Tourism

Bali is the Hawaii of the east. Of the four million tourists who came to Indonesia in 1994, more than 750.000 flew straight to Bali. The number of foreign and domestic tourists arriving in Bali is now approaching 1,5 million a year. The growth in visitor, which stands at about 10% per year, is expected to continue through the late 1990. Bali already has a full half of all the hotel in Indonesia.
Bali makes a valuable study in the effects of mass tourism on the social and cultural patterns of an indigenous population. Every generation of visitors arrives to discover Bali, pronounce it a paradise, then once home mourn that it’s lost forever. Visitors are so enthralled with the legend surrounding Bali, many arrive thinking that Indonesia is a part of Bali rather than the other way round.
Able to survive Islam, war coups, and occupations, Bali has been less successful in with standing the tidal wave of tourist. Commercialism has crept into every aspect of Balinese life. You know have to go deep into the interior, up to the mountain village, to find people still adhering to the tradition.