International tourism magazine Travel and Leisure named the island of Bali as the best in the world in 2009, beating the famous islands including the Galapagos Islands.
According to the Chairman of Bali Tourism Board (BTB) in Renon Bali's Ngurah Wijaya said on Wednesday, the award was a turning point for the implementation of tourism Bali amid travel warning or a ban visit by American and Australian post-bomb attack on the JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton Jakarta last July 17.
"Travel and Leisure named the best island of Bali as the world after setting aside the other islands in the world including the Galapagos Islands," he explained.
He added that last year lost to the Galapagos Bali, but this year could exceed the island of Bali is by collecting points to reach 87.41, while the Galapagos Islands to collect only 86.80 points.
He further revealed, ban foreign visits by the existing long time ago, but for him it did not inhibit the Bali international award.
"This we're grateful for and appreciation, as well as promoting Bali as a tourist area that is still feasible in the eyes of the world," he said.
He also said, until now there has been no cancellation of tourists kujungan related to the Bali bomb blast in Jakarta. "I have not received reports about the cancellation of the visit," he said optimistically.
So it is with tourists who were vacationing on the Island of the Gods, he admitted there was no mass exodus like that presented some circles.
"Until now, foreign tourists still meilih spent his holiday in Bali, there was no exodus from Jakarta bomb blast," he explained.
The level of foreign tourists to visit Bali is said still stable, and an average 6000 people per day. "I asked the authorities to improve security systems such as the current conditions survived," he added.
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