In Reply to: It is a sad thing. posted by PhilandRhonda on Saturday, 28. July 2007 at 06:13 Bali Time:
I think perhaps we are looking at it in the wrong way, I think the Indonesians are simply working with the numerous travel warnings that the Oz govt. keep issuing and have decided that the Aussie tourist is not the be all and end all. They have simply catered for the more reliable market and unfortunately we have been left behind. We returned from our second trip in 12 months a couple of weeks ago and the island is booming. The new market is wealthy Indonesians and the other Asian tourists are flocking to Bali, we can't expect to be looked after like kings by the airlines and associated industries if we don't provide the numbers. Still a magic place to be though!!