Flores Earthquake Cuts Labuan Bajo Microbusiness Sales Below Half
Dapur Dite owner Ade Irma said September production of fish chili sauce had stopped and overall sales were below 50 per cent of pre-earthquake levels…
Tourism Business
Operators, investment, jobs and the economics of tourism.
Labuan Bajo UMKM earns through events after earthquake
A Labuan Bajo microbusiness operator earned about IDR 1 million (about US$62) per day through tourism events after the earthquake, as events helped lo…
How can Labuan Bajo tourism businesses measure demand?
Official statistics separate Labuan Bajo’s tourism supply, room use and visitor activity, while government tourism material shows how marine recreatio…
PLN coordinates Oka Ile Ange geothermal plan in East Flores
PLN’s Nusa Tenggara construction unit met East Flores Regent Antonius Doni Dihen on 24 September to coordinate the Oka Ile Ange geothermal plan, targe…
What do Labuan Bajo’s tourism numbers mean for business?
Labuan Bajo recorded 231,050 arriving passengers in the first half of 2025, but arrivals alone do not show tourism’s full business impact. Official da…
ESDM and PLN provide generators to 48 Flores health facilities
ESDM and PLN provided 6,000-watt generators to 48 health facilities across earthquake-affected Flores. The units are intended to keep medical services…
Scoot familiarisation programme promotes Labuan Bajo experiences
Indonesia’s tourism ministry, the Labuan Bajo Flores Tourism Authority and Scoot completed a Singapore-focused familiarisation programme in Labuan Baj…
PLN prepares reliable power measures for Labuan Bajo tourism
PLN has prepared Zero Down Time service and additional SPKLU charging infrastructure for the Labuan Bajo tourism destination after Flores earthquake r…
How big is tourism in Labuan Bajo and Komodo National Park?
Tourism statistics for Labuan Bajo and Komodo National Park show a visitor market of more than 400,000 people per year, with foreign tourists dominati…
Labuan Bajo’s Picnic Over the Hill Vol. 5 ties tourism revival to Flores quake aid
A hilltop concert at Natas Parapuar in Labuan Bajo on 19 September 2026, headlined by Wizz Baker, has combined tourism revival with post-quake solidar…
Rumah BUMN Ende continues MSME support in Flores, reports show
Rumah BUMN Ende continues to support MSMEs in Flores through training, promotion and business mentoring under PLN, but the draft’s claim about 55 firm…
Mbeliling pineapple farmer sends harvests into Labuan Bajo supply chain
A 71-year-old farmer in Kampung Ndole, Mbeliling, has grown pineapples on nearly two hectares for about 15 years.
Undana pushes green tourism training for 30 Labuan Bajo UMKM
Undana marked the second day of ICEMAT 2026 in Labuan Bajo with training for 30 UMKM and a push for greener business practices aimed at strengthening…
Labuan Bajo tourism authority links Work from Bajo to 38% visit rise
The tourism authority said its “Work from Bajo” campaign was linked to a 38% rise in visits, but the published material did not show the baseline, met…
Scrutiny grows over spending and changes at East Flores Wolo Kolo cattle project
Local media report that more than Rp2 billion has been absorbed by East Flores’ Wolo Kolo cattle project, part of a wider multi-billion-rupiah “Big Pu…
