Tourist arrivals exceed 4m

Tourist arrivals exceed 4m

BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan (JP): Minister of Tourism, Post
and Telecommunications Joop Ave said yesterday that the number of
foreigners visiting Indonesia this year will likely reach 4.01
million, far higher than 3.5 million targeted by the government.

"I have just received a report about the estimation, which
projects a growth of 17.8 percent," he said after opening the
Dusit Inn.

He said the government will greet the four millionth visitor
in Surabaya, East Java, on Dec. 29 or Dec. 30.

He said that the one millionth visitor was greeted in Medan,
North Sumatra, the two millionth in Bali and the three millionth
in Jakarta.

Indonesia recorded 3.4 million foreign visitors last year,
earning US$3.6 billion in foreign exchange.(icn)