Labuan Bajo reported six suspected tourist-fraud cases in 2026
Floresa reported six suspected tourist-package fraud cases in Labuan Bajo in 2026, up from two in 2025, with reported losses exceeding Rp100 million a…
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What Labuan Bajo’s 2025 visitor and levy numbers measure
Manggarai Barat’s 500.008 visitor figure includes Komodo National Park, while only 67.986 visitors paid levies at regency-managed destinations in 2025…
Labuan Bajo arrest prompts planned list of licensed tour operators
Police arrested Labuan Bajo travel operator Itok Aman on 19 October after Italian tourists reported an alleged Rp125 million fraud case; authorities t…
Police arrest Labuan Bajo travel operator over alleged tourist fraud
Police arrested travel-agent owner Kristoforus Aman in East Manggarai after foreign tourists reported alleged losses over undelivered Labuan Bajo and…
Mawatu opens visitor space for Sasando musician in Labuan Bajo
Mawatu’s 16 October soft opening gave Sasando musician Jigril Pah a venue to perform Rote traditional music, as the Labuan Bajo development began its…
How official data explain Flores’ economy beyond tourism
Official data show Flores’ economy through several lenses: provincial growth, district investment, accommodation occupancy and sector statistics—not t…
What official data show about tourism and fisheries around Flores
Official data place Flores within a wider NTT picture: domestic travel reached 981,528 trips in July 2025, while capture fisheries recorded 7,461,937…
Mawatu in Labuan Bajo prepares for 16 October soft opening
Mawatu in Labuan Bajo is preparing a 16 October 2026 soft opening, with more than 50 retail and food-and-beverage tenants and Cinema XXI scheduled to…
How many tourists visited Flores and nearby islands in 2025?
Official tourism data show a 15.4% rise in visits across the Labuan Bajo Flores coordination area in 2025, even as East Nusa Tenggara’s province-wide…
When is the best time to visit Flores? Official data explain the seasons
Official tourism and climate data show why Flores cannot be reduced to one visitor season: BPS counts activity by area, while BMKG tracks rainfall and…
Komodo National Park rules: fees, activities and conservation controls
Komodo National Park’s official access system combines a foreign-visitor tariff with separate charges for activities such as sport fishing and drone u…
Flores travel report lists five destinations and reminds visitors about Komodo entry rules
A Pos-Kupang travel report published on 2 October 2026 lists five Flores destinations, while a separate report describes the park authority’s ticket a…
How many visitors did Labuan Bajo receive in the first half of 2025?
Labuan Bajo recorded 231,050 passengers in January-June 2025, while NTT’s official statistics show stronger hotel occupancy in Manggarai Barat than el…
Scoot familiarisation programme promotes Labuan Bajo experiences
Indonesia’s tourism ministry, the Labuan Bajo Flores Tourism Authority and Scoot completed a Singapore-focused familiarisation programme in Labuan Baj…
How big is tourism in Labuan Bajo and Komodo National Park?
Tourism statistics for Labuan Bajo and Komodo National Park show a visitor market of more than 400,000 people per year, with foreign tourists dominati…
