CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION the Number of Tourists Visting Indonesia
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Each year, the number of tourists visiting Indonesia has kept on growing. It is shown at the official website of the Ministry of Tourism, Republic of Indonesia statistic’s data regarding the number of tourists visiting Indonesia from other countries. Year 2017 compared with year 2018, the number of tourists had increased from 14,039,799 (2017) to 15,610,305 (2018) which is 5.3%. Year 2018 compared to year 2019, the number of tourists had increased from 15,610,305 to 16,106,954 which is 1.57%. Zooming in to each month in 2019 compared with 2018, the statistic has shown an upward curves pattern although there were several downward curves. The Number of Tourists Visting Indonesia 2,000,000 1,500,000 1,000,000 500,000 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2019 2018 2017 Figure 1. 1 The number of tourists visiting Indonesia Source: Ministry of Tourism Republic of Indonesia (2020) 1 2 Moving into Medan, North Sumatra, the statistic also shown fluctuating numbers in 2019. Compared to 2018, last year (2019), Medan number of tourists who came through Kualanamu International Airport, has increased by 6.51%. Table 1. 1 Growth difference 2018 and 2019 Month Kualanamu, North Sumatra The growth between December 2018 and 12.35 December 2019 (%) Jan – Dec 2019 244,530 2018 229,586 Growth (%) 6.51 Source: Ministry of Tourism Republic of Indonesia (2020) Knowing that in these few years, government has kept on developing and expanding Indonesia’s tourism.
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