Although Bali has always been a stopping point for outsiders for many centuries, it was not until the 1980s that the infrastructure was in place to enable mass tourism to the island. Bali has gone through many upheavals throughout history such as conflicts between the Balinese themselves, attempted subjugation by the reigning Javanese powers and Dutch colonization. Additionally, Bali underwent Japanese occupation during World War 2, the eruption of Mount Agung in 1963 and terrorist attacks in 2002 and 2005. Indonesian independence in the 1960's has brought a semblance of peace and prosperity in the island and has laid the framework for a stable and prosperous Bali that enabled the island province to emerge as a premier world holiday destination.
The first tourist oriented hotel in Bali, aptly named The Bali Hotel, opened in 1926 in the modern capital of Denpasar. The 1930's saw a gradual increase in the number of
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