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Indonesia: Number of Foreign Tourists Grows 26.66 Percent, Mostly from China
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) chairman Suhariyanto said that foreign tourist arrivals in May 2017 hit 1.16 million. The figure was an increase compared to April 2017 or 26.66 percent compared to May 2016.
“It’s an encouraging trend because the number of foreign tourists rises consistently month-over-month,” Suhariyanto told a press conference in BPS building yesterday.
All in all, from January to May, foreign tourist arrivals reached 5.36 million. Data from the BPS show that the figure was a 20.85 percent increase compared to January-May 2016, during which foreign tourist arrivals hit 4.43 million.
Suhariyanto said that the highest increase was seen in Sam Ratulangi Airport, Manado. Compared to May 2016, the number of tourists arriving at the airport increased by 449.02 percent. “It’s attributable to the opening of direct flights from Manado to Chinese cities,” he said.
According to BPS, the number of foreign tourists visiting Indonesia through 19 major arrival points in May 2017 hit 963,310 or an 11.31 percent increase compared to May 2016.
The number of foreign tourist visits outside of 19 major arrival points reached 195,890 or a 293.47 percent increase compared to May 2016.
As for arrivals in three major arrival points, Nugrah Rai Airport saw 486,640 arrivals or a 23.37 percent increase compared to May 2016, Soekarno-Hatta Airport saw 204,720 arrivals or a 9.16 percent increase and Batam Airport saw 112,330 arrivals or down by 15.16 percent.
By nationality, tourist visits were dominated by Chinese with 152,910 arrivals or 13.19 percent of total tourist visits.
Source: https://en.tempo.co/read/news/2017/07/04/056888646/Number-of-Foreign-Tourists-Grows-2666-Percent-Mostly-from-China