JAKARTA, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The government of Indonesia has welcomed the termination of travel advice to Bali by China, saying it would generate the number of foreign tourist arrivals in the beautiful resort island, a government official said on Thursday.

Senior official at the Indonesian tourism ministry Vinsensius Jamadu said that Chinese tourists have contributed the highest to foreign tourist arrivals in Bali and other tourist destinations so far.

Besides, this could also boost airliners' activities as the number of passengers from China will rise, the official said.

According to the national statistics bureau, the number of Chinese visitors to Bali from January to July this year reached 896,000 people, the highest among foreign tourists.

The second position was placed by Australia with 632,000 on the period, the bureau said.

The lift of the travel advice will give restaurants, shops, hotels, taxi services, and tourist destinations a boost to get higher revenue, Jamadu said.