Jakarta (VNA) – International tourist arrivals inIndonesia reached 111,100 in April this year, the highest on record since the outsetof the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Head of Statistics Indonesia (BPS) MargoYuwono.
The figure increased drastically by 499.01 percent comparedto April last year, he said, adding that this indicates that the tourism sector hasstarted to recover. However, the foreign arrivals are still far below the pre-pandemiclevel. The Southeast Asian country welcomed around 4 million visitors betweenJanuary-April in 2018 and 2019.
In April 2022, 97,400 international tourists arrived by air,12,430 by sea, and 1,229 by land transportation.
Meanwhile, the number of international tourist visits toIndonesia from January to April 2022 reached 185,440, a sharp increase of350.09 percent compared to the same period of 2021.
In the first four months of this year, 168,850 foreigntourists arrived by air, 14,580 by sea, and 2,008 by land.
The room occupancy rate at star-rated hotels in Indonesiareached 34.23 percent in April 2022, a slight decrease of 0.4 percent year-on-year.
The room occupancy rate at non-star-rated hotels in April wasrecorded at 17.4 percent, down 0.59 points compared to a year earlier./.
The figure increased drastically by 499.01 percent comparedto April last year, he said, adding that this indicates that the tourism sector hasstarted to recover. However, the foreign arrivals are still far below the pre-pandemiclevel. The Southeast Asian country welcomed around 4 million visitors betweenJanuary-April in 2018 and 2019.
In April 2022, 97,400 international tourists arrived by air,12,430 by sea, and 1,229 by land transportation.
Meanwhile, the number of international tourist visits toIndonesia from January to April 2022 reached 185,440, a sharp increase of350.09 percent compared to the same period of 2021.
In the first four months of this year, 168,850 foreigntourists arrived by air, 14,580 by sea, and 2,008 by land.
The room occupancy rate at star-rated hotels in Indonesiareached 34.23 percent in April 2022, a slight decrease of 0.4 percent year-on-year.
The room occupancy rate at non-star-rated hotels in April wasrecorded at 17.4 percent, down 0.59 points compared to a year earlier./.
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