NEWS | Feb 18, 2008 (Source: Balidiscovery.com)
Bali's January 2008 Arrivals Burst Out of the Starting Gate

The National News Agency Antara reports that 154,000 foreign tourists visited Bali in January 2008.

While these figures remain preliminary until confirmed by yet-to-be-received official figures from Bali's immigration office, the 154,000 tally suggests a record-breaking start to 2008, exceeding arrival totals for January 2007 (109,504) by a whopping +40.63%.

As reported on balidiscovery.com Bali ended 2007 as the "best year ever" for foreign tourist arrivals with a cumulative total of 1,664,854 - a dramatic +32.1% increase over total arrivals for 2006 (1,260,317).

Bullish that Bali tourism will continue to grow apace, Bali tourism officials are targeting 1.9 million foreign arrivals for 2008 – an improvement of +14.12% over 2007.

The next installment of Bali by the Numbers will review the official arrival figures for January, expected shortly from officials at Bali's airport.