Indonesia remains a favourite destination for Malaysians as August arrivals jump nearly 29pc

Malaysians were the largest group of foreign tourists to Indonesia in August, with a 28.95% increase in arrivals year-on-year.

Malaysian visitors made up 18.52% of the 1.60 million foreign tourist arrivals to Indonesia that month.

Malaysia was the top overseas destination for Indonesian travellers in August, with 32.64% of outbound trips.

JAKARTA, Oct 1 — Malaysians remained Indonesia’s largest source of foreign tourists in August, with arrivals jumping 28.95 per cent year-on-year to 296,227.

According to Statistics Indonesia (BPS), Malaysian visitors accounted for 18.52 per cent of the 1.60 million foreign tourist arrivals recorded during the month.

“Foreign tourists visiting Indonesia in August 2026 were dominated by Malaysian passport holders at 18.52 per cent, followed by Australia at 10.75 per cent and China at 10.16 per cent,” it said in its latest tourism statistics released on Thursday.

BPS said overall foreign tourist arrivals in August rose 6.27 per cent from a year earlier, while arrivals from January to August reached 10.58 million, up 5.38 per cent from the corresponding period in 2025.

Meanwhile, it said Malaysia was also the leading overseas destination for Indonesian travellers in August, accounting for 32.64 per cent of outbound trips, followed by Saudi Arabia at 18.58 per cent and Singapore at 14.00 per cent. — Bernama

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8 月份，马来西亚游客是赴印尼旅游的最大外国游客群体，入境人数同比增长 28.95%。

当月到访印度尼西亚的160万外国游客中，马来西亚游客占18.52%。

8 月份，马来西亚是印尼游客出境旅游的首选目的地，占出境旅游总数的 32.64%。

雅加达，10 月 1 日——8 月份，马来西亚游客仍然是印度尼西亚最大的外国游客来源国，入境游客人数同比增长 28.95%，达到 296,227 人次。

根据印度尼西亚统计局（BPS）的数据，马来西亚游客占当月入境外国游客总数160万人的18.52%。

印尼旅游局周四发布的最新旅游统计数据显示，“2026年8月到访印尼的外国游客中，马来西亚护照持有者占比最高，为18.52%，其次是澳大利亚（10.75%）和中国（10.16%）。”

韩国统计厅表示，8 月份外国游客入境人数较上年同期增长 6.27%，而 1 月至 8 月的入境人数达到 1058 万人次，比 2025 年同期增长 5.38%。

与此同时，报告指出，马来西亚也是印尼游客8月份最主要的海外旅游目的地，占出境游总数的32.64%，其次是沙特阿拉伯（18.58%）和新加坡（14.00%）。——马新社

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