How Indonesia to Get More Tourists

Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Indonesia (Kompas)

One of Indonesia's efforts to attract tourists from abroad is to increase flight routes from a number of countries such as Australia, China, India, Japan, and South Korea.

In addition to increased flight routes, the Indonesian government is also working to improve airport facilities such as adding airport runways, improving the quality of buildings, navigation systems, so that plane can operate under adverse weather conditions.

Foreign tourist arrivals in Indonesia numbered 11.52 million last year, a 10.7 per cent rise from a year earlier, according to data from the country's statistics agency, BPS. This compares with 32.6 million arrivals in Thailand last year, and 25.7 million in Malaysia in 2015.

Indonesia expects 12 million foreign visitors this year, and predicts numbers will climb to 20 million in 2019.

Indian tourist arrivals in Bali rose the biggest in percentage terms last year, by around 60 per cent to more than 150,000 people.

Indian tourists ranked sixth in the number of tourists visiting Bali, after visitors from Australia, China, Japan, Britain and France.

Chinese tourists, the biggest spenders in Indonesia, have shot up to second spot only in recent years.