Tourism boom to fast track Indonesia's economic revival

Bali was among some of Indonesia's most famous tourist destinations that recorded a significant number of visitors. - AP

JAKARTA (Xinhua): Indonesia has recorded a boom in the number of visitors to tourist destinations after two years of shutdown, thanks to the long Eid holiday and waived restrictions, the country's Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy announced.

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno told a press briefing on Tuesday (may 10) that a significant number of people flocked to various tourist sites across the world's largest Muslim population during the Islamic Eid holiday, which ran from April 29 to May 8, with money turnover reaching up to 72 trillion Rupiahs (US$4.9bil).