The National Statistics Bureau informed that total number of domestic air passengers in July improved by a hefty 13.5% to 2.75 million passengers compared to June’s 2.42 million. Top increase was at
Bali ’s Ngurah Rai airport, up by 23.7%, followed by
Makassar by 18.8%, and
Jakarta ’s Soekarno-Hatta airport by 17.2%.
Jakarta ’s international airport handled 42.1% or1.09 million of total domestic passengers.
Comparing January-July 2006 to the same period last year, there was an increase of 12.5% increase in domestic passengers, when
Jakarta ’s airport handled 37.1% of total passengers.
The Statistics Bureau, however, informed that total international arrivals to Indonesia in July were down 10% compared to June this year. While, comparing the first 7 months in 2006 to the same period last year, the number was down 8%, numbering a total 2.26 million, cited Metro TV. However, outbound passengers during the first 7 months this year came to 3.11 million, or up 0.8% compared to the same period in 2005.
The National Statistics Bureau further noted that tourist arrivals in
Bali during July registered a significant increase of 11.36% compared to the previous month, and is expected to have improved further in August, as reported by Bisnis Indonesia.
Meanwhile, according to the Indonesian language Bali Post, a dramatic shift is underway in the demographics of the average foreign visitor to
Bali , reports balidiscovery.com
Quoting a Bank Indonesia (BI) report, tourists aged 65 or above now represent 4.8% of all visitors to
Bali , a figure 20% higher than previously reported 4% market share for senior citizens.
Conversely, there are worrying signs that Bali may be losing its luster as a family destination with foreign visitors aged between 0-14 years now representing only 4.2% of all visitors, a -53% drop for its former 9% market share. Worthy of further investigation, this significant drop could suggest that security concerns and the failure of the Australian market to rebound underline a somewhat diminished appeal of
Bali for family holidays, says balidiscovery.com
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