Bali is a island, most popular for vacation purpose
Bali, provides a highly effective illusion that you have left the world behind - but unlike remote retreats and private islands if you need to step back into the real world, it takes just seconds to do so. It's an ideal balance for the executive who might be called back at any moment - but wants to pretend he has dropped off the grid. From the moment you step off your plane at Denpasar airport, you don't have to do a thing other than do nothing when you book a package at one of Bali's most established villa complexes.
Imagine this: you are speeded through immigration procedures whilst others stand for perhaps 45 minutes in queues. Your luggage is picked up for you and you are whisked through (but do not bypass) Customs. Within minutes, you are walking out of the airport, being garlanded with flowers and guided into a car that takes just 15 minutes to deliver you to the complex where you are shown not to a room but to a private house that is yours for the duration of your stay.
History, The end of the reign of Soeharto in 1998 threw the entire country into a maelstrom of change and turmoil. For some time it seemed that Bali was to be spared much of the anguish experienced on other islands in the archipelago. But the bomb attacks targeting Westerners that killed about 200 people near Kuta Beach on 12 October 2002 ravaged the tourism industry and destroyed any such complacency. It took about a year, during which the Balinese were in a kind of shock, but tourism recovered and 2004 was one of the best years on record for visits. More bombs in October 2005 killed about 20, and this time visitors did not return in previous numbers. With tourism at the centre of the local economy, the Balinese are at a crossroads in deciding their future direction. Melbourne Hotels
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