Tourism Ministry lists 2025 Labuan Bajo visitor dataset without monthly figures
Indonesia’s Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy has listed a 2025 dataset on visitor numbers to Labuan Bajo, with fields for domestic, internatio…
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Mukmin John
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NTT provisional seaweed output put at 1.25 million tonnes in 2025
Provisional figures from Nusa Tenggara Timur’s Marine and Fisheries Agency show seaweed production of 1,248,126 tonnes in 2025, below the province’s 2…
Databoks puts Manggarai Barat’s 2025 PDRB at Rp5 trillion, up 5.82%
Manggarai Barat’s gross regional domestic product was reported at about Rp5 trillion in 2025, with annual growth of 5.82%, according to a Databoks mac…
Labuan Bajo Immigration Logs 27 International Cruise Calls in 2025
Immigration authorities in Labuan Bajo say they handled 27 international cruise ships carrying 23,424 tourists at the West Manggarai seaport between J…
BPS prepares West Manggarai for 2026 Economic Census with Lembor surveys
West Manggarai’s statistics office is updating its work-area maps while running rice-conversion and labour-force surveys in Lembor as part of preparat…
BPOLBF Data Show Sea Traffic Rose as Komodo Airport Arrivals Fell
A BPOLBF public-information report shows sea passenger movements in Labuan Bajo rising sharply in February 2025, while Komodo Airport arrivals and dep…
NTT 2025 planning extract omits tourism hotel baseline tables
An extract of Nusa Tenggara Timur’s 2025 Regional Government Work Plan does not reproduce the hotel occupancy, visitor-origin or average length-of-sta…
Labuan Bajo Visitor Arrivals Grew 16.6% a Year Between 2018 and 2024
Visitor arrivals to West Manggarai Regency, which includes Labuan Bajo, grew at a 16.6% compound annual rate between 2018 and 2024, HVS reports.
Dengue Risk in Manggarai Barat: What Residents and Visitors Should Know
Dengue fever remains a significant health concern in Manggarai Barat, which recorded a major rise in cases in 2024.
Study flags rights concerns in Labuan Bajo tourism push
A 2024 article in Jurnal Pemikiran Sosiologi argues that Labuan Bajo’s Super Priority Tourism Destination programme is linked to alleged human-rights…
How Indonesia’s super-priority tourism plan frames Labuan Bajo
Indonesia’s super-priority tourism policy positions Labuan Bajo as a “super premium” destination meant to drive infrastructure upgrades, high-value to…
Sano Nggoang’s 512-hectare sulphur lake in Flores: visitor explainer
Sano Nggoang in West Manggarai, Flores is a volcanic sulphur lake of about 512 hectares at roughly 757 metres above sea level, surrounded by forest, v…
Study finds higher stated conservation payments from foreign Komodo visitors
A July 2024 study in the journal Media Konservasi reports domestic tourists’ stated willingness to pay USD 25.573 and foreign tourists’ USD 39.4 for K…
BPS Data and Studies Highlight Tourism-Driven Growth and Strains in Labuan Bajo
Economic data from Indonesia’s statistics agency and academic studies confirm that tourism-related sectors in West Manggarai, including Labuan Bajo, a…
Labuan Bajo weaving promotion raises visibility but leaves key gaps unaddressed
Indonesia’s promotion of weaving, including at high-profile events in Labuan Bajo, has increased visibility for Manggarai textiles but has not yet add…