Despite the Omicron Variant, Foreign Tourist Visits to Indonesia Increased by 13% in January 2022
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In January 2022, the Omicron variant of COVID-19 was spreading in many countries. However, during that month, the number of foreign tourist visits to Indonesia increased compared to the previous year.
According to data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), 143,744 foreign tourists visited Indonesia in January 2022. This is a 13.62% increase compared to January 2021, which recorded 126,515 visits.
In January 2022, the majority of foreign tourists arrived via land borders, totaling 94,393 people, an 8.35% increase compared to the same period the previous year.
A total of 34,796 foreign tourists arrived via seaports, a decrease of 7.62% from the previous year. Meanwhile, 14,555 foreign tourists arrived via airports, a 740.84% increase compared to the previous year.
Although the number of foreign tourist visits to Indonesia in January 2022 increased year-on-year, it decreased by 12.15% compared to the previous month, which recorded 163,619 visits in December 2021.
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