1.5m tourists visit Bandung

BANDUNG: At least 1.5 million domestic tourists visited Bandung during three days before and five days after Idul Fitri, a tourism official said on Wednesday.

The 1.5 million tourists were part of eight million domestic tourists who visited West Java province during the same period, said chief of West Java tourism office, Budhyana. The office obtained the figures from restaurants, malls and tourism spots across the province, he said.

The number of tourists visiting West Java this year dropped compared to the same period last year. Last year, the number of tourists was 10 million, said Budhyana. -- Antara