JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Foreign tourists visiting Indonesia reached 765,607 tourists in March 2014, grew by 5.5% from 723,316 in March 2013. Compared to February 2014, the figure rose 8.96%. Foreign investors visited Indonesia in February 2014 totaled 702,666.
Total foreign tourists went to Bali, one of the most attractive places in Indonesia, through Ngurah Rai Airport, in Marvh 2014 amounted 268,418 tourists, rose 8.66% from 247,024 in March 2013. Compared with February 2014, the number declined 0.35%.
The main gate of Soekarno-Hatta Airport recorded foreign arrival of 194,720 tourists in March 2013, grew by 4.38% from 186,548 in March 2013. Compared with February 2014, the figure rose 7.96%.
The number of tourists stayed in star hotels in 27 provinces reached an average number of 51.29% in March 2014, down 0.68 points compared to March 2013 (51.97%). Compared to February 2013 (48.81%), the number rose 2.48 points.
Both domestic and international tourists on average stayed in the star hotels for around 1.96 days in March 2014, equal to March 2013, but up 0.01 days from February 2014.