The Foreign Visitors to Indonesia on August 2008 growth 20.88%

On August 2008 Indonesia as a destination was visited by 599,506 visitor or growth 20.88% compared to the same period of the year 2007 was visited by 495,952 visitor.

The number of international visitor through all gates on August 2008 up to the previous year as follows Soekarno-Hatta was visited by 683,883 visitor or growth 23,43%; Ngurah Rai was visited by 195,758 visitor or growth 12,74%; Soekarno-Hatta was visited by149,635 visitor or growth 76.57%, Batam was visited by 94,257 visitor or growth 2.01%, Juanda was visited by 18,171 visitor or growth 30,98%; Tanjung Priok was visited by 5,781 visitor or growth 1.67%, Minangkabau was visited by 3,435 visitor or growth 2.48%, Entikong was visited by 2,331 visitor or growth 62.89%, Sultan Syarief Kasim II was visited by 1,863 visitor or growth 53.33%, Makassar was visited by 1,229 visitor or growth 1,141.41%, Sepinggan was visited 1,202 visitor or growth 30.79% and other gates was visited by 92,741 visitor or growth 2.65%.

The number of international visitor through all gates on August 2008 less than the previous year as follows Sam Ratulangi was visited 2,048 visitor or growth -1.44%, Adi Sumarmo was visited 1,601 visitor or growth -19,51%; Mataram was visietd by 1,245 visitor or growth -7.02%.

The total number of International visitor to Indonesia from January to August 2008 was visited by 4,069.474 visitor or growth 12.73% whereas in 2007 was visited by 3,610,049 visitor.

International visitor went through 15 main gates from January to August 2008 based on nationality as follows: Singapore, 638,834 visitor or growth 4.34%; Malaysia, 441,523 visitor or growth 14.71%; Japan, 337,277 visitor or growth 9.15%; Australia, 243,931 visitor or growth 48.48%; Taiwan, 140,582 visitor or growth -4.94%; South Korea, 190,240 visitor or growth 1.94%; the United States, 103,234 visitor or growth 26.39%; China, 183,995 visitor or growth 61.24%; Thailand, 32,421 visitor or growth -11.08%; India, 75,270 visitor or growth 37.61%; Europe & Russia, 308,814 visitor or growth 24.64%; the Middle East, 32,518 visitor or growth 29.62% (The Center of Data Management and Network System).