Name one place in Indonesia without thinking. Most people, especially travel junkies, will say Bali. However, there will always be some people who ask, “Where in Bali?”
For
your information, several towns comprise the small
island province of Bali in the southern island chain of the
Indonesian archipelago. The provincial capital is the city of
Denpasar on the southern part of the island. For years, the word
“Bali” has been a tourism icon, often referring to Bali as a
whole.
Bali’s
rise to fame as a tourist hotspot is more or less a Cinderella story.
Before the government transformed the island into a must-go place for
local and foreign tourists, Bali’s economy hinged heavily on
agriculture. Much activity was concentrated on the southern part of
the island; Kuta, a fishing village half an hour from Denpasar, was
the gateway to the island.
The
airport provided the poor village with tourists to rapidly grow into
a town. By 1980, tourist arrivals have increased tenfold since the
tourism plan kicked off more than a decade ago. The energy crisis of
the 1970s resulted in low demand for oil, which was the country's
major export. Indonesia was forced to look to Bali for other income
sources.
Today,
Bali enjoys an unprecedented economic growth, thanks to a successful
tourism plan. It no longer matters where you are in Bali. Every nook
and cranny of this island province has a lot to offer.
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