In Reply to: tourists in Bali posted by sue on Sunday, 22. January 2006 at 19:35 Bali Time:
This is what my friend said in an e-mail I received this morning....
'Kuta is so quiet from tourist. most of economical practisian said, "Hotel in Bali will make big dismissal of their employee in feb/march because of the tourism situation. Goverment policy for higher gasoline/oil, electricity, telephone, and water price next month on feb/march. Bali economy increase because tourism but in the other side sacrifice nature, tradition, culture and religion(Hindu) of Bali. May be Bomb destroyed economic of Bali but in the other side, bringround Balinese that they are forgot of the above things because tourism. So, now Balinese has to control it all."
I hope you get the gist. We cann't go before September, but will be going back then.