DestinationsMixed results for Bali as the January-February headcount shows fall in numbers

Big surge in Indian tourist arrivals in Bali

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The number of visitors to Bali from China and Australia dipped in the first two months of the year.
The number of visitors to Bali from China and Australia dipped in the first two months of the year. Photo Credit: Zephyr18/GettyImages
A total of 55,530 Indian tourists visited Bali during the January-February 2018 period, up by 20,624 people or 59% from 34,906 Indians during the same period in the previous year.

"India is in the third rank of countries contributing the largest number of tourists to Bali, after China and Australia," Adi Nugroho, head of the Bali statistic office, told the official Antara news agency.

Indian tourists accounted for 6.9% of the total 805,538 tourist arrivals in Bali during the January-February 2018, down 11.94% from 914,809 tourist arrivals in the same period of last year.

China contributed 23.67% and Australia 19.57% to the total tourist arrivals in Bali, but the two countries` tourist arrivals were respectively down 35.5% and 13.2% in the first two months of this year.

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