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RI VISITED BY 6.4 MILLION FOREIGN TOURISTS IN 2008
Jakarta, Feb 2 (ANTARA) - The number of foreign tourists who visited Indonesia in 2008 stood at 6.43 million, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) said.
Of the 6.43 million foreign tourists, 6.23 milion arrived in the country through 11 main and other gates while 194,500 were excursionists (making transits in Indonesia), BPS deputy chief Ali Rosidi said here Mnday.
He said the 2008 foreign tourist arrival figure represented an increase of 13.24 percent compared to 2007 when the figure stood at 5.51 million.
The BPS deputy chairman said the total amount of foreign exchange the foreign tourists spent in Indonesia in 2008 was estimated at US$7.5 billion, or up 41.5 percent from US$5.3 billion on 2007.
The average occupancy rate of star-rated hotels in 14 provinces in December 2008 was recorded at 49.69 percent, or an increase of 1.33 points from 48.35 percent in the preceding month.
Of the 6.43 million foreign tourists, 6.23 milion arrived in the country through 11 main and other gates while 194,500 were excursionists (making transits in Indonesia), BPS deputy chief Ali Rosidi said here Mnday.
He said the 2008 foreign tourist arrival figure represented an increase of 13.24 percent compared to 2007 when the figure stood at 5.51 million.
The BPS deputy chairman said the total amount of foreign exchange the foreign tourists spent in Indonesia in 2008 was estimated at US$7.5 billion, or up 41.5 percent from US$5.3 billion on 2007.
The average occupancy rate of star-rated hotels in 14 provinces in December 2008 was recorded at 49.69 percent, or an increase of 1.33 points from 48.35 percent in the preceding month.
