INDONESIA TOURISM REVENUE Editorial Photo

The Solo Batik Carnival held annually in Solo, Java, Indonesia. The Indonesian government needed to spend around US$11.5 million on the plan to waive visa requirements for citizens of Australia, Chinese, Japan, Russia and South Korea. The government said, however, that with projected additional tourist arrivals and spending potential, the government would receive minimum revenue of $540 million per year, on the assumption that every tourist spent around $1,200 per visit to Indonesia.