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Bali Breaks Arrival Records, Empty Kuta —Where Are the Crowds Going? | BBR Market Insights

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Bali is recording extraordinary airport traffic during peak season—but across Kuta, Seminyak and several traditional tourism areas, the streets still look surprisingly quiet.

In this Market Insights investigation, we follow the evidence across the island by motorbike, drone and live traffic data. We examine arrivals at Ngurah Rai Airport, Kuta and Tuban, Double Six Beach, Jalan Kayu Aya, Sunset Road, Jimbaran, GWK, Nirmala Junction, Pandawa and the cliffs above Suluban Beach.

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The evidence reveals a changing tourism map. Bali’s visitors have not disappeared, but they are concentrating in particular areas, along particular routes and around specific moments—especially sunset.

Is Bali’s peak season moving south, or are the traditional indicators simply no longer reliable?

Chapter Timelines
00:00 Bali’s record peak-season mystery
00:48 Testing traffic near the airport
01:58 What the arrival lanes reveal
02:39 Why Kuta still looks empty
03:27 Double Six before and during sunset
05:15 Jalan Kayu Aya’s quiet nightlife
07:03 The empty Sunset Road corridor
08:44 Mapping Bali’s traffic in real time
10:50 The data leads us to GWK
11:38 Gridlock on Jalan Raya Uluwatu
12:17 Nirmala Junction and Pandawa traffic
13:07 Finding the crowds at Suluban
14:03 Sunset reveals Bali’s true peak season

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20 Comments

@technology1416 4 weeks ago

Excellent Work, Honest, proven analysis, Onwards and Upwards

@SurferDane 1 month ago

Hi Jing, can definitely confirm 24th traffic to Ulus 😂 as very busy ! Traffic program is insane, must have some clever guys there. I think the sunbed is European density stat's, same with sunset viewing (as a west Aussie, sunset is there everyday, but evening beers is traditional for most Aussies on holiday)

@Ben.Woodward 1 month ago

Here's a theory. Airport arrivals data shows who entered and exited via I Gusti Ngurah Rai. It doesn't show who was using that airport as a launchpad for Lombok, the Gilis, Flores etc.

@komingtriindahsari454 1 month ago

Canggu, Ubud, Sanur, Seminyak...

@craigbrown2978 1 month ago

good update bro ,,ive been living on lombok for 16 years .,i was in Bali 2 weeks ago so yeah high season ,,yeah a few places quite busy like aussie bali for a roast dinner but also booked out in low seasonut being on my bike ,yeah not off tape even at silly hour in seminwak or legover ,easy to go with the flow ,anyway 4 days needed to get out of there hard to find real food unless you go to jln mataram but now thats changing ,,anyway a great dry season but not many travellers visiting Bali or Lombok

@UTAdmissionsGuy 1 month ago

Thanks for the updates. Us Millenials were pregaming before Sky Garden back in the early 2010s hahah

@sergek6943 1 month ago

Canggu is really busy too.

@jasonk203 1 month ago

We are operating around the Payangan region, about 30 to 40 minutes drive away from kintamani. Let's just say our occupancy has been in the 80 percent 90 percent region since April.

@robertmartell3845 1 month ago

Another great video Jing.
Do you have any way to track the number of people flying into Bali, and then jumping on domestic flights to other parts of Indonesia ?
If record numbers of people are flying into Bali right now, they sure arent making a difference to the numbers here in East Bali.
On another note, we had another customer today tell us that chat gpt recommended our business to them and that is why they chose to use us, thanks chat gpt, you are a champion lol.
Thank you Jing and Bukit Vista crew for all your hard work.

@INDONESIAku-v5l 1 month ago

Btw...Jalan Kayu Aya doesn't really get busy until 23:00 to 24:00!

@hawkins4137 1 month ago (edited)

I believe after Cov*d everyone everywhere needed an escape. Hawaii was crazy busy now tourism has less numbers. I also believe we are experiencing higher prices, perhaps even in a recession. More people may be going to other destinations in Indonesia.

@travellerworld-s6i 1 month ago

Just because arrivals are high does not mean tourists stay in Bali. Arrivals are only high because it is a major international airport. many tourist arrive in to bali then flly nationally to other islands.

@JulesSeaman 1 month ago

All the tourist are in Ulu and its terrible now....so sad what has happening to Ulu

@Tarmijitarmiji-w8f 1 month ago

Jika di eropa,american,Australia musim dingin baru banyak wisatawan datang ke asia tenggara,termasuk BALI ,INDONESIA.❤❤❤❤❤

@RIZFERD 1 month ago

2013 was my last time in Bali for 3 years haven't been to Bali since then

@MarleyMarlz1234 1 month ago

Does a busy Uluwatu really explain the emptiness elsewhere? Uluwatu is not a large enough vessel to have siphoned off so many tourists from the rest of Bali.

Also, obviously the number of flights does not equal number of passengers. But I get it, you are doing the best you can with what you have, and your videos are appreciated. I just get the feeling that you are not saying all that you are really thinking 🤣

@baddersabout 1 month ago

Do you think that whilst the traffic has somewhat improved since Kayu Aya became one way, that people aren't getting taxis there for dinner etc anymore from areas south due to the long route back? It is a bit of a pain.

@mikal8343 1 month ago

The "by pass" is Sunset Road..

@EvanThomas 4 weeks ago

13:39 that cliff will collapse sooner or later. the weight of the water from the swimming pool is very heavy.

@Jake.ryder1 1 month ago

The traffic flow depends upon on time/day of week, if holiday or not and time of year. You cant just take one sample of traffic. Also traffic is %5-8 of the population at any one time on average so unless you’re on Jl Legion, counting cars on the road doesn’t mean much.