Tourism still below pre-pandemic level

On track: Passengers on a Soekarno-Hatta International Airport skytrain. Indonesia has been losing foreign tourists to neighbouring countries, blaming inconvenient visa requirements and limited connectivity between Indonesian tourist spots. – The Jakarta Post

JAKARTA: More than four years after the Covid-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on international travel, Indonesia’s crucial tourist industry has yet to recover.According to the latest monthly report from Statistics Indonesia, the number of foreign arrivals to Indonesia this year is 10% below the figure recorded over the same period in 2019.

From January through August 2024, 9.09 million foreign travellers visited the archipelago.