Minister Yahya targets to see a total of 255 million domestic tourist trips in 2015, from a total of 251.2 million last year. Most domestic tourists originate from West Java, East Java, Central Java, Jakarta and Banten (all on the island of Java, Indonesia's most populous island). Domestic trips are usually made when schools are closed for a holiday, such as Idul Fitri (the festivities after the fasting month of Ramadan has ended), Chinese New Year, Christmas and New Year.

Meanwhile, the latest data from Indonesia's Statistics Agency (BPS) inform that foreign tourist arrivals climbed 2.11 percent (y/y) to 825,818 in October 2015. In the first ten months of 2015, a total of 8.0 million foreigners visited Indonesia, up 3.4 percent (y/y) from the same period last year. However, it is highly likely that the government's target of welcoming 10 million foreign visitors in Indonesia this year will not be achieved as there remain only two months to attract two million people. Still, foreign visitor arrivals into Indonesia may be boosted at the end of the year as the Great Bali and Great Batam events will be held.

Foreign Tourist Arrivals in Indonesia, 2013-2015:

Month  Tourist Arrivals
         2013
 Tourist Arrivals
         2014
 Tourist Arrivals
         2015
January        614,328        753,079        723,039
February        678,415        702,666        786,653
March        725,316        765,607        789,596
April        646,117        726,332        749,882
May        700,708        752,363        793,499
June        789,594        851,475        815,148
July        717,784        777,210        814,233
August        771,009        826,821        850,542
September        770,878        791,296        869,179
October        719,900        808,767        825,818
November        807,422        764,461
December        766,966        915,334
Total       8,802,129       9,435,411       8,017,589


Foreign Tourist Arrivals in Indonesia, 2007-2015:

    2007   2008   2009   2010   2011   2012   2013   2014  2015
Foreign Tourists
(in millions)
  5.51   6.23   6.32   7.00   7.65   8.04   8.80   9.44  10.0¹

¹ indicates government target
Source: Statistics Indonesia (BPS)

Further Reading:

Overview of Indonesia's Tourism Industry

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