DPR member presses Tourism Ministry over food waste in Labuan Bajo
A senior member of Indonesia’s House of Representatives has urged the Tourism Ministry to give “serious attention” to food waste from tourism business…
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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…
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.
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…
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…
Labuan Bajo’s tourism ‘quantum leap’ tests local capacity
A 2024 study by Universitas Gadjah Mada anthropologist Arkan Syafera argues that Labuan Bajo’s designation as an Indonesian Super Priority Destination…
Manggarai Barat Plan Notes Tourism’s GDP Share Fell in 2019–2020
Manggarai Barat’s 2021–2026 development plan treats tourism as a key economic driver and records that the sector’s share of regional GDP declined betw…