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.
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UGM Komodo Parasite Study Documents Tapeworm in Wild Dragons
Universitas Gadjah Mada and partner reports detail specific parasites infecting wild Komodo dragons in Komodo National Park, identifying an endemic ta…
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…
Survey at Kampung Rinca shoreline logs 318.8 kg of marine debris
A shoreline survey at Kampung Rinca in Komodo National Park documented 318.8 kilograms of marine debris, dominated by plastic and organic waste, and c…
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-…
MMF photo-ID catalogue has logged over 1,200 Komodo mantas
Marine Megafauna Foundation’s long-running photo-ID programme has logged more than 1,200 individual manta rays in Komodo National Park, using belly sp…
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…
NTT logs 1.84 million tourist visits in 2025, Komodo share still unknown
East Nusa Tenggara recorded about 1.84 million tourist visits in 2025, according to provincial and media data, yet none of the available reports disag…
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…
Wings Air adds daily ATR 72 link between Kupang and Labuan Bajo
Wings Air’s ATR 72 service between Kupang and Labuan Bajo, launched in July 2025, adds a daily non-stop air link to Komodo’s main gateway.