Sandiaga Uno Said That The Increase In The Number Of Foreign Tourists Has Resulted In The Creation Of Many Jobs

Semarang city corner (Photo by Valenina Qatrunada on Unsplash)

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy (Menparekraf) Sandiaga Uno said the number of foreign tourists (tourists) who came to Indonesia reached 4.58 million during January-November 2022.

Growing 228 percent on an annual basis compared to the same period in 2021 which was only 1.39 million foreign tourists.

"More than 4 million foreign tourists flocked to Indonesia in 2022," said Sandiaga, Saturday, January 7.

Sandiaga Uno also said that the increase in foreign tourist visits by more than 200 percent had a major contribution to Indonesia's economic revival.

"Also creating wider and wider employment opportunities," he added.

Sandiaga Uno explained that the largest contributors to foreign tourists to Indonesia came from Australia, Malaysia, and Singapore.

Meanwhile, 38.8 percent of foreign tourists came to Indonesia via I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport, Bali.

Furthermore, Sandiaga Uno explained, Bali's I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport had served 634,925 passengers during the 2022 Christmas and 2023 New Year holidays.

If viewed on average, every day this airport serves around 56,811 passengers from the Nataru holiday period from 19-29 December 2022.

"There were 3,776 aircraft movements served during that period. A total of 2,265 were domestic aircraft movements and 1,511 were international aircraft movements," concluded Sandiaga Uno.