The number of foreign tourists in Indonesia rose 14.04 percent to 1 million in the first quarter of 2007 from 878,363 in the corresponding period last year, an Indonesian official said Monday.

Bali island remains the biggest tourist destination in the country, visited by nearly 42 percent of all foreign tourists in Indonesia, Minister for Culture and Tourism Jero Wacik said at a hearing with a House of Representatives commission in Jakarta.

"By average, every tourist spent 913.09 U.S. dollars per visit in 2006 against 904 dollars a year earlier," he said.

Their average stay rose slightly to 9.09 days from 9.05 days.

"Repeaters account for 67.46 percent of total international arrivals while new visitors made up of 32.54 percent," he said.

Source: Xinhua