JAKARTA, Sept 7 (NNN-ANTARA) – The visa-on-arrival policy has helped boost Indonesia’s tourism recovery, encouraging more international travellers to visit Indonesia, especially to the resort island of Bali, Tourism and Creative Economy Minister, Sandiaga Uno, said.
“The number of foreign tourists in July was the highest since the COVID-19 pandemic,” said the minister.
The country recorded 476,970 international visitors arriving in July, a 61-fold increase over the same month last year, including 246,504 visitors to Bali, according to Statistics Indonesia (BPS).
From Jan to Jul, 1.22 million international travellers visited Indonesia.