"Our target is to receive some three million domestic tourists in Aceh this year," Jamaluddin, head of the Aceh tourism office, said here, Tuesday.
As for foreign tourists, Aceh, Indonesia`s western most province, hopes to receive 150 thousand arrivals.
The number of both domestic and foreign tourist arrivals in Aceh has increased since 2014 and has brought positive impacts on the economy of the Aceh people, he said,
In 2014, the number of tourist arrivals in Aceh reached 1.47 million, comprising 1.42 domestic tourists and 50,722 foreigners.
In 2015, the number increased to 1.77 million consisting of 1.717 million domestic tourists and 54,588 foreigners.
During 2016, a total of 2.23 million people visited Aceh, comprising 2.15 million domestic tourists and and 76,452 foreign travelers.
The number of tourists visiting the province further increased to 2.36 million in 2017, consisting of 2.28 million Indonesians and 78,980 foreign tourists.
Last year, as many as 2.498 million tourists, comprising 2.391 million Indonesians and 106,281 foreigners visited Aceh.
"We have intensified efforts to attract more tourists by stepping up promotion activities and organizing other tourism events featuring the nature scenery and various culture and arts of Aceh," Jamaluddin said.
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