Australian tourists staying away from Bali

Australian tourists are, for the time being staying away from Bali. With all the stuff that’s been going on from the Schapelle Corby, Michelle Leslie, the Bali Nine, Bali Bomb II, prophets cartoons and Papua, its not surprising things have been quiet. In the long run I reckon most things are cyclical.

Tourism was picking up nicely after Bali Bomb I, then October 2005 came along and knocked out our short term business. If you look at Bali from a 10,000ft level, there is plenty of construction, plenty of investment. The island is, according to some realters, in the same stages as Hawaii in th 50’s. Underdeveloped, a place waiting to explode (no pun intended). Plenty of choice real estate here, as long as you make sure of your paperwork. As one Aussie expat said to me, “I think we’re on a good wicket here.”

The biggest events in world history have been geological, and as long as Gunung Agung doesn’t erupt we’ll be good for the future.