Chinese tourists contributed 12.64 percent to total foreign tourist arrivals in Bali in October, which reached 255,021. Next year, Indonesia targets welcoming 600,000 Chinese tourists.
Bali, the center of
Indonesia tourist industry, continued to see a rising number of Chinese tourists in October, but the island saw fewer European holidaymakers.
The number of Chinese tourists visiting the island in October rose by 49 percent to 32,245 people on monthly basis, according to data released by the provincial statistics agency. Chinese tourists contributed 12.64 percent to total foreign tourist arrivals in Bali that month, which reached 255,021.
"The number of Chinese tourists continues to rise due to rapid economic growth in the country, despite the financial crisis in Europe," said Gde Suarsa, head of the Bali Statistics Agency was quoted by the Jakarta Post as saying.
The cumulative of number of Chinese tourist visiting the island by October reached 273,684, a rise of 37.7 percent on yearly basis.
This figure contributes largely to the country's overall recorded arrivals of some 450,000 Chinese. Next year, Indonesia targets welcoming 600,000 Chinese tourists.
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