Foreign Tourist Arrivals Decrease 4.3 Pct In September

Jakarta, Nov 3 (Antara) - The number of international tourists visiting Indonesia fell 4.3 percent in September 2014 to 791,296 from 826,821 recorded a month earlier, according to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS). "The number of tourist arrivals fell as compared to the previous month since there were no seasonal holidays in September," BPS Chief Suryamin stated here on Monday. Of the 19 main entry points across the country, the Ngurah Rai Airport in Bali received the highest number of tourist arrivals at 352,017 in September 2014, up 4.57 percent from August 2014, he pointed out. Cumulatively, the number of tourist arrivals in the January-September period of 2014 reached 6,946,849, he revealed. "The figure rose from 6,414,149 in the same period last year," he affirmed. Indonesia received the highest number of tourists from Singapore in September 2014, accounting for 15.24 percent of the overall tourist arrivals. This was followed by Australia (14.03 percent) and Malaysia (13.23 percent), Suryamin added.