Number of South Korean tourists to Bali increases

The number of South Korean tourists visiting the Indonesian most famous tourist island of Bali increased significantly, a Balinese businessman said here on Friday.

During January-August 2008, some 88,848 South Korean nationals visited Bali, placing South Korea on the fourth rank of the most largest foreign tourists visiting Bali Island, said Anak Agung Gede Agung, a hotel and travel bureau owner in Bali.

This year, Japan is on the first rank with a total of 243,795 tourists visiting Bali, an increase from 231,555 Japanese last year, according to him.

Australia is on the second with a total of 194,111 Australian tourists, he said.

Taiwan is on the third with 94,477 tourists, a drop of 7 percent from last year's 101,591 people. China is on the fifth with 84,106 visitors.

During January-August 2008, Bali received a total of 1.2 million foreign tourists, an increase of 20 percent from around one million visitors last year, he said.

source: Antara