Statistics Indonesia said on Tuesday that the country recorded nearly 540,000 foreign tourists in September, a huge increase compared to the number of 5,000 registered in the same month last year.

At a press conference, the agency's Deputy for Distribution Statistics and Services Setianto also said that the number is an increase of 5.50 percent in comparison to August.

According to him, the number of foreign arrivals in Indonesia between January and September reached 2.27 million.

Indonesia is targeting 3.6 million foreign visitors this year.

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