Labuan Bajo Tourism Gradually Returns to Normal After Flores Quake
Tourism authorities and local media say Labuan Bajo and key access routes to Komodo National Park are operating normally again after the 15 August 202…
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Labuan Bajo tourist boats resume after quake, park areas reopen
Tourist boats resumed service to Komodo National Park after the Aug. 15 earthquake, while West Manggarai authorities said Komodo and Padar reopened af…
Three Flores sites stay closed as Labuan Bajo tourism resumes after quake
Three Flores attractions — Nuca Molas, Bukit Nilo Bunda Maria and Mount Ranaka — remain closed after sustaining heavy damage in the 15 August M7.7 Flo…
BPOLBF says ten Flores attractions damaged in 7.7 quake
Tourism activity in Labuan Bajo and Komodo National Park has largely resumed after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake, but BPOLBF reports that ten attractions…
Flores quake leaves inland sites under review as Komodo tourism resumes
Komodo National Park and Labuan Bajo’s marine tourism have resumed normal operations after the mid‑August Flores earthquake, while inland attractions…
NTT Records 29,851 Foreign Tourist Visits in July 2026
Statistics Indonesia recorded 29,851 foreign tourist visits to East Nusa Tenggara in July 2026, up 18.67% year on year, while Manggarai Barat — home t…
Indonesia logs 1.53 million foreign arrivals in July 2026, topping 2019
Indonesia recorded 1,525,037 foreign arrivals in July 2026, slightly above the July 2019 benchmark according to Statistics Indonesia data compiled by…
German tourists’ five-hour wait in Labuan Bajo renews scrutiny of tour oversight
On 6 April 2026, three German tourists waited around five hours at Labuan Bajo’s Marina Harbor after a Komodo boat trip booked through Phinisi Trip fa…
Komodo National Park tightens rules for Komodo dragon encounters
Komodo National Park now applies mandatory ranger guidance, strict behaviour rules and daily visitor quotas managed through an online reservation syst…
Komodo Park Visitor Cap Already Covers Padar, Verified Sources Show
Indonesia’s Forestry Ministry already limits Komodo National Park to 1,000 visitors a day, with Padar included in the park-wide cap. Verified sources…
Komodo National Park Enforces 1,000-Visitor Daily Quota
Komodo National Park is now enforcing a park-wide quota of about 1,000 tourist entries per day, released in timed sessions via the SiOra reservation s…
Missing BPS values hinder Komodo Airport tourism analysis
An official BPS-Statistics Indonesia table confirms that Komodo Airport passenger movements are tracked monthly, but the extract available here lacks…
Komodo National Park Revenue Tops Rp53 Billion, But District Gets Rp2.6 Billion
Manggarai Barat says Komodo National Park generated more than Rp53 billion in 2024, but the district recorded only Rp2.6 billion in tourism revenue fr…
Pink Beach Toilet Complaints Persist in Komodo National Park
October 2024 reporting from CNN Indonesia and Detik said tourists and guides were still complaining that Pink Beach in Komodo National Park lacked toi…
Diving tops Manggarai Barat tourism revenue at Rp1.5 billion
Manggarai Barat had collected Rp5.7 billion in tourism revenue by Nov. 21, 2023, with diving contributing Rp1.5 billion and foreign visitors accountin…