Our Journey
The Lembongan Traveller turns 10 this month ( August 2023) and we’ve came a long way! What started as an Instagram post 10 years ago has now evolved to a boutique property management company with a website, app, and social media accounts with a strong following of fellow “Lembongan Lovers”. We’d like to thank you for your support, without you our team (and smiles) would not have grown this big!
Are you curious to learn more about our company? Learn more about our journey, milestones and team below.
2013
Our founder, Tania Walker, made the first Instagram post on The Lembongan Traveller account.
Shortly after returning to Australia from their Lembongan holiday, founders Tania and Mal Walker brainstormed of a business idea that focuses on promoting Nusa Lembongan as a tourism destination.
2014
Our first website was launched. The Lembongan Traveller was born from the idea of having a platform dedicated to ‘everything’ Lembongan. Since then we have had expanded our website to include all things Lembongan and added a FREE Island mobile app too.
2015
We welcomed our first staff member. The Lembongan Traveller was run from Dunsbrough, Western Australia, at this point.
2016
The collapse of Yellow Bridge connecting Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan devastated the community in October 2016. We raised over AU$ 35,000 to assist the families impacted by loss of lives and injury, funds also went towards community education programs. This included the “Computer in the Village” initiative, co-ordinated by our charity partners Bali Children Foundation which ensured access to computers for high school students.
2018
The company officially relocated their operations from Australia to Nusa Lembongan. The beginning of elevating the business to deliver the customer service we are renowned for today.
2019
We welcomed opened first Nusa Lembongan office and welcomed three local staff. Since then we have moved to bigger offices as our team grew.
2020 – 2021
The pandemic hit the community badly and our cause Love for Lembongan was born to help the community in need. Thanks to the generous donations from you all, our team worked together to distribute food supplies and provide health care support for the community. Together with Bali Children Foundation, we also launched a literacy program for children who missed schooling during the pandemic.
2022
Tourism slowly came back Lembongan and The Lembongan Traveller grew with expansion further into property management and offering a one stop solution for Nusa Lembongan holiday makers. It was a wonderful sight to see visitors on the island and local businesses re-opening.
2023
We celebrate our 10th birthday and are extremely proud of the entire TLT team who have helped thousands of people with their Lembongan holiday plans. As the only travel agent with an operations and reservations presence on the island representing Lembongan’s best villas, resorts and bungalows, we are committed to making sure your holiday is planned to perfection and the Lembongan locals continue prosper from tourism in the years to come.
