Activities of the tourism
industry strongly influenced current transaction, although as a whole travel
business posted surplus, the surplus it self contracted. In quarter II/2013 travel
industry posted surplus of around USD 196 million, a downturn against quarter
I/2013 which posted surplus of USD 600 million. Reduced surplus of the travel
industry was on account of different in coming passengers and outgoing
passengers from Indonesia.
Data of Bank Indonesia had it that in quarter I/2013
incoming passengers to Indonesia posted income of USD 1,297 billion whilst
outgoing passengers posted income of USD 1,697 billion. In quarter II/2013
incoming passengers to Indonesia dropped to USD 2,007 billion while outgoing
passengers posted income of USD 1.811 million. The number of domestic tourist
travelling abroad in quarter II/2013 totaled 2.058 million pax, with average
expenditure of USD 882 per visit. In quarter I/2013 the number of domestic
tourists travelling abroad was 2.026 people with average expenditure of USD 837
per visit.
The number of foreign tourists coming to Indonesia in
quarter II/2013 was 2.152 people with average expenditure per visit USD 931. In
quarter I/2013 the number of foreign tourists visiting Indonesia was 2,038
million pax with average expenditure per visit USD 1,127. To increase surplus
in travel business, the measures take would be to launch promotion campaign to
drum up international travelers to Indonesia and make them stay longer and shop
and more in Indonesia hence their total expenditure could increase.
Data of BPS obtain on Tuesday [24/12] unveiled that room
ocupany [TPK] rate of star hotels in October 2013 in 23 provinces in Indonesia
came to an average of 54.23% a downturn of 0.44 points against TPK in October
2012 at 54.67%. Compared to TPK in September 2013 which was posted at 54.11%,
TPK in October 2013 also posted growth of 0.12%. In October 2013 highest TPK
was posted in Central Sulawesi amounting to 73.90% followed by Yogyakarta
65.62% amd Province of North Sulawesi 64.33%. Meanwhile lowest TPK was in the
Province of Bangka island at 40.36%.
Downturn of TPK in star hotels in October 2012 against
October 2012 happened in some provinces, with highest downturn in the Bangka
Belitung province 10.90 points, followed by the Province of Riau 8.14 points.
Against September 2013, increased TPK in October 2013 was posted in North
Sulawesi 5.56 points, Yogyakarta Province 4.30 points. Based on hotel specification,
highest TPK in October 2013 in star hotels came to 60.39% while lowest TPK in 1
star hotel came to 44.85%.
The average length of stay of foreign and Indonesian
tourists in star hotels through October 2013 in 23 provinces in Indonesia came
to 1.91 days, posting downturn of 0.02 points compared to average length of
stay in October 2012. Compared to length of stay in September 2013 downturn was
posted at 0.01 points. Generally, the average length of stay of foreign tourists in October 2013 was
higher than the average length of stay of visitors to Indonesia which was 2.71
days and 1,72 days respectively.
The
breakdown by province, the average length of stay of foreign visitors in
Indonesia was highest in the province of Bali 3.22 days, followed by West Nusa
Tenggara 2.65 days and the province of Jambi 2,23 days. The lowest average
length of stay was in the province of Central Sulawesi 1.41 days. As with
foreign visitors the average length of stay in the Province of Southeast
Sulawesi was 5.64 days, while the shortest average length of stay was in the
province of Lampung 1.44 days. In case of Indonesian tourists the average
length of stay was the Province of Bali 3.322 days and the shortest in Central
Sulawesi 1.41 days.
Business News - December 30, 2013
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