Dream - The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded the number of foreign tourist visits to Indonesia, from January to December 2023, reaching 11.68 million visits.

According to Amalia, the number has exceeded the total number of foreign tourist visits in 2022, which only reached 5.89 million visits.

The achievement of foreign tourist visits last year also exceeded the target set by the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy (Kemenparekraf) in early 2023, which was 7.4 million, and surpassed the target later revised in mid-2023, namely 8.5 million visits.

Meanwhile, the hotel occupancy rate reached 59.74 percent or nearly 60 percent throughout Indonesia.

"Regarding the dominance of these five countries, Sandi expressed appreciation and revealed a desire to visit a number of friendly countries to stimulate an increase in foreign tourist visits in 2024."