Bali experiences small growth in tourism

Denpasar - Foreign direct arrivals to Bali indeed have experienced a significant hike, but the growth of volume for tourism service remained small, only at 0.57 percent. In the meantime the price growth in the sector was only 0.01 percent compared to minus 0.01 percent earlier, said the head section of statistics and economic monetary study of Bank Indonesia of Denpasar, Ocky, recently here.
He mentioned based on the surveys in June 2005, it had been recognized that the volume of service for recreation and travel agent had been respectively, 0.05 percent and minus 0.04 percent. However, on the other side of the coin their prices grew by 0.03 percent and 0.02 percent.
The number of foreign travelers to Bali has tended to hike since 2004, but financially the earnings of tourism industry remained below normal.
The possible factor according to Ocky perhaps because the prices offered by tourism players in Bali post the Bali bombings up to now remained in discounted prices.
In accordance to the reports of Bali Tourism Authority, the number of foreign direct arrivals for the first quarter of 2005 were as many as 319,718 guests, increasing 10.9 percent compared to the same period a year earlier with 288,262 foreigners.
Of those tourists, Japanese travelers were in first, as many as 75,062 guests, tailed by Australians, 57,922 guests, and Taiwanese in third, as many as 27,795 guests. *pry/ant

STILL ADJUSTING-Bali tourism possibly has to wait before experiencing a well growth.

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