Eid Holiday 2023, Hotel Occupancy In Nusa Dua Reaches 78.37 Percent

Illustration of the Hotel (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The average occupancy rate in The Nusa Dua Area, a tourism area managed by PT Pembangunan Wisata Indonesia (Persero) or Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) increased during the 2023 Eid holiday period.

General Manager of The Nusa Dua I Gusti Ngurah Ardita said the occupancy rate in The Nusa Dua area during the Lebaran holiday period from 19 to 25 April 2023 was recorded at 78.37 percent.

Furthermore, Ardita explained that this figure increased by 13.58 percent compared to the occupancy rate on the 2022 Eid holiday which was 69 percent and increased far compared to the occupancy rate for the 2021 Eid holiday which was only 11.14 percent.

"We are grateful that this year's Eid holiday has had a positive impact on increasing occupancy in The Nusa Dua area," he said in Jakarta, Wednesday, April 26.

Ardita said, the increase in occupancy rates in the region during this year's Eid holiday was driven by an increase in tourist visits and various attractive promo offers from tenants in the region, various interesting activities.

"As well as attractions and facilities available in The Nusa Dua area are able to attract tourists to spend this year's Eid holiday in The Nusa Dua Area," he explained.

During this Lebaran holiday period, said Ardita, there were 18 hotels reaching occupancy above 70 percent. Meanwhile, the number of tourist visits to the Water Blow Peninsula Tourist Destination Area (DTW), one of the natural tourist spots in The Nusa Dua, reached nearly 1,600 people during the Eid holiday.

Meanwhile, the occupancy rate of The Nusa Dua Area in March 2023 grew 82 percent compared to March 2022. The occupancy rate in March 2023 reached 60.25 percent, up from the occupancy rate of 33.11 percent in March 2022.

"Meanwhile, tourist visits, which are dominated by foreign tourists, in March 2023 grew by 67.43 percent, namely 62,973 people out of 37,611 people in March 2022," he explained.

During the Lebaran holiday period, continued Ardita, ITDC also prepared the Lebaran Seru Command Post located at the Tourist Information Center (TIC) or Bale Kulkul in The Nusa Dua Area, which operates from 18 to 30 April 2023.

This Lebaran Seru Command Post was built with the aim of providing complete information services related to The Nusa Dua Area to tourists and visitors who carry out tourist activities during the Eid holiday period.

"We hope that this momentum increase can be maintained throughout this year in line with the increasing number of tourism activities that will take place in Bali, especially in The Nusa Dua area," concluded Ardita.