Domestic visitors and Asian tourists, it is hoped, will rise

Domestic visitors and Asian tourists, it is hoped, will rise enough to compensate for the decreasing number of travelers from the U.S., Australia and Europe she said.

Meanwhile, the management of Kempinski hotel said it was still relying on its international networks to bolster business.

"We will continue to look for foreign visitors through our global networks," Kempinski's public relations director Uraini Umarjadi said.

"But surely, we will also further secure visitors from Asia, given that many international companies have their regional headquarters here," she said, adding that about 95 percent of the foreign visitors came to Jakarta for business.

Robert said his office would support such alternative efforts to assist the country's tourist-related businesses.

"We will, for example, propose a series of tourist promotions to attract a larger number of domestic visitors," he said.