Jakarta (ANTARA) - Statistics Indonesia (BPS) recorded a 228.30-percent increase in foreign tourist visits from January to November 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021.
"Cumulatively, from January to November, the number of foreign tourists reached 4.6 million people, an increase of 228.30 percent as compared to the same period in the previous year. This shows that foreign tourist visits grew quite high, with a 228.30-percent increase," Head of BPS, Margo Yuwono, stated in Jakarta on Monday.
He remarked that in November 2022, some 544.8 thousand foreign tourist visits were recorded through the main entry points, while 112.4 thousand foreign tourists entered through the border gate.
The number of foreign tourist visits through the main entry points decreased by 3.6 percent as compared to October 2022. However, the number of visits in November 2022 increased by 336.50 percent as compared to November 2021 or on a year-on-year basis.
"Although there was a decrease in November as compared to last month, throughout 2022, starting from April onwards showed that the number of foreign tourists was much better as compared to the same period before. The number of foreign tourists has improved as compared to during the pandemic," Yuwono stated.
Based on nationality, most foreign tourist visits in November 2022 were recorded from Singapore, with 99.39 thousand visits, which contributed 15.1 percent, or an increase of 17.65 percent as compared to October 2022.
Coming second was Malaysia, with foreign tourist visits reaching 99.38 thousand, and a contribution of 15.1 percent, or down 6.63 percent, as compared to October 2022.
The third-highest number of foreign tourist visits came from Australia, at 79.38 thousand, with a contribution of 12.1 percent, or down 14.64 percent, as compared to that recorded in October 2022.
In addition, the hotel room occupancy rate (TPK) in November 2022 reached 54.41 percent, up 2.10 percent as compared to October 2022, he remarked.
"The increase was caused by several factors, such as the implementation of several private and government meeting package activities, national assembly, national MTQ, and other events," he stated.
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