Mandalika tourism area sees 685,844 visitors in first half of 2026
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The Mandalika tourism area recorded 685,844 visitors during the first six months of 2026, according to InJourney Tourism Development Corporation ITDC. This period also saw an increase in the average hotel occupancy in the Mandalika Area, rising from 44.94 percent in the first semester of 2025 to 50.95 percent in the first semester of 2026.
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