Author
All authors → Elena Hartono
Columnist
Covers occupancy, pricing and management economics. Ten years in hospitality revenue management, four of them in Bali.
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5Owners are quoted IDR 100,000 and IDR 2,500,000 a month for the same banjar levy, and no tariff is published
Occupancy Explainer 10/10/2026
Did Bali tourism fall in 2025? The tourism office's domestic survey fell 5.02%, its foreign count rose 9.72%
The Index Answer 29/09/2026
How many hotel rooms does Bali have? Two agencies printed three totals for 2023, and the tourism office none since
The Index Fact-check 29/09/2026
Bali's only official price index measures Denpasar, not Canggu
The Index Answer 08/09/2026
Bali villas are marketed at 12% yields. We asked eleven agencies for the spreadsheet behind that number
Occupancy Long read 18/08/2026
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