Number Of Russian Tourists To Bali Up 48.5 Pct

Denpasar (Antara Bali) - The number of Russian tourists to Bali increased 48.5 pct in a month from 5,202 in October to 7,726 in November 2011.

Actually, more Russian tourists wished to come to the Indonesian island paradise, but they had trouble in flying there, a tourist guide, Made Putrawan, said in Denpasar Friday.

Most of the Russian tourists had to fly to Bali by chartered planes.

The Bali tourism office said that almost every month the number of Russian tourists to Bali increased, especially in the past 11 months. Until November the number had reached 63,916, or 2.55 pct of the total number of foreign tourists reaching 2.5 million.(T007)