
Desecration: Sarong-clad Australian tourists carrying large beer bottles at Bali’s sacred Uluwatu Temple on Friday. Australia has regained its spot as Bali’s top tourism sector, with a huge 68.93-percent increase in numbers from a year ago helped along by the boom in low-fare travel – but some observers say this is leading to an influx of beer-swilling young tourists who show little respect for the island’s customs and culture. See story below.