Direct foreign arrivals for the month of November 2004 ended the month at 110,596 - achieving numbers the likes of which had not been seen in Bali since 2000 (110,145) and 1998 (111,200).The November 2004 arrival figures were 31.79% better than the same month a year before and 250% better than the November 2002 figures – a month that saw Bali reeling from the effects of the October 2002 terrorist bombing.
Will 2004 Be A Record Breaker?
Total foreign direct arrivals January – November 2004 stood at 1,332,784 – a total near record levels for the Island. The current "best ever" year for Bali tourism as measured by foreign direct arrivals was 2000 (1.35 million visitors), a record total Bali seems poised to break once the December 2004 arrival figures are announced in next week's edition of Bali Update.