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IDXChannel - At least 1.07 million international tourists visited Indonesia in April 2024, reflecting an increase of 23.23 percent compared to the year-ago period, the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy reported on Monday.
"We are witnessing an increase of 23.23 percent if we compare this year's April and last year's April," the ministry's expert staff, Nia Niscaya, said at a weekly press conference in Jakarta.
Citing a report issued earlier by Statistics Indonesia (BPS), she added that the 1.07 million foreign tourist visits reflect an increase of 2.41 percent compared to the figure registered in March 2024.
The official said that the cumulative number of international tourist visits during the January–April period was 24.85 percent higher compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.
The top three countries of origin of the tourists were Malaysia (15.9 percent), Australia (11.9 percent), and China (8.06 percent), she informed.
