Indonesia: A Favorite Destination for Chinese Tourists
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Indonesia is one of the favorite destinations for tourists from China. In 2018, Indonesia ranked 13th with 2.1 million Chinese tourist arrivals, a 4% increase compared to 2017. For Indonesia, Chinese tourists ranked second highest after Malaysia as the country with the most visitors to Indonesia throughout 2019.
For information, the Indonesian government anticipated the spread of the coronavirus by closing access to and from China since Wednesday, February 5th, 2020, at 00.00 WIB (Western Indonesian Time). This closure of access has the potential to impact Indonesia's tourism and economic performance. Furthermore, the tourism sector contributed 4.8% to Indonesia's total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2019.
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