In Reply to: tourists from countries posted by chickchili on Thursday, 2. February 2006 at 14:51 Bali Time:
I have also looked at these figures, they seem to only state the arrivals at the airport by passport, not the length of stay, so a bit misleading. i know of many people resident in Oz that do not have an australian passport, so their numbers would be listed under a different country. I believe the Japanese stay for about 5 days, but tend to stay in upmarket/expensive boutique type properties in Nusa Dua, Jimbaran and Ubud. They also shop in different places, especially in the duty free Shops, in the Kuta Legian area you only tend to find the younger Japanese surfer type. They have high spending power, not just in Bali, but every tourist destination.