Bali, the tropical paradise, has had a rough year for tourism. Terror attacks by fundamentalist Muslims have brought to a crawl the European and Australian tourists which have flocked to Bali in the past. The combination of beautiful beaches, warm and friendly people, and the exotic locale has made Bali a destination for many years. My wife and I almost went their on our honeymoon, but it was almost to find a hotel room that we could afford at a hotel we wanted to stay at. Now, regrettably this is not a problem.

Foreign tourist arrivals plunged 60 percent after the latest bombings, according to government statistics, just as they did three years earlier, when many small businesses failed and joblessness soared for the island’s 2 million inhabitants.
“There have been so many crises affecting tourist confidence — the 2002 bombings, the SARS scare and even last year’s tsunami which had no effect on Bali but still caused lots of cancellations,” Salans said.
The number of diners at his once-packed restaurant dropped by more than a third in the immediate aftermath of the terror strikes.
“Just before the bombing, the number of tourists arriving every day had reached 5,000. Today it’s about 2,100,” said Thamrin Bachri, director general of Indonesia’s Tourism Ministry. via CNN.com