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Indonesia Forecasts 120 Million Year-End Holiday Travellers
Indonesia expects 120 million people to travel during the Christmas and New Year holidays in 2026-27.
Deputy Transportation Minister Suntana announced the forecast at an event in Jakarta on November 8.
The estimate is higher than the 94 million travellers in 2024-25 and 110 million the following year.
The government says transport support and economic stimulus have helped drive the increase.
It has allocated Rp883 billion for discounts across four transport modes: air, rail, sea and ferry services.
The offers include tax coverage for some domestic economy airfares, train-ticket discounts and reduced sea fares, as well as waived port service fees on some ferry crossings.
The discounts apply during specified travel periods from December 17, 2026, to January 10, 2027, depending on the transport mode.
Indonesia expects 120 million people to travel during the 2026–2027 Christmas and New Year holiday period.
Deputy Transportation Minister Suntana announced the forecast at the Nataru Mobility Expo 2026 in Jakarta on November 8.
The forecast compares with 110 million travellers the previous year and 94 million in 2024–2025.
Suntana said government policies and transportation-sector support contributed to the rising numbers.
The government earmarked Rp883 billion for transportation incentives during the holiday period.
- Who
- Indonesia’s government expects 120 million people to travel. Deputy Transportation Minister Suntana announced the forecast.
- What
- The forecast is for travel during the 2026–2027 Christmas and New Year holidays.
- When
- The holiday travel period is in 2026–2027. Suntana announced the forecast on November 8, 2026.
- Where
- The announcement was made at the Nataru Mobility Expo 2026 at Sarinah in Jakarta, Indonesia.
- Why
- Suntana said government policies and transportation-sector support, including a stimulus package, influenced the expected increase.
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Indonesia had 94 million travellers.
The number of travellers rose to 110 million.
Suntana announced a forecast of 120 million travellers for the 2026–2027 holiday season at an event in Jakarta.
The sea transport discount is scheduled to apply.
The domestic airfares tax support and ferry port-fee waivers are scheduled to apply.
The train ticket discount is scheduled to apply.
- Forecast travellers
- 120 million
- Previous year’s travellers
- 110 million
- Travellers in 2024–2025
- 94 million
- Transportation stimulus allocation
- Rp883 billion
- Train discount
- 30 percent on eligible commercial economy-class tickets in Java and North Sumatra
- Airfare tax support
- 100 percent value-added tax covered for eligible domestic economy-class airfares
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