Here's the article, haven't heard anything further on this as yet...
GREAT news for Bali,
tourist arrivals are one thing, but it's the length of the stay which is just as important.
Indonesia to issue longer visas to draw more tourists
JAKARTA -- Indonesia is to grant foreign visitors visas for up to 120 days compared to the current 30 days in a bid to boost tourism, Vice President Jusuf Kalla said Thursday.
"It is now being processed, that tourists get four months," Kalla said during an interview.
He said the longer visa was part of the government's drive to attract more foreign visitors.
At present, tourists from 54 countries can obtain a 30-day visa on arrival at a cost of 25 dollars, or free for most Southeast Asian nations. Kalla said the 54 countries -- which include most of Europe, China, India, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand -- accounted for about 90 percent of Indonesia's foreign tourists.
Visitors have complained that 30 days is far too short a time to take in the vast archipelago, which stretches for thousands of kilometers.
Indonesia's drive to boost tourist numbers has also suffered due to a lack of money to promote the country abroad because of more pressing budget priorities.
"But I said that tourism is also a priority and therefore this year the budget will be increased on top of what is in the state budget," Kalla said, without giving figures.
Indonesia recorded a 2.38-percent drop in foreign tourist arrivals to 3.98 million in 2006.
Tourism has been hurt by a number of terrorist attacks in recent years, including on the popular resort island of Bali, as well as bird flu and a series of man-made and natural disasters.
