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According to the Bali Tourism office, the 2007 total tourist arrival is 1,667,665 visitors, increase from 2006 total tourist arrivals was 1,260,317 visitors, or increase about 32 percent.
In the Visit Indonesia 2008, the office targeted about 1.7 million visitors will come to Bali. This target is realistic concerning that the recent update on the daily arrivals to Bali is between 3000 to 5000 people per day.
The optimism to enlarge the Bali's tourism target market is the steady grow of the China Tourists' market to Bali. As figured to the nationalities, the China tourists had become one of the top ten tourists arrival to Bali after Japan, Australia, Taiwan, Korea and Malaysia.
However, Bali also a perfect venue for MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Convention and Exhibition) destination. Just like what occurred when Bali was the host for the Climate Change Convention last December in Nusa Dua, which was the biggest event Bali's had ever. Bali should take the MICE opportunity to improve the MICE facilities and other peripheral supporting, especially the human resources for MICE business.
However, the important thing to succeed the Indonesia tourism industry program this year and achieve the 6.5 million tourist for Visit Indonesia 2008 the security aspect and the measurement should take the priority. Indeed, Bali security for 2007 was very conducive and supported by all Bali people. Even though there still threat for Bali security still looming over. As many local elections to be held in Bali this year, it is expect that all candidates and also incumbents to hold and control their masses so that the Bali security will maintain the conduciveness.
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