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Breakdown of tourists in Bali by nationality
A major tourist destination in Southeast Asia, Bali has always been a big draw for tourists worldwide. At the crossroads of modern and ancient, Bali is a land full of tradition and culture, while at the same time enjoying many of the best luxury hotels five star resorts in the world. In addition to the tropical climate tempered some of the best white sand and black sand beaches in the world, Bali is also home to a vibrant contemporary art scene and has excellent local cuisine.
Bali has attracted visitors from around the world for centuries, what is most evident in cities like the Dutch colonial capital of Singaraja. The modern tourism industry has its roots in the 1960s and '70s, the era of tourism mass from the 1980s. Today, the airport of Ngurah Rai Bali International Airport is second largest in Indonesia and has direct flights from 26 cities and territories on four continents.
The breakdown of the tourists in Bali by their nationality offers a fascinating glimpse of the large number of visitors to this island paradise each year. 2009 was more than 2.3 million tourists, an estimated growth in 2010. As expected, the largest chunk of tourists come from neighboring Australia, where Bali has always been a very popular holiday resort and surfing Mecca. After Australia, Japan and China are also significant numbers of tourists to Bali, as a number of European countries including the United States Kingdom, Germany, Russia and France. Tourists come from other smaller nations in Asia such as Singapore, North Korea, Taiwan and Malaysia. The United States also sent a large contingent, almost comparable to the number of tourists from Germany and the UK. Bali also is growing in popularity as a holiday destination with the emerging middle classes in India and the Middle East.
The tourism industry in Bali is evolving to accommodate the growing number of visitors. As long as people stay more visitors today in southern Bali, more and more people are looking for a less congested and more peaceful areas in the north of Bali and Lovina Beach. Besides being more isolated than the south of Bali, in places like North Bali Lovina is also significantly cheaper and less commercialized.
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