DENPASAR ~

Bali develop tourism sector which based on culture and imbued by the teachings of Hinduism, is able to provide the convenience to foreign tourists who enjoy their vacation in Bali, so that the number of tourist arrivals continue to grow.

“Moreover, a positive assessment of the Business Traveler Magazine reader, Hong Kong publisher, four years ago, and the effect can be seen and felt at once,” said Tourism observers and practitioners Dewa Nyoman Putrawan in Denpasar on Saturday.

Bali has previously been awarded as the “Best Leisure Destination in Asia Pacific” in 2010 and the award was given for Bussinness Traveller Magazine readers’ vote which extremely give positive impact.

That award is expected to add many numbers of foreign tourist arrivals to Bali, especially from areas which are close to the island.

He said that under the Bali Tourism Office notes, tourist arrivals to the Asia Pacific region increased almost every month, especially in the last three months so that the role reached 60.08 percent of all foreign tourist arrivals.

Foreign tourists who fly directly from their country of 2.4 million people during January-August 2014, and 1,457.453 of them coming from countries in the Asia Pacific region such as Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, America and so on.

“Consequently, the award has certainly given a major impact on tourists’ interest in the world to travel to Bali,” said Putrawan.

Prospective tourists would want to know the real current conditions in Bali, Nyoman Putrawan said, citing the slogan “tourism to Bali” not “Bali for tourism”.

Dewa Nyoman Putrawan added, according to the results of the past research that nearly 95 percent of foreign tourists who come and stay in Bali for a vacation while enjoying the natural beauty and cultural arts of the community in this area.