Number of Indian tourists to Bali up 55.83 percent

The number of Indian tourists to Bali reached 92,731 people, during the first semester of 2016, up 55.83 percent from 59,509 people during last years same period.

Data from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) showed that the tourist arrivals from India recorded the highest increase among ten countries contributing the largest number of tourists to Bali.

The Indian tourist arrivals constituted 4.08 percent of the total foreign tourist arrivals reaching 2.27 million in Bali during the first semester, up 18.59 percent from 1.91 million in the same period in the previous year.

The Bali Provincial Tourism Office has set a target of attracting as many as 4.2 million foreign tourists this year.

In 2015, Bali received 4.001 million people, 6.24 percent more than previous year when 3.76 million people had arrived.