Ni Komang Erviani ,  THE JAKARTA POST ,  DENPASAR   |  Thu, 01/15/2009 5:03 PM  |  Bali

The number of foreign visitors to Bali is estimated to increase to 6,000 per day by the end of January as more foreign tourists of Chinese origin travel to the island to celebrate their traditional New Year of Imlek.

On normal days Bali receives 5,000 foreign tourists per day.

“A large number of the visitors arriving at the end of January will come from China and Hong Kong,” head of the Bali chapter of the Indonesia Tours and Travel Agencies (ASITA) Aloysius Purwa said Wednesday. [Read more →]