Foreign tourists' target to Bali to be lowered in 2009

Renon, sure will be affected global financial crisis, the Bali Tourism Office eventually correct the target of foreign tourists visit (Wisman) 2009, from 2.1 million to be lowered 1.8 million people.

"After our evaluation, and snow did not impact the possibility of a global crisis, we finally revealed the target Wisman visits from 2.1 million so 1.8 million people," said the head of the Office of Bali Tourism ,Gede Nurjaya, in Renon Tuesday (30/12).

According to Nurjaya, the target is forced to decrease because the purchasing power of citizens from a number of countries in Europe and the Asia Pacific region declined, and it is affecting plans to visit foreign countries, including Indonesia.

The number of questions asked cancellation of a visit to Bali, Nurjaya pleaded not hold that data. "If indeed there is a cancellation, but there are no definite figures. In addition to the cancellation, there is also a booking," said the former head of Bureau of Public Relations and Protocol Setda Bali Province.

This year, said Nurjaya, Foreign tourist visits to Bali have exceeded the target, namely 1.9 million more people. When combined with domestic tourists reached nearly 5 million people.

"Throughout 2008, is almost no low season," said the man known better as journalist.

Foreign tourists' target to Bali to be lowered in 2009