Surabaya, E Java, (Antara) - The number of foreign tourists visiting East Java through Juanda International Airport in Sidoarjo fell 19,88 percent to 17,157 in January 2017 from 21,415 a month earlier.
"The number of foreign tourists visiting East Java at the beginning of this year declined apparently because many prospective tourists had not planned their vacation. This is the characteristic of foreign tourists who do not always travel abroad at the start of year," Head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) Office in East Java Teguh Pramono said here on Thursday.
The decline in the number of tourist arrivals caused the hotel room occupancy rate of the province to fall by 3.74 percent, he said.
He said the room occupancy rates of star hotels in East Java fell 3.74 points to 53.74 percent in January 2017 from 57.48 percent in December 2016.
In January 2017, the room occupancy rate of two-star hotels reached 61.17 percent, the highest among those of other star hotels.
The room occupancy rate of three-star hotels stood at 58.13 percent, while the room occupancy rates of four-star and five-star hotels were recorded at 51.36 percent and 44.53 percent respectively.
Meanwhile, the room occupancy rate of one-star hotels stood at 39.08 percent.
While in East Java, the foreign tourists spent an average of 3.61 days, down 0.74 percent from 4.35 days in December 2016.
Compared to the same month last year, the number of tourist arrivals in January 2017 represented a 46.97 percent increase, he said.
He said Malaysia remained atop the list of tourist arrivals in the province in January 2017 with 3,129, followed by Singapore with 1,439 tourists and China with 958 tourists.(*)
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"The number of foreign tourists visiting East Java at the beginning of this year declined apparently because many prospective tourists had not planned their vacation. This is the characteristic of foreign tourists who do not always travel abroad at the start of year," Head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) Office in East Java Teguh Pramono said here on Thursday.
The decline in the number of tourist arrivals caused the hotel room occupancy rate of the province to fall by 3.74 percent, he said.
He said the room occupancy rates of star hotels in East Java fell 3.74 points to 53.74 percent in January 2017 from 57.48 percent in December 2016.
In January 2017, the room occupancy rate of two-star hotels reached 61.17 percent, the highest among those of other star hotels.
The room occupancy rate of three-star hotels stood at 58.13 percent, while the room occupancy rates of four-star and five-star hotels were recorded at 51.36 percent and 44.53 percent respectively.
Meanwhile, the room occupancy rate of one-star hotels stood at 39.08 percent.
While in East Java, the foreign tourists spent an average of 3.61 days, down 0.74 percent from 4.35 days in December 2016.
Compared to the same month last year, the number of tourist arrivals in January 2017 represented a 46.97 percent increase, he said.
He said Malaysia remained atop the list of tourist arrivals in the province in January 2017 with 3,129, followed by Singapore with 1,439 tourists and China with 958 tourists.(*)
Editor : Chandra Hamdani Noer
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