International Visitors growth of 8.04% in January 2009

International visitor who came to Indonesia through all gates in January 2009 an amount of 473,165 visits or growth of 8.04 %, compared to the same month in 2008 that was numbering 437,966 visits.
International visitors which were increasing in January 2009 compared to the same month in 2008, came through 13 (thirteen) main entrances, that is: Ngurah Rai an amount of 173,919 visits or growth of 18.06%, Batam an amount of 81,601 visits or growth of 5.08%, Polonia an amount of 11,248 visits or growth of 35.16%, Juanda amount of 10,665 visits or growth of 17.94%, Tanjung Pinang an amount of 9,909 or growth of 51.56%, Tanjung Priok an amount of 5,911 visits or growth of 15.86%, Minangkabau an amount of 3,757 visits or growth of 99.84%, Sam Ratulangi an amount of 1,981 visits or growth of 113.70%, Sultan Syarif Kasim II an amount of 1,671 visits or growth of 75.34%, Entikong an amount of 1,581 visits or growth of 51.58%, Selaparang an amount of 1,130 visits or growth of 41.25%, Balikpapan an amount of 723 visits or growth of 12.44%, Makassar an amount of 664 visits or growth of 191.23% and other gates an amount of 75,181 visits or growth of 0.49%.
International visitors which were declining, that is Soekarno-Hatta an amount of 92,136 visits or decreased -8.95 %, Adi Sumarno an amount of 1,088 visits or decreased -27.85%.
By nationaly, international visitors which were experiencing on the highest growth in January 2009 that is Hong Kong an amount of 5,104 visits or growth of 64.54%, Egypt an amount of 233 visits or growth of 56.38%, Saudi Arabia an amount of 1,891 visits or growth of 55.13%, China an amount of 32,742 visits or growth of 51.74%, The Union of the Arabian Emirate an amount of 170 visits or growth of 53.15% (Data and Network Center)