Bus Service Extends Its Network to Ngurah Rai International Airport this Year

With the continuously increasing tourist arrivals at the Ngurah Rai International Airport, it is deemed that there is a greater need for more transportation to billet passengers arriving at the airport.

With this, the Trans Sarbagita Bus System is set to include a Sanur-Ngurah Rai International Airport-Nusa Dua route at the later part of this year as it plans to extend its network. From the time it started operation in 2011 until the present, the Trans Sarbagita System only connects Batubulan (Gianyar) to Nusa Dua and then connects Denpasar to Jimbaran.

This move is seen as beneficial for those who are traveling to and from the airport and to and from the villas in Bali for rent where they are staying. This includes tourists and employees or workers at the airport.

“We have discussed the plan for Trans Sarbagita to serve a new route to Ngurah Rai airport. We hope it can be completed soon,” said Governor Made Mangku Pastika.

Pastika also emphasized that no long-standing transportation provider serving in the route will be removed or disadvantaged as careful planning will be taken especially in the design of the route.

These plans of Trans Sarbagita are also in preparation for the expected influx of tourists and dignitaries who will be attending the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit that is scheduled to be held in Bali in October this year.

“Learning the high expectations of the new route from Denpasar to the airport that have been expressed by the Bali Legislative Council, we are making our best efforts to be able to start operating the Sanur-airport route before
the APEC Summit in October,” says Ida Bagus Parsa, operator head of Trans Sarbagita.


Parsa also emphasized that the airport administration is also very supportive and helpful in the discussions currently being held on the details of the new route.


When everything gets finalized, guests and tourists staying at the different Bali villas will already be more complacent that more transportation options are available for them while they stay in the island.

Bali Island sets to Regulate Local Fruit Sales

Seeing the threat posed by the flooding of imported fruits in traditional and supermarkets in the island, the Bali provincial government is set to propose a bylaw that will protect the sale and consumption of the local fruits of the island.

The bylaw, which is supposed to protect the sales and cultivation of local fruits, is backed up by declared Governor Made Mangku Pastika.

“We encourage the participation of all stakeholders on the island, including hotel managements, restaurant owners, supermarket managements and the people, as well encouraging them to adopt the regulations stipulated in the proposed by-law,” said the governor. 

The by-law will tackle several areas that relate to the sale and consumption of local fruits and it will also require tourist and hospitality industries, including the Bali villas and villas in Bali for rent, to serve local fruits to their guests instead of using only the imported ones.

The positive effects of the said proposed by-law will also be beneficial to the farmers and fruit raisers in alleviating poverty and raising their living conditions.

The attention of the provincial government was caught by the data from the Bali Agriculture Office which shows that while the harvest of Bali’s local fruits reached 244.5 million kilograms in 2011, the consumption of these only reached a very meager 48.9 million kilograms. This leaves 194.4 million kilograms of fruits that were not consumed.

“It has been a great challenge for us to think about optimizing our surplus fruit harvests. The planned bylaw is expected to regulate the trade of these fruits. Our local fruits are delicious and vary in type. Many tourists are actually more interested in tasting tropical fruit while they are on holiday here," said Pastika.

Therefore, Bali villas and villas in Bali for rent play a very crucial role in the promotion and preservation of these local fruits in the island.