The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded that 1.14 million foreign tourists visited Indonesia in April 2017.
This number increased by 26.75%. in comparison with the variety of visits in the identical period of 2016, which amounted to 901,090 visitors. Compared to March 2017, it also increased by as much as 7.09%.
“The number of foreign visits in April 2017 includes as many as 994,130 visits by foreign tourists who visited through the 19 main gates, and 148,050 visits by foreign visitors who visited other than through the 19 main gates,” BPS head Suhariyanto said on Friday. , June 2.
“Tourists from China still dominate this number – 15.8 percent,” he said.
Singapore got here in second with 127,100 tourists, or 12.7% of the whole, followed by Malaysia with 118,000 (11.8%), Australia with 95,700 (9.6%) and India with 39,000 (3.9%). ).
The total variety of foreign visits within the period from January to April 2017 amounted to 4.2 million arrivals, which suggests a rise of 19.34%. in comparison with the identical period last yr, which amounted to three.52 million arrivals.
Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport recorded the best variety of foreign tourist arrivals in April, with a complete of 474,600. Meanwhile, Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta and Hang Nadim International Airport in Batam took second and third place with 211,000 and 134,000 passengers, respectively.
Sam Ratulangi International Airport in Manado, North Sulawesi, has recorded a 312 percent increase in foreign tourist arrivals in comparison with the identical period last yr. This could also be related to the launch of direct flights between Manado and destinations in China.
There was also a 127 percent increase in foreign arrivals at Lombok International Airport in West Nusa Tenggara because of increased flights from Malaysia and Brunei.
Suhariyanto says this increase is because of the launch of international flight routes at several airports, which increases the frequency of flights. The biggest increases in foreign tourists were recorded at Sam Ratulangi Airport in North Sulawesi and Lombok International Airport in West Nusa Tenggara.
The Ministry of Tourism of the Republic of Indonesia has set a goal of a minimum of 15 million foreign tourist arrivals this yr.
