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Kuta Central Parking chief, I Made Tarip Widarta, said that this June 2008, there were 58.877 domestic tourists, and 1.231 buses arriving at the terminal. “This is a definite increase than last year,” he said, Tuesday (1/7) afternoon.

In June 2007, there were 50.445 tourists and 1.064 buses, which means there was an increase of 8.432 more people and 167 buses.

Kuta will be crowded until mid July, because the holidays will last until the end of July.

Purwa, chairman of the Bali branch of the Indonesian Tours and Travel Association (Asita), said that the number of domestic tourists increased by 15 percent compared to last year’s. On average, there are 1.000 to 1.500 domestic tourists who come to Bali every day.

He went on to say that when the fuel prices rose, there was some concern that the number of tourists would decrease. However, he said this did not happen. The public’s enthusiasm towards Bali is still high. “Kuta Bach is still their favorite holiday spot.”

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