Six Italian tourists report Labuan Bajo travel agent over failed Komodo boat trip
Six Italian visitors have reported travel agent Kristoforus “Itok” Aman to West Manggarai Police after paying about Rp125 million for a Komodo-area bo…
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BPOLBF Maps Three 70-Kilometre Stages for Camino Flores Pilgrimage
BPOLBF is designing Camino Flores, a three-stage Catholic pilgrimage route across the island, inspired by Spain’s Camino de Santiago.
NTT’s 609 islands sharpen debate on Indonesia’s archipelagic policy
Official data show Nusa Tenggara Timur has 609 islands, relying heavily on subsidised pioneer ferries.
Festival Lamaholot 2026 Confirmed as Four-Day Lembata Cultural Showcase
Indonesia’s national tourism listing and regional reports confirm that Festival Lamaholot 2026 ran in Lembata Regency from 1–4 July, with free admissi…
Foreign visits to East Nusa Tenggara rose 40.7% in June 2026
Statistics Indonesia data show foreign-tourist visits to East Nusa Tenggara reached 29,152 in June 2026, a 40.73 percent year-on-year increase from Ju…
Transport stimulus unlikely to overcome high airfares to NTT
Indonesia’s Rp26.34 trillion second-half 2026 stimulus includes Rp2.04 trillion in transport incentives aimed at boosting holiday travel nationwide, b…
Pulau Messah: Island community near Komodo’s tourism seas
Pulau Messah, a crowded island community off Labuan Bajo in West Manggarai, offers visitors a close view of coastal life and marine conservation effor…
Bali–NTB–NTT pact prioritises connectivity, but new Flores routes unconfirmed
Regional cooperation between Bali, West Nusa Tenggara and East Nusa Tenggara now formally prioritises transport connectivity and tourism under the KR-…
Soa Airport logged 593 aircraft under “Pesawat” in 2025
Indonesia’s civil aviation directorate reports that Soa Airport in Ngada, central Flores, handled 593 aircraft movements or flights under the “Pesawat…
East Nusa Tenggara reports 1.07 million tourist visits in 2025
East Nusa Tenggara logged 1,073,773 tourist visits in 2025, up 29.85% from 2024, with domestic travelers accounting for more than four-fifths of the t…
Prai Ijing’s Community Tourism Reports 26% Revenue Growth
Kampung Adat Prai Ijing in West Sumba is developing community-based tourism around traditional houses, megalithic heritage, weaving and homestays, wit…
Patawang’s Hijau Manise agrotourism gains recognition, future growth eyed
Patawang Village in East Sumba has become a self-sufficient, conservation-focused agrotourism destination with support from PT Muria Sumba Manis’s Hij…
Customary control shapes access to sacred sites in Ndoso hills
Local reporting describes Pongkor Ngguling and Liang Nggam in Tentang Village, Ndoso, as sacred forest-rock landscapes where entry is controlled by cu…
Six Flores Lakes Beyond Kelimutu Emerge as Alternative Itinerary Stops
A lifestyle feature from Indonesia identifies Sano Nggoang, Ranamese, Waibelen and Rana Kulan as lesser-known lake destinations across Flores that can…
BPOLBF Records Sharp Drop in Labuan Bajo Three-Star Hotel Occupancy
BPOLBF’s January–February 2025 survey reports that three-star hotel occupancy in Labuan Bajo fell from 32.12% to 18.82%, the sharpest drop among surve…