REPUBLIKA.CO.ID,  JAKARTA -- Minister of Tourism Arief Yahya is optimistic that Indonesia can reach the target of tourist arrivals by year's end. The target set in 2014 is 9.5 million tourists.

"We are optimistic after seeing the trend. Tourism sector is growing recently," Yahya said on Tuesday, December 2.

He expected tourist arrivals will increase significantly in the last two months, especially during Christmas and New Year. "We offer special promo in cross border of Singapore and Malaysia," he said.

Statistics Agency states tourist arrivals in October 2014 hit 808,767 tourists, growing 12.34 percent year on year. China is the largest contributor, representing 45.85 percent share of the overall visitors, followed by Australia with 23.97 percent, India with 22.42 percent, Japan with 19.14 percent and Germany with 16.88 percent.

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