Bali to Prepare for End-Year Peak Season
Jakarta. Tourism Minister Arief Yahya said that Bali is ready to welcome foreign tourists during peak travel season from the end of November to January 2018 to achieve the 2017 target of drawing 15 million tourists to Indonesia.
According to a statement received by the Jakarta Globe on Thursday (16/11), Arief said the tourism sector is more and more becoming the leading driver of the nation’s economy.
The number of foreign tourists who entered Indonesia from January-September this year reached 10,458,000, up 25.05 percent with the same period in 2016.
That increase, according to deputy for foreign marketing development I Gde Pitana, is certainly very positive. Compared to Asean's growth of only 6.5 percent and the world's growth of only 5 percent, a 26 percent increase in foreign tourists arrivals to Indonesia is certainly enough to raise optimism.
He said from Sept. 23 to Oct. 29 the status of Mount Agung, a volcano in Bali, was set at the highest alert level, which had a clear impact on visits to Bali, the largest destination of foreign tourists in the country.
Under the direction of Arief, the Bali Tourism Hospitality Task Force was formed to fulfill the needs of tourists such as accessibility, accommodation and attractions, as well as monitoring and handling issues that develop in the media related to Mount Agung’s activity.
The Tourism Ministry is now intensifying marketing strategies and promotions to potential markets such as China, Singapore, Australia, Malaysia and Japan.
Activities include conducting introduction tour activities by inviting media and tour operators from each country.
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