A total of 180 821 tourists visit East Java during the January-November 2012.

A total of 180 821 tourists visit East Java during the January-November 2012. "The level of foreign tourist visits to East Java has increased 7.04 percent compared to the number of visits in the same period in 2011 amounted to 168,932 people," said the head of the Central Bureau of Statistics of East Java, Irish Indrocahyo, in Surabaya, on Friday (04/01/2013).

According to the Irish, the number of foreign tourists coming to Java through the entrance Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, Sidoarjo in November reached 19,995 people. "The number of visits has increased 14.95 percent in October 2012 compared to the performance of the 17 394 people," he said.

From the number of foreign tourists to East Java in November 2012 as 7253 was dominated Malaysian tourists. The number of visits they improved performance of 96.61 percent compared to October 2012. "Then, the next position followed by tourists from Singapore as much as 1686 people. Magnitude was increased 9.77 percent compared to the number of tourists visit Singapore in October 2012," he said.

Irish continue, the next rank is occupied by 1132 Chinese tourists. The level of tourists visit the Bamboo Curtain country of origin to the province during November 2012 increased 5.01 percent rather than the achievement of October. "On the other hand, foreign tourist arrivals to East Java a major effect on room occupancy rate (TPK) star hotel in East Java in the same period," he said.

In November 2012 TPK-star hotel in East Java is only 49.91 percent, down 1.16 points from the previous month in the position of 51.07 percent. Appropriate classification star, four-star hotel TPK highest of any other star that is 72.54 per cent.

"Star TPK reached 52.05 per cent, 45.56 per cent of five-star hotels, three star hotels 45.20 percent, and 32.36 percent of the star," he said.

For the average length of stay (RLMT) in a number of foreign star hotel in East Java reached 2.95 days in November 2012. Performance of the foreign RLMT rose 0.04 points compared to the performance of foreign RLMT in October last year amounted to 2.91 days.

"When compared with the national foreign RLMT 1.70 days then achieving even better Java. Moreover, foreign RLMT in Indonesia fell 0.12 points during November 2012 than in the previous month 1.82 days," added the Irish.