JAKARTA - The government through the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) said that Timor Leste was the country of origin for the most foreign tourists (tourists) in Indonesia throughout November 2020.
Deputy for Distribution and Service Statistics, BPS Setianto, said that out of 175.3 thousand foreign tourists visiting during that period, Timor Leste contributed around 41.6 percent or the equivalent of 72,900 visits.
"Of course (these visits) involve cross-border," he said at an online press conference in Jakarta, Monday, January 4.
Meanwhile, the other two most foreign tourists visiting came from Malaysia with 41,600 visits (23.7 percent) and China which recorded 6,500 visits or the equivalent of 3.7 percent. On a year-on-year basis, visits in November 2020 decreased by 86.31 percent compared to the November 2019 period which recorded 1.28 million visits.
Then for the full year (January – November 2020), the number of foreign tourists visiting Indonesia reached 3.89 million visits or decreased by 73.60 percent when compared to the same period last year with 14.73 million visits.
"As we all know that this decline occurred due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic," said Setianto.
The drop in tourist numbers for foreign tourists is directly proportional to the room occupancy rate or TPK. BPS revealed that the ROR for star-classified hotels in Indonesia in November 2020 reached an average of 40.14 percent on an annual basis.
On the other hand, when compared to October 2020, the ROR for November 2020 had increased by 2.66 points.
"The average length of stay of foreign and Indonesian guests in star-classified hotels during November 2020 was recorded at 1.59 days, or a decrease of 0.19 points when compared to the situation in November 2019," he said.
On this occasion, the Central Statistics Agency also revealed data that the inflation rate throughout 2020 was 1.68 percent. This figure is known to be the lowest in the last seven years or since 2014.
"The highest inflation occurred in Gunungsitoli at 1.87 percent and the lowest occurred in Tanjung Selor at 0.05 percent," said Setianto.
Meanwhile, the highest deflation occurred in Luwuk at 0.26 percent and the lowest occurred in Ambon at 0.07 percent.
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