Taking Aim at a Million Tourists
It is less than half an hour’s trip from Bali to Lombok. But the worlds of tourism in Bali and Lombok are over 50 years apart. What should be done about it?
April 14, 2009
IN the early 1930s Bali was already a destination of some European artists, while the first hotel appropriate for tourists in Lombok was set up only in the mid-1980s.
Among the artists who visited and settled in Bali were Rudolf Bonnet from the Netherlands and Walter Spies from Germany. Since then, a lot of foreigners have toured Bali to enjoy its pristine nature and exotic culture in the eyes of Westerners. With the assets, Bali’s tourism has
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