Total foreign tourist arrival to Bali for January 2011 totaled 202,660 providing a strong start to the new year and marking an improvement of 19.9% over January arrivals in 2010.Main Market Performance
- Showing no sign of slowing down, Australian arrivals for January hit 59,160 an improvement of 33.35% over the same month last year.
- Continuing to decline, Japanese arrivals in January dropped 13.14% at 16,748. Look for 2011 to be a dismal year for Japanese arrivals to Bali fueled by a poor economy and the negative impact of the March 11, 2011 earthquake. January saw Japan pass a historical benchmark, falling from its former supremacy as the main source of Bali visitors into 3rd place for total arrivals after Australia and the People's Republic of China.
· People's Republic of China
- PRC arrivals improved 7.93% in January 2011 at 17,102 visitors and moving into the #2 post for all arrivals to Bali.
- Taiwanese visitors declined -7.34% at 9,717 visitors.
Visitors from Bali's near neighbor to the north, Malaysia, boomed adding 40.74% month-on-month in January with 10,267 visitors.
· South Korea
- The South Korean markets remained largely steady with 10.439 visitors, an improvement of 1.95% over 2010.
· United Kingdom
- Visitors from Great Britain declined 4.04% month-on-month for January 2011 totaling 6,157.
- French visitors improved 16.45% hitting 5,565 for January 2011.
- Russian arrivals in January are traditionally strong, and this was especially the case for January 2011 when 11,499 visitors from Russia came to Bali – an increase of 26.06% over January 2010.
- Arrivals from the island state surged ahead 122.79% in January hitting 6,893.
· The Netherlands
- Dutch visitors declined in January by 9.88% totaling 5,607 visitors.
- After being sluggish for most of 2010, visitors from the U.S.A. increased month-on-month in January by 27.38% with 5.792 Americans passing through Bali's airport.
- German visitors remain largely stable at 3,790 – an increase of 1.15%.Source Markets by Geographical Areas
For January 2011 Bali experience growth from the Asia-Pacific, ASEAN, Europe and the Americas. Asia-Pacific and ASEAN represent a 70.29% market share of all Bali arrivals.
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