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Which Country Contributes the Most Tourist Arrivals in Indonesia?

Which Country Contributes the Most Tourist Arrivals in Indonesia?
Chinese tourists in Bali © Bloomberg

Chinese nationals accounted for the most foreign tourists arrivals in Indonesia between January and November last year, according to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) in its latest report issued on Tuesday (Jan 3).

BPS chairman Kecuk Suhariyanto said in November alone, China accounted for 13 per cent of total foreign tourist arrivals, a leading monthly position China had held since January.

Kecuk said trailing behind China was Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and Japan.

"Indonesia has nowadays relied more on China to drive its tourism businesses," said Kecuk.

Foreign tourists seen at the Borobudur Temple in Magelang, Indonesia. Chinese nationals accounted for the most foreign tourists arrivals in Indonesia between January and November 2016. Image: Reuters
Foreign tourists seen at the Borobudur Temple in Magelang, Indonesia. Chinese nationals accounted for the most foreign tourists arrivals in Indonesia between January and November 2016. Image: Reuters

 

More than 1.8 million Chinese tourists flocked to Indonesia between January and November last year, far smaller than those recorded by Thailand and Malaysia.

The government has set a higher target for tourist arrivals from China this year, despite political and immigration issues that may hinder such plans.

The Tourism Ministry says it hopes to attract 2.4 million Chinese tourists from Greater China, which includes Taiwan and Hong Kong, in 2017, higher than the 2.1 million expected for last year.

Since August 2015, Indonesia has waived visa requirements for Chinese tourists.

 

Source : Jakarta Post

Indah Gilang Pusparani

Indah is a researcher at Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Daerah Kota Cirebon (Regional Development Planning and Research Agency of Cirebon Municipality). She covers More international relations, tourism, and startups in Southeast Asia region and beyond. Indah graduated from MSc Development Administration and Planning from University College London, United Kingdom in 2015. She finished bachelor degree from International Relations from University of Indonesia in 2014, with two exchange programs in Political Science at National University of Singapore and New Media in Journalism at Ball State University, USA. She was awarded Diplomacy Award at Harvard World Model United Nations and named as Indonesian Gifted Researcher by Australian National University. She is Researcher at Regional Planning Board in Cirebon, West Java. She previously worked as Editor in Bening Communication, the Commonwealth Parliament Association UK, and diplomacy consulting firm Best Delegate LLC in USA. Less
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