Flores quake: Labuan Bajo tourism rebounds as wider assessments continue
Indonesia’s Tourism Ministry and the Labuan Bajo Flores Tourism Authority say tourism activities in Labuan Bajo and Komodo National Park have largely…
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Labuan Bajo Tourism Recovery Spurs New Disaster-Risk Measures
Indonesia’s Tourism Ministry is coupling recovery from the 15 August 2026 magnitude 7.7 Flores earthquake with a push to strengthen emergency procedur…
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…
Labuan Bajo travel agent probed after Italians report Rp79.8m trip loss
Police in Manggarai Barat are investigating reports that three Italian tourists lost Rp79.8 million after paying a Labuan Bajo travel agent for a live…
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…
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…
June 2026 brings 29,152 international arrivals to East Nusa Tenggara
Statistics Indonesia (BPS) data cited in national and local reports show 29,152 international arrivals to East Nusa Tenggara in June 2026, up 40.73% y…
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…
Study finds tourism around Komodo dragons drives tension over conservation and growth
A 2026 peer-reviewed study on Labuan Bajo and Komodo National Park finds that tourism growth around Komodo dragons has increased conservation funding…
Komodo tourism study highlights culture, habitat and governance in Labuan Bajo
A 2026 journal article and recent conservation plans show how Komodo dragon tourism links local beliefs, national policy, habitat protection and devel…
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…
Labuan Bajo weighs diversification as pressure on Komodo grows
Labuan Bajo officials, researchers and tourism strategist Taufan Rahmadi have all urged diversification beyond Komodo National Park.
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…
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…
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…