Denpasar, Bali (ANTARA) - International tourists visiting the resort island of Bali in May 2025 were found to stay longer at non-star hotels than star-rated ones, according to Statistics Indonesia (BPS).“This is an interesting finding because in the past, foreigners traveling to Bali stayed longer at star-rated hotels than the non-star ones,” head of the BPS-Bali Office, Agus Gede Hendrayana Hermawan, said here on Tuesday.
In May, the average length of stay of foreign tourists in Bali was recorded at 2.8 nights at non-star hotels and 2.75 nights at star hotels.
Meanwhile, for local holidaymakers, the average length of stay was recorded at 1.92 nights at non-star hotels and 2.38 nights at star hotels, he added.
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Regarding hotel occupancy rate, Hermawan said that it depends on foreign and domestic tourist arrivals. In May, the occupancy rate was recorded at 60.41 percent for 1-star hotels and 56.78 percent for 3-star ones.
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Thanks to an increase in foreign tourist arrivals that month, the non-star hotel occupancy rate was recorded at 42.97 percent and continued to maintain a positive trend, he added.
According to the BPS, foreign tourist arrivals in May stood at 602,213, up compared to 591,221 the previous month, he said.