The easing of the pandemic worldwide has increased the level of tourist visits in Indonesia.

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) noted that the number of foreign tourist visits to Indonesia in December 2022 reached 895 thousand visits, an increase of 447 percent compared to conditions in December 2021.

"Compared to the previous month, the number of foreign tourist visits in December 2022 has also increased, namely by 36.1 percent," said Head of BPS Margo Yuwono in Jakarta, Wednesday, February 1, 2023.

And throughout 2022, the number of foreign tourist visits to Indonesia reached 5.47 million visits, an increase of 251 percent compared to the number of foreign tourist visits in 2021.

As for the arrival of foreign tourists by nationality, most were foreign tourists from Singapore with 20.1 percent. Followed by Malaysia at 18 percent, Australia at 11.4 percent, Timor Leste at 8.4 percent, and India at 5.6 percent.

The increasing number of foreign tourist visits has contributed to the occupancy rate.

Data from BPS noted that the occupancy rate in star-rated hotels in Indonesia in December 2022 reached 56.9 percent, up 5.3 points compared to December 2021 occupancy. Compared to the previous month, the occupancy rate in December 2022 also increased, namely by 2.4 points.

Meanwhile, the occupancy rate in non-star-rated hotels in December 2022 was recorded at 26.5 percent, up 1.8 points compared to the occupancy rate in December 2021 and experiencing an increase of 2.4 points compared to the previous month.

The average length of stay for star-class hotel guests during December 2022 was recorded at 1.62 days, up 0.01 points compared to conditions in December 2021 and down 0.08 points compared to the previous month.