Foreign Tourists To Bali Up 5.57 Percent

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Foreign Tourists To Bali Up 5.57 Percent

Denpasar (Antara Bali) - The number of foreign visitors to Bali rose 5.57 percent on-year  to 220,700 in May 2012, the Central Statistic Agency (BPS) of Bali said.

The number, however, was 2.12 percent smaller than in the previous month,BPS head Gede Suarsa said here on Tuesday
 
The visitors came mainly  from Australia, followed by China, Malaysia, Japan and South Korea, Gede Suarsa said , adding   Australian tourists made up 27.8 percent  of the total.  

The visitors in May brought the total number of foreign tourists to Bali to 1.16 million in the first five months of this year , up from 1.06 million in the same period in 2011.

The growing number of tourists contributed to an increase in the occupancy rates of hotels in Bali.(IGT)
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