JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Foreign tourists visiting Indonesia reached 726,332 tourists in April 2014, grew by 12.41% from 646,117 in April 2013. Compared to March 2014, the figure declined 5.13%. Foreign investors visited Indonesia in March 2014 totaled 765,607.
Total foreign tourists went to Bali, one of the most attractive places in Indonesia, through Ngurah Rai Airport, in April 2014 amounted 277,925 tourists, increased 16.06% from 239,400 in April 2013. Compared with March 2014, the number up 3.54%.
The main gate of Soekarno-Hatta Airport recorded foreign arrival of 180,787 tourists in April 2014, grew by 11.13% from 162,682 in April 2013. Compared with March 2014, the figure fell 7.16%.
The number of tourists stayed in star hotels in 27 provinces reached an average number of 51.33% in April 2014, up 0.38 points compared to April 2013 (51.71%). Compared to March 2014 (51.29%), the number up 0.04 points.
Both domestic and international tourists on average stayed in the star hotels for around 2.06 days in April 2014, up 0.09 points compared to April 2013, and up 0.10 days from March 2014.