Visitor Arrivals to Indonesia from January to April increased 12.71%

Posted on June 15th, 2008 in tourism news indonesia, visitors arrival

According to Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Republic of Indonesia, the number of international visitors through all gates from January to April 2008 amounted to 1,864,585 visitor arrivals or increased 12.71%, compared to the same period in 2007 amounted to 1,654,351 visitor arrivals.

The number of international visitor through all gates from January to April 2008 over than previous year as follows Soekarno-Hatta amounted to 440,986 visotor arrivals or equal to 21,58%; Ngurah Rai amounted to 621,663 visitor arrivals or 25,66%; Adi Sumarmo amounted to 6,643 visitor arrivals or equal to 32,81%, Mataram amounted to 17,32% or equal to 17,32%; Minangkabau amounted to 9.417 visitor arrivals or equal to 15,31%; Sepinggan amounted to 3,391 visitor arrivals or equal to 14,41%, Tanjung Priok amounted to 22,196 visitor arrivals or equal to 11,29%; Sam Ratulangi amounted to 5.610 visitor arrivals or equal to 4,33%; Entikong amounted to 5.500 visitor arrivals or equal to 1,78% and Batam amounted to 335.874 or equal to 0,85%.

The number of international visitor through all gates from January to April 2008 lower than previous year as follows Makassar amounted 479 visitor arrival or equal to -75,99%, Sultan Syarif Kasim II amounted to 4.247 visitor arrivals or equal to -25,36%, Juanda amounted to 41.528 visitor arrivals or equal to -5,71%, Tanjung Pinang amounted to 35.604 visitor arrivals or equal to -3,16% and Polonia amounted to 35.926 visitor arrivals or equal to -1,27%.

The Number of international visitors to Indonesia through all gates in April 2008 amounted to 459,129 visitors or increased 4,50 % compared to the same period of the year 2007 amounted to 439,365 visitor arrivals.

International visitor arrivals who came through certain gates in April increased such as Soekarno-Hatta amounted to 105,338 visitor arrivals or equal to 7.38%, Ngurah Rai amounted to 154,777 visitor arrivals or equal to 18,12%, Sam Ratulangi amounted to 1,669 visitor arrivals or equal to 1.71%, Mataram amounted to 1,215 visitor arrivals or equal to 16.94%, Sepinggan amounted to 992 visitor arrivals or equal to 2.80%, and other gates amounted to 75,845 visitor arrivals or equal to 0.91%.

International visitor arrivals who came through certain gates in April decreased such as Batam amounted to 78,838 visitor arrivals or equal to -8.28%, Polonia amounted to 9,180 visitor arrivals or equal to -0,08, Juanda amounted to 10,597 or equal to -21.52%, Minangkabau amounted to 2,016 visitor arrivals or equal to -14.54%, Adi Sumarmo amounted to 1,536 visitor arrivals or equal to -5.77%, Sultan Syarif Kasim II amounted to 1,251 or equal to -25.98%, Entikong amounted to 1,234 visitor arrivals or equal to -6,80, Tanjung Priok amounted to 5,648 visitor arrivals or equal to -9.87.