news/visa-on-arrival-and-quarantine-free-travel-to-bali-to-begin/

Jakarta - Bali will host the G20 Summit or Summit on 30-31 October 2022. This month, Bali is also hosting a world-class event, namely an international parliamentary meeting.Member of the DPR's Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Agency or BKSAP, Kamrussamad said that the implementation of the 144th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) congress in Bali was a momentum to boost tourism. "Bali Island is one of the most visited tourist destinations by people from various parts of the world," said Kamrussamad in Jakarta, Saturday, March 12, 2022.The choice of Indonesia, especially Bali as the venue for this year's IPU, according to him, also reflects Indonesia's success in controlling the Covid-19 pandemic. During the implementation of the G20 Presidency, Kamrussamad continued, the government can prove the implementation of health protocols and carry out vaccinations to the maximum. Source : https://travel.tempo.co/read/1570342/bukan-hanya-ktt-g20-bali-juga-tuan-rumah-acara-parlemen-internasional