TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Riau Islands Tourism Agency recorded an astounding 718.99 percent growth in international tourist visits to the City of Batam in April. The region logged 8,149 tourist visits compared to the previous month that only recorded 995 visits.
“The Riau Islands is starting to rise again following the pandemic. It is already close to the numbers [of visits] recorded in 2018-2019,” said the local tourism agency head Boeralimar on Wednesday, June 8.
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