Here in Bali there have been two police officers killed in the line of duty by a foreigner this year. This never happened...ever, in all the prior 18 years that Bali has been my home.
Is this just coincidental, or can it be tied into opening up free tourist visas to the 155+ countries that never had this ease of access to Indonesia in the past?
In short, the question (in my mind) is, should tourism success be determined by numbers of arrivals, or the quality and economic benefits of quality tourism?