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Yearender 2022: Bumpy takeoff for aviation, tourism industries this year
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A man sitting at the I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali on Friday, 22 Jan.2022. (JP/Eisya Eloksari)
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hile the country’s tourism and aviation industries were expected to book strong recoveries this year as borders reopened and pandemic restrictions were eased, worsening macroeconomic conditions impeded progress and pushed back the expected date of a full recovery.
This year, monthly domestic and international arrivals at 5 main airports in Indonesia, namely Polonia, Soekarno-Hatta, Juanda, Ngurah Rai and Hasanudin, outpaced their 2020 and 2021 figures, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) data showed.
Similarly, the year’s monthly foreign tourist visits and monthly hotel occupancy rates surpassed the past two years.
Businesses have credited relaxations in mobility restrictions and travel requirements amid drop in COVID-19 cases, which have been accompanied by a return of travelers to the country.
Hotels and restaurants also received a significant boost from the resumption of meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) held by government agencies, which accounted for 40 percent of their revenue.
Despite the gains this year, pre-pandemic revenue levels remained out of reach for tourism, with BPS data showing all indicators far below 2019 figures.
“To achieve a full recovery, we still have a long way to go. The market has yet to return to normal,” Maulana ‘Alan’ Yusran, secretary general of the Indonesian Hotels and Restaurants Associations (PHRI), said on Dec. 14.
