Bali’s Love-Hate Relationship With Tourism On Indonesian Island Paradise May 5, 2024 Travel-Chan Asia, Travel News </p> <h2>Bali’s Love-Hate Relationship With Tourism On Indonesian Island Paradise | Insight | Full Episode</h2> <p> Last May, then-Bali Governor Wayan Koster mooted a cap on the number of tourists to the island. It follows a January proposal to ban activities on Bali’s sacred mountains, a ban that was put in place in June. But just four months later, the mountain ban was reversed, and talks of a visitor cap vanished. Instead, the island surpassed tourist targets for 2023.</p> <p>While some welcomed vacationers as Bali recovers from the pandemic, others are fed up with tourists behaving badly. What is behind the island paradise’s love-hate relationship with tourism, and what does it have to do with the island’s history?</p> <p>00:00 Introduction<br /> 02:36 Task force to manage unruly tourists in Bali<br /> 06:29 How much does tourism matter to Bali?<br /> 08:59 How over-development is changing Canggu’s landscape<br /> 11:35 Why does Bali attract foreign visitors?<br /> 15:54 What Bali’s dark history has to do with tourism<br /> 19:14 Does tourism benefit Balinese women?<br /> 22:50 Why rice fields are disappearing in Bali<br /> 28:45 Struggle to preserve environment and culture<br /> 35:05 Bali’s over-reliance on tourism exposed<br /> 38:03 New guidelines to save Bali from mass tourism<br /> 41:55 Local communities protect culture, environment</p> <p>===============</p> <p>Credit to : CNA Insider</p> <p> Please support our Sponsors here :
