January to June 2007 tourist arrivals to Bali continue to increase. 25th July 2007
Bali by the Numbers: January – June 2007 Arrivals the Strongest First-Half Ever in Bali Tourism.
Bali ended the first six months of 2007 with 745,494 foreign arrivals, a +35% improvement over the previous year, making the first semester of 2007 the strongest start ever for the island's tourism industry. Previously, that record was held by the year 2001 when 680,881 foreign visitors came to Bali in the January-June period; the current year surpassed that record by +9.6%.
• Japanese arrivals for January-June 2007 (158,881) improved +48.43% over 2006 and came in only -5.6% behind the best first-half-year recorded for Japanese visitors when 168,392 came to Bali in 2000.
• Australian arrivals for the first-half of 2007 also improved, up +51.56% for the year. While Australian arrivals were trending into positive territory, current arrivals still lag some -34.2% behind 2005 when 130,875 Australian came to Bali during the January-June period.
• Taiwanese arrivals improved +3.2% during the first half of 2007. Suggesting there's stillroom for improvement is the fact that the current year is still -25.95% behind Taiwan's best first-half recorded in 2002 (97,329).
• 2007 set a dynamic new pace for South Korean arrivals improving +71.25% over the previous year – making 2007 the best-first-half-ever in Bali for arrivals from that market.
• 2007 also saw visitors from mainland China move into major-market-segment-territory, improving +89.92% over the previous year.
All involved in the travel industry in Bali are looking forward to the 2nd half of the year, with great expectations as all indicators point towards a great business year for the tourism industry in Bali.
Segments of the above have been quoted from Balidiscovery tours.com
