Data Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) said during the January-August 2010, the number of foreign tourists visiting Indonesia reached 4.62 million people. This amount increased by 12.12 percent over the same period of 2009.
The increase in the number of foreign tourists that occur in most of the main entrance with the highest percentage increase occurred at the entrance to the airport Adisumarmo, Solo amounted to 41.22 percent. While the lowest increase occurred at the entrance to the port of Tanjung Priok 0.53 percent.
Unfortunately, the data is not known to tourists from countries where the most visited Indonesia.
However, based on interest surveys version visit Visa Asia-Pacific Travel Association (PATA), as VIVAnews wrote last weekend, mentioned Malaysians are expected to be most tourists will visit Indonesia in the next two years.
Besides Malaysia, Australia and Singapore Tourist is also going to dominate the visit to the country, followed by Taiwan, Japan, and Korea.
The survey states, among respondents who are interested in visiting Indonesia in the next two years, 29 percent are tourists from Malaysia, 18 percent of Australians and 15 percent from Singapore. While Taiwan amounted to nine percent, and Japan and Korea each of eight percent.
Then, why Malaysia attracted tourists to visit Indonesia?
Of the respondents surveyed stated that Indonesia's main attraction is the new sights, landscapes, and at an affordable price.
They generally travel an average of 3-5 days and tend to choose to travel with a partner. In addition, four-star hotel of choice compared to other types of accommodation.
"The average tourist is planning to spend more than U.S. $ 1,500 to the cost of the holiday," wrote the survey.
Not only because of the new tourist sites, the majority of tourists are also willing to pay more for good food, visit the exotic, and the opportunity to enjoy a new culture.
Meanwhile, 59 percent of respondents who had visited Indonesia in the last two years said the main attraction to return to Indonesia include food, shopping, and affordability.
Food factor is the reason that most selected respondents, which reached 59 percent. While those who choose a reason for shopping or travel an affordable cost as much as 58 percent repsonden, and 53 percent of natural scenery.
Ellyana Fuad, Visa Indonesia country manager, said many foreign tourists who consider Indonesia as a tourist destination country in the next two years gave a positive signal for the development of tourism industry in the country.
"Indonesia has a unique mix of culture and heritage, the food is delicious and affordable cost and have some of the best beaches in the world," said Ellyana. Indonesia Today
