Indonesia Oct foreign visitor arrivals down 88% on year

[JAKARTA] A total of 158,200 foreign visitors arrived in Indonesia in October, 88.25 per cent lower than the number of arrivals in the same month last year, data from the country's statistics bureau showed on Tuesday.

On a monthly basis, foreign visitor arrivals increased by 4.57 per cent.

The coronavirus pandemic has hurt global travels as countries close borders to control the spread of the virus.

REUTERS