Chinese visiting Bali decreased for about 2 percent in the last six month. During January-June 2010, Chinese visiting rate was merely 100.000 tourists.

Head of Bali Tourism Agency, Ida Bagus Subhiksu in his statement in Renon (August 3) mentioned that one of the cause for Chinese reduced number in visiting Bali is due to the natural disaster happened lately in that country.

Another significant factor for the decrease is also number of exhibitions held in China that make those tourists held themselves from traveling.

“There are numerous expos in China and it clearly influenced Chinese visiting rate,” said Ida Bagus Subhiksu.
Subhiksu added that even though the visiting rate from Chinese tourists get decreased but looked through its volume, China is still sitting at third after Australia and Japan as the big three of the largest countries sending their tourists into Bali.

Meanwhile according to the Bali Tourism Agency, number of tourists visiting Bali during January-June period in 2010 reached 1.2 million tourists in total.

News by Berita Bali