The death of terror mastermind from Malaysia Noordin M Top in a police raid at Kepuhsari village, Solo, on Thursday will boost foreign trust in Indonesia, Bali in particular, as a tourist destination, a tourism industry observer said.
Malaysian-born Noordin M Top was known as a fugitive wanted by the police for his role in many terror attacks over the past nine years, so his death will be a relief to international tourists wishing to come to Bali, tourism industry observer Dewa Rai Budiasa said here Saturday.
In any country tourists intend to visit for a vacation , security and comfort are among the main things they will consider, he said.
The news about the death of the most wanted terror suspect in Southeast Asia was also received with some excitement by the families of the 2002 Bali bombing victims, especially the Indonesians and Australians who died in the attacks, according to Dewa Rai.
But he also said Noordin`s death did not mean the threat of terrorism had completely disappeared because there were still disaffected people across the country who could follow in Noordin`s footsteps.
Meanwhile, Dewa Rai said, the tourism industry in Indonesia, Bali in particular, was now beginning to pick up.
The number of foreign tourist arrivals in Bali in the January-July period in 2009 rose by 11.8 percent to 1,242,297 from 1,110,462 in a corresponding period in 2008. "This is very encouraging," he said.
A drastic increase happened in the number of Australian visitors to Bali putting Australia on top of the list of countries where foreign tourists came from in the January-July period of 2009, replacing Japan.
The number of Australians who visited Bali during the January-July period in 2009 227,402 , or up 38 percent from 164,641 in the same period in 2008.
The second largest contributor of tourists to Bali was Japan with 186,026 visitors or down 10.7 percent from 208,506 in 2008.
China came in third place on the list with 116,806 visitors in the January-July period in 2009 or up 54 percent from 75,511 in 2008.
Malaysian-born Noordin M Top was known as a fugitive wanted by the police for his role in many terror attacks over the past nine years, so his death will be a relief to international tourists wishing to come to Bali, tourism industry observer Dewa Rai Budiasa said here Saturday.
In any country tourists intend to visit for a vacation , security and comfort are among the main things they will consider, he said.
The news about the death of the most wanted terror suspect in Southeast Asia was also received with some excitement by the families of the 2002 Bali bombing victims, especially the Indonesians and Australians who died in the attacks, according to Dewa Rai.
But he also said Noordin`s death did not mean the threat of terrorism had completely disappeared because there were still disaffected people across the country who could follow in Noordin`s footsteps.
Meanwhile, Dewa Rai said, the tourism industry in Indonesia, Bali in particular, was now beginning to pick up.
The number of foreign tourist arrivals in Bali in the January-July period in 2009 rose by 11.8 percent to 1,242,297 from 1,110,462 in a corresponding period in 2008. "This is very encouraging," he said.
A drastic increase happened in the number of Australian visitors to Bali putting Australia on top of the list of countries where foreign tourists came from in the January-July period of 2009, replacing Japan.
The number of Australians who visited Bali during the January-July period in 2009 227,402 , or up 38 percent from 164,641 in the same period in 2008.
The second largest contributor of tourists to Bali was Japan with 186,026 visitors or down 10.7 percent from 208,506 in 2008.
China came in third place on the list with 116,806 visitors in the January-July period in 2009 or up 54 percent from 75,511 in 2008.
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