REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- China, India, and France have become potential markets for Indonesian tourism, Tourism Minister Arief Yahya said.

"The number of foreign tourists from China, India, and France has increased," Yahya stated here on Tuesday.

The minister noted that tourists from the three countries are still targeting Indonesia's three main destinations, namely Bali (40 percent), Jakarta (30 percent), Riau Islands (20 percent), and the remaining 10 percent in other regions.

Arief explained that the Chinese tourists were fond of marine tourism and marine cuisine.