REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, DENPASAR -- The hotel occupancy rate in Bali is predicted to rise at an average 70 percent during the current long post-fasting holiday.

"We are predicting it will increase up to 70 percent," deputy chairman of the Bali chapter of the Indonesia Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI), I Gusti Ngurah Rai Surya Wijaya, said here on Saturday.

The long holiday will contribute positively to the tourism industry in the island especially in tourist destination regions such as Denpasar, Kuta, Nusa Dua and Gianyar, he said.

"The long holiday builds up a good momentum especially for hotels in the tourist destination regions," he said.