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How big is the outbound tourism in Indonesia?

(4)In 2012, Indonesia’s outbound tourism stood at 7.3 million. Analysts project outbound tourism to grow rapidly in the next 5 years, with estimates ranging from 7.4 to 9.0 million by 2017. (3) (9)

How many foreign tourists visited Indonesia in 2018?

The number of tourist arrivals increases. During 2018, the number of foreign tourists visiting Indonesia reached 15.81 million visits, increase 12.58 percent compared to the number of foreign tourist visits in the same period in 2017 which reached 14.04 million visits [1]. Intervention is an extraordinary event that can affect data.

What is the online travel market in Indonesia?

The online travel market in Indonesia is set to be worth $10.2 billion in 2019. Tiket.com are aggressive in the Indonesian market. Between January 2018 to June 2019, Google Trends recorded a +20% increase in searches for OTAs. 69% of travellers do trip research on their mobile phones, and 62% book trips on their mobile phones.

How has Indonesian tourism changed in 2022?

The number of arrivals by air in Bali, the center of the Indonesian tourism industry, rose to 330 thousand from zero in January 2022. Also, tourists reaching Jakarta jumped 721.4 percent to 14.1 thousand. In addition, the number of arrivals by ship in Batam soared by 39,169.6 percent to 240. Tourists from Malaysia soared by 120.3 percent.