Indonesia recorded a rise in tourist arrivals, as of November, the number of foreign tourist arrivals in 2023 had reached 10.4 million, an increase of 110.86 percent as compared to the same period in 2022.
However, despite the significant increase as compared to 2022, statistics show the number of foreign tourist arrivals was still lower than the figure recorded during the same period in 2019, or before the COVID-19 pandemic, which reached 14.7 million arrivals.
While November figures stood at 917.41 thousand, an increase of 30.17 percent from the corresponding month in the previous year,, however in comparison with October 2023, the figure showed a decline of 6.24 percent.
Based on the tourists’ nationalities, foreign travelers arriving in Indonesia in November 2023 were largely from Malaysia, with 141.8 thousand arrivals; Singapore, 118 thousand arrivals; and Australia, 117.1 thousand arrivals.
Furthermore, based on the entry point monitoring, I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali, is the most popular entry point to Indonesia among foreign tourists, with a share of 43.2 percent.
The two other popular entry points in November were the Soekarno Hatta International Airport, Banten, and Hang Nadim International Airport, Riau Islands.
