I will boldly suggest that this is currently not happening, and will likely not happen. As compared to the first Bali attack in October 2002, this current bomb blast is not likely to stop the inflow of paxs unlike that of Oct 2002. I do agree that there will be less tourists as the number will definately see a fall, but not to the levels seen previously..

My personal reasoning:

- it had happened before, and therefore, people may be more mentally prepared about such things from happening. Some countries have already warned citizens to stay away from Indonesia as Ramadan approaches..and the Indonesian Preseident himself said to be prepared for bombings around Sept and Oct.

- Judging from the SQ loads these few days, flights are still going to Bali at 2/3 full, but return is expected at full loads for next few days. Compared to Oct 2002 where the loads dropped to less than 50% in 2 days for flights to Bali, this is a good sign Bali will not fall back to the levels seen before.

- If you guys can think of it, why can't the other travellers think like you ? With such mentality, do you seriously think you can get utterly cheap deals? (we might see some discounts thou....)

Helping the Balinese people doesn't mean staying entirely at 5-star hotels run by foreign hotel chains like Conrad or Westin. How much do you think the Balinese economy benefit from tourists staying at Conrad or Westin hotels, eating and spending money there and not leaving these hotels? Very little , I dare say.

The locals may be happy to see tourists like us returning to Bali, but every little things we do will, like where we spend our money, determine how much money do go back to help the real people in need.

J777