Tourism in Indonesia
In year 2012, 8,044,462 international visitors entered Indonesia, staying in hotels for 7.70 nights and spent an average of US$]1,133.81 per person during their visit, or US$147,22 per person per day.
| In 2012, The number of million, up from 236 million in | domestic tourists numbered 245 2011. |
| Tourism in Indonesia is Ministry of Culture and Tourism. been focusing largely on its white sand beaches, blue sky, Beach resorts and hotels have popular tourist destinations, primary destination. At the of cultural affairs and same ministry shows that an integral part of conversely, that tourism is used to cultural heritage. | currently overseen by the International tourism campaigns have tropical destinations with and cultural attractions. been developed in some especially Bali island as the same time, the integration tourism under the scope of the cultural tourism is considered Indonesia's tourism industry, and promote and preserve the - |
In late January 2011 Culture and Tourism Minister Jero Wacik announced that "Wonderful Indonesia" would replace the previous “Visit Indonesia Year” branding used by the nations official tourism promotional campaigns, although the logo of stylized curves Garuda remain. The minister announced that in 2010, foreign tourists visiting Indonesia touched 7 million and made predictions of 7.7 million in 2011. He was reported as describing the new branding as reflecting "the country’s beautiful nature, unique culture, varied food, hospitable people and price competitiveness. “We expect each tourist will spend around US$1,100 and with an optimistic target of 7.7 million arrivals, we will get $8.3 billion,” from this. The Culture and Tourism Minister added that 50 percent of the revenue would be generated from about 600 meetings, conventions and exhibitions that were expected to take place in various places throughout the country 2011. He further added in the announcements of January 2011 that his ministry would be promoting the country’s attractions under the eco-cultural banner.| Ten most tourist by Central Statistics Central Java, East Java, Lampung, South Sulawesi, South (which would make it 11 previously having been a part of | destinations in Indonesia recorded Agency are Bali, West Java, Jakarta, North Sumatra, Sumatra, Banten and West Sumatra provinces today due to Banten West Java). |
| As with most countries, largest market segment. The tourists is during the annual Eid "lebaran". During this period, after the month of fasting city-dwelling Muslim Indonesians towns. Intercity traffic is at additional surcharge is applied | domestic tourists are by far the biggest movement of domestic ul-Fitr, locally known as which is a two-week holiday during Ramadan, many visit relatives in their home its peak and often an during this time. |
| Over the five years up to focused on generating more amongst budget airlines has air travellers throughout Ministry of Labour legislated to combining public holidays that except in the case of important long weekends, most hotels are fully booked. | 2006, attention has been domestic tourism. Competition increased the number of domestic the country. Recently, the create long weekends by fall close to weekends, religious holidays. During these in popular destinations - |
| Since 2000, on average, foreign tourists each year , who day. With an average visit gains US$4.6 billion of annually. This makes tourism non-oil–gas source of foreign textile products. | there have been five million spend an average of US$100 per duration of 9–12 days, Indonesia foreign exchange income Indonesia's 3rd most important revenue, after timber and - |
| Three quarters of Asia-Pacific region, with Japan and China among the top Kingdom, France, and Germany are European visitors. Although part keen to explore the European visitors are seeking beaches in Bali. | Indonesia's visitors come from the Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, countries of origin. The United the largest sources of Dutch visitors are at least in historical relationships, many the tropical weather at the - |
| Around 59% of all Indonesia for holiday, while 38% | visitors are traveling to for business purposes. |
| In 2005, tourism opportunities and 5% of Indonesian Coordinating Minister for the reported as announcing that he contribute 4.8 percent of the gross year. | accounted for 7% of job GDP. In January 2010 the Economy Hatta Rajasa was expected "the tourism sector to domestic product” in the 2010 - |
Initially the tourism, service and hospitality sector in Dutch East Indies were developed to cater the lodging, entertainment and leisure needs of domestic visitors, especially the wealthy Dutch plantation owners and merchants during their stay in the city. In 19th century, colonial heritage hotels equipped with dance hall, live musics and fine dining restaurant were established in Dutch East Indies urban areas, such as Hotel des Indes in Batavia (now Jakarta), Savoy Homann Hotel (est. 1871) in Bandung, Hotel Oranje (est. 1910) in Surabaya, and Hotel De Boer in Medan. Since 19th century Dutch East Indies has attracted visitors from The Netherlands. The 1st national tourism bureau was the Vereeeging Toeristen Verkeer, established by Governor General of Dutch East Indies in early 20th century, and shared their head office in Batavia with Koninklijke Nederlansch Indische Luchtfahrt Maatschapijj (part of KLM) that began to fly from Amsterdam to Batavia in 1929. In 1913, Vereeneging Touristen Verkeer wrote a guide book about tourism places in the Indies. Since then Bali become known to international tourist with foreign tourist arrivals rose for more than 100% in 1927. Much of the international tourism of the 1920s and 1930s was by international visitors on oceanic cruises. The 1930s did see a modest but significant influx of mainly European tourists and longer term stayers to Bali. Many came for the blossoming arts scene in the Ubud area, which was as much a two-way exchange between the Balinese and outsiders as it was an internal phenomenon.
Tourism more or less disappeared during World War II, Indonesian National Revolution and in the early years of the Sukarno era. On 1 July 1947, the government of Republic of Indonesia tried to revive tourism sector in Indonesia by establishing HONET led by R. Tjitpo Ruslan. This new national tourism authority took over much of colonial heritage hotels in Java and all named as "Hotel Merdeka". After Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference in 1949, this tourism authority change its name to NV HORNET. In 1952 the President formed the Inter-Departement Commite on Tourism Affairs that responsible to explore the possibility to reestablish Indonesia as world's tourism destination. National pride and identity in the late 1950s and early 1960s was incorporated into the monumentalism of Sukarno in Jakarta— and this included the development of grand multi-storied international standard hotels and beach resorts, such as Hotel Indonesia in Jakarta (est. 1962), Ambarrukmo Hotel in Yogyakarta (est. 1965), Samudra Beach Hotel in Pelabuhan Ratu beach West Java (est. 1966), and Inna Grand Bali Beach Hotel in Bali (est. 1966). The political and economic instability of the mid-1960s saw tourism decline radically again. Bali, and in particular the small village of Kuta, was however, in the 1960s, an important stopover on the overland hippy trail between Australia and Europe, and a "secret" untouched surf spot. In the early-to-mid 1970s, high standard hotels and tourist facilities began to appear in Jakarta and Bali. After the completion of Borobudur restoration project in 1982, Yogyakarta become a popular tourist attraction in Indonesia after Bali, mostly attracted to this 8th century Buddhist monument, surrounding ancient Javanese temples and Yogyakarta Sultanate palace. From this period to the end of the Suharto era, governmental policies of the tourism industry included an array of regulations and developments to encourage increasing numbers of international tourists to both visit Indonesia and stay longer.
| Two well-known surf G-Land in the Bay of Grajagan, at the southern end of Nias identified in 1972, when a surfer window of a plane. Since 6 to 8 by surfers at Lagundri Bay become famous for surfing | breaks in Indonesia are the East Java, and Lagundri Bay island. G-Land was 1st saw the break from the foot waves were discovered in 1975, the island has worldwide. |
| To be noticed, different biodiversity, as the divided into two areas by the biogeographical distinction means the the same flora and fauna whilst the remaining eastern similarity with the Australian | different national parks offer natural habitat in Indonesia is Wallace line. The Wallacea western part of Indonesia have characteristics as the Asian continent, part of Indonesia has continent. |
| Many native species Sumatran tigers, Sumatran Orangutans are listed as endangered, and the remaining parks and other conservation be visited in the Bukit while the Bornean orangutan Puting national park, Central flower, rafflesia arnoldi, and arum, can be found in Sumatra. | such as Sumatran elephants, rhinoceros, Javan rhinoceros and endangered or critically populations are found in national areas. Sumatran orangutan can Lawang conservation area, can be visited in Tanjung Kalimantan. The world’s largest the tallest flower, titan - |
| The east side of the remarkable, rarest, and exotic Paradise, locally known as can be found among other largest bird in Papua is the of lizard, the Komodo Komodo, located in the Nusa Besides Komodo island, this found on the islands of Rinca, | Wallacea line offers the most animals on earth. Birds of cendrawasih, are plumed birds that fauna in Papua New Guinea. The flightless cassowary. One species dragon can easily be found on Tenggara lesser islands region. endangered species can also be Padar and Flores. |
| In Sumbawa, Mount massive volcanic eruption back massive caldera also had gained neighboring island of Flores, the of Kelimutu is also hailed natural wonder and had Puncak Jaya in the Lorentz mountain in Indonesia and one of caps at the equator offers climbing. In Sumatra, there are supervolcano eruption that have Toba close to Medan in North | Tambora with its historical in 1815 that produced attention among hikers. In three-colored volcanic crater-lake as one of Indonesia's attracted visitors worldwide. National Park, the highest the few mountains with ice the opportunity of rock the remains of a created the landscape of Lake Sumatra. |
| Indonesia consists of groups, spread over a 1.8 inhabited islands. This creates a compounded by Hindu, Buddhist, colonialist influences. In Bali, Hindus live, cultural and Balinese dance-drama major attractions to foreign | an entire 300 ethnic million kmx area of 6,000 cultural diversity, further Islamic and European where most of Indonesian religious festivals with performances in Balinese temples are tourists. |
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