A path leading to the top of a lush, green hill in Ubud, Bali.
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The number of American tourists arriving in Bali is said to have
increased by 18.39 percent year-on-year (yoy) to 164,338 visitors
between January and October 2017.
“Most of these US citizens entered through Ngurah Rai International
Airport using direct flights; only 3,130 people came via cruise ship,”
said Bali Central Statistics Agency (BPS) statistics distribution
department head I Gede Nyoman Subadri in Denpasar on Sunday as quoted by
Antara news agency.
Based on the number, the US ranked sixth among the top 10 countries
that contributed the largest number of tourists to Bali, behind China,
Australia, Japan, India and United Kingdom.
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Subadri said the US contributed up to 3.27 percent of the total
foreign tourists to Bali, which reached 5.02 million during the
January-October period. The figure represented a 23.30 percent increase
from last year, which means the Island of the Gods welcomed an
additional 948,917 foreign visitors this year.
“More Americans traveled to Bali after former US president Barack
Obama and his family vacationed here for five days back in June,”
Subadri said.
During their vacation, the Obamas visited several tourist attractions
on the island, such as the Ubud arts village, Jati Luwih in Tabanan
regency and Tirta Empul in Tampaksiring village, Gianyar regency.
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