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Travel Unpacked: Etihad Airways adds A380 flights to Paris and Bali battles overtourism

The National rounds up the most interesting tourism news you might have missed

Hayley Skirka
September 16, 2024

One of the world's most popular island holiday spots could be forced to slow things down

as Indonesian authorities consider banning new hotels in Bali.

Meanwhile, Air Astana is ramping up operations to the UAE with new flights connecting

Kazakhstan with Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Ajman is also carving a big name for itself on the

tourism front, while Etihad Airways is falling deeper for the City of Love, introducing
more flights to Paris next year.

Here's a round-up of recent travel and tourism news – in case you missed it.

Indonesia proposes banning hotels in Bali to prevent overtourism

Indonesia is considering banning the construction of new hotels, villas and nightclubs in

the holiday hotspot of Bali. Four areas on the tropical island, which welcomes millions of
foreigners every year, are included in the proposed temporary rule, which would halt

development for a defined period.

No date for the rule has been announced yet by the government, but Bali's interim

governor, Sang Made Mahendra Jaya, recently told reporters the proposal is designed to

battle overtourism and overdevelopment.

Bali reopened for tourism in 2022 after being closed to holidaymakers for two years

during the Covid-19 pandemic. Since then, it has surged in popularity with millions of

holidaymakers arriving on the island in search of beaches, terraced rice fields and striking

temples.

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