Last year, Indonesia celebrated high revenue from tourism that was recorded to be around $7.6 billion. However, hopes are even higher this year for Indonesia and Jero Wacik, Tourism Minister for Indonesia states that the country expects its 2011 tourism revenue to go up to $8.4 billion this time.
According to figures given by the Ministry, Indonesia received 6.4 million visitors last year. Next year’s foreign tourists are expected to number between 7.3 million and 7.7 million, with an average spending of $1,100 per visitor.
Mr. Wacik emphasized on the importance of tourism in the country and stated that:
