ASIATODAY.ID, DENPASAR – Bali is listed as one of the favorite destinations in Asia which is visited by many foreign tourists throughout January 2024.
It was recorded that 420,037 foreign tourists visited Bali during that month. The visit rate grew 26.60% when compared to the same period in January 2023, when the number of visits was 331,785 visits.
Head of the Bali Central Statistics Agency, Endang Retno Sri Subiyandani, explained that the most recorded foreign tourists coming to Bali in January 2024 came from Australia with 116,580 tourists, China with 36,766 tourists, India with 31,169 tourists, South Korea with 24,536 tourists, England with 17,798 tourists. tourists, Russia as many as 17,560 tourists, the United States as many as 16,337 tourists, Malaysia as many as 13,222 tourists, Singapore as many as 10,638 tourists.
“The majority of foreign tourists who come to Bali enter through Ngurah Rai International Airport. “Our record is that 414,937 tourists entered through the airport, and 5,100 tourists entered via sea,” explained Endang in a press conference, Thursday, March 1 2024.
This increase in foreign tourist visits will also increase hotel occupancy in Bali in January 2024 to 10.11%. The increase in occupancy was recorded in all star hotel classes, with the highest increase recorded in the 2 star hotel class at 14.96%. Meanwhile, the average length of stay for foreign tourist guests at star-rated hotels in January 2024 was recorded at 2.94 days, higher than the average length of stay for Indonesian guests which was recorded at 2.07 days.
When viewed according to hotel class, the average length of stay for foreign tourists in January 2024 is highest in three-star hotels, with a length of stay of 3.14 days. Meanwhile, the highest average length of stay for Indonesian guests in January 2024 was recorded at a five-star hotel with 2.33 days.
Compared to January 2023 (y-o-y), the average length of stay for total guests (foreigners and Indonesians) increased by 0.18 points, from 2.36 days in January 2023 to 2.54 days in January 2024.
7 Million foreign tourists
Previously, the Indonesian Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno, targeted 14.3 million foreign tourist visits to Indonesia by 2024. From this target, Sandiaga was optimistic that Bali would be able to attract and contribute 7 million foreign tourists.
“In aggregate (tourist visits) in Bali contribute 50 percent (of the national target of foreign tourist visits). So around 7 million,” said Sandiaga.
To accelerate this achievement, Sandiaga will strive to increase accessibility to Bali, including by increasing international flights to Bali and presenting unique and attractive tour packages without causing overtourism. So that quality and sustainable tourism can be maintained in Bali.
“It is necessary to increase the number of flights and add travel packages that better distribute tourists who are of better quality and stay here longer so that the economic impact is felt more by the local community without being too burdensome and resulting in overtourism,” he said. (ATN)
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