The 22.6 percent surge was partly caused by Chinese New Year celebrations at the end of January as many visitors from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia came to Indonesia to celebrate this event. Also improved connectivity was cited as reason for the increase of tourist arrivals. In January, two new foreign airlines opened direct flights to Indonesia (Jetstar Airways and Hainan Airlines).

Indonesia's Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Mari Elka Pangestu expects this trend to continue in the months ahead. The ministry targets to welcome between 9.2 and 9.5 million foreign tourists in Indonesia in 2014.

View Statistics Indonesia's January 2014 tourism data

Foreign Tourist Arrivals in 2013-2014:

Month  Tourist Arrivals
         2013
 Tourist Arrivals
         2014
January        614,328        753,079
February        678,415  
March        725,316  
April        646,117  
May        700,708  
June        789,594  
July        717,784  
August        771,009  
September        770,878  
October        719,900  
November        807,422  
December        766,966  
Total       8,802,129        753,079

Foreign Tourists Arrivals 2007-2014:

    2007   2008   2009   2010   2011   2012   2013   2014¹
Foreign Tourists
(in millions)
  5.51   6.23   6.32   7.00   7.65   8.04    8.80    9.3

¹ indicates government target
Source: Statistics Indonesia (BPS)

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