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Bali welcomes more foreign tourists in December
The picturesque Green Bowl Beach, the southernmost point of Bali, is seen on a sunny day
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span class="inline inline-center">The picturesque Green Bowl Beach, the southernmost point of Bali, is seen on a sunny day. Ngurai Rai International Airport in Denpasar, Bali, welcomed more foreign tourists in December compared to the same period in 2014, according to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS). (thejakartapost.com/Raditya Margi)
Ngurai Rai International Airport in Denpasar, Bali, welcomed more foreign tourists in December 2015 compared to the same period in 2014.
The latest report from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded that 341,100 foreigners arrived at the airport throughout December last year, an increase of 6.65 percent compared to the previous year.
The agency also reported an increase in starred hotel occupancy rates in 27 provinces across the archipelago during the same period, from an average 50.13 percent in December 2014 to 57.25 percent in the following year.
However, despite the positive numbers, the BPS recorded a slight decrease in overall foreign tourist arrivals in Indonesia during the last month of the year from 915,300 in 2014 to 913,800 in same period in 2015.
"But, compared to November last year, the number of foreign tourists in December 2015 increased by 17.46 percent," the BPS said on Monday as quoted by tempo.co. (nov/kes)
