Japanese Tourists Expected to Be Back to Bali

Denpasar (Antara Bali) - Japanese tourists are expected to be back to Bali following the opening of Jakarta-Tokyo direct flights by PT Garuda Indonesia as of August 31, 2010.

"I am sure after Garuda opens the Jakarta -Tokyo flights, it will increase the number of Japanese tourists coming to the island," said Dewa Nyoman Putra, a tourism observer in Denpasar on Thursday.

He admitted that Garuda has been serving flights from Denpasar to various cities in Japan  like Nagoya three times a week and to Osaka five times a week.

Meanwhile, Garuda Airlines has already served flights from Denpasar to Tokyo everyday. It will increase choices for Japanese tourists to come to Bali. So, it increases flights from Japan to Indonesia.

The presence of many airlines would not automatically cause an increase in the number of tourists to Bali. It also followed regular  tourism promotion to various tourist places in Japan.

The quality of  services must be improved from the first time tourists arrive at Bali's airport, stay at hotels or until they  visit tourism objects, said Dewa Nyoman.

Dewa Nyoman as a Bali tourism world practitioner also said that comfort  and safety are absolutely necessary for tourists.

According to information from the Bali tourism office, during the first half of 2009, the number of Japanese tourists visiting  Bali dropped 22.29 percent from 154.071 in 2010, he said.

The decline was due to the global economic crisis that also hit the country.(*)