Bali numbers up, spending down
DENPASAR – Foreign tourists stayed in Bali for an average 8.75 days each last year, down from 13.6 days each in the previous year, an official quoted by the Jakarta Post said.
As consequence of the shorter stay, each foreign tourist spent US$136.9 per day on average, or nearly $12 less than individual average spending in the previous year.
Spokesman for the Bali administration I Ketut Teneng said the decline in the foreign visitors’ spending and length of stay had reduced returns for the tourism industry on the island, even though the number of tourists was up.
The provincial government data revealed that 2.38 million foreigners visited Bali in 2009, up from 2.08 million in the previous year.
Teneng said the underperforming tourism industry contributed to the province’s failure to meet its economic growth target of 5.74 percent in 2009. The province’s economy grew by 5.33 percent that year.
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