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Sri Lanka’s tourist arrivals recorded a growth of 20.3 % in May 2014 compared to the same period in 2013. During the month of May, 2014 recorded 90,046 tourists arrivals in the country compared to the 74,838 arrived in May 2013 which is highest in foreign tourist history for month of May, statistics from the Monthly Bulletin of the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority showed.
The cumulative total of foreign tourist arrival for first five months of 2014 is 624,178 giving record of a 26.5 percent increase from the 493,294 came during the corresponding period in 2013.
Most of the tourists arrived from Western Europe with 200,605 tourist arrivals in the first five months of this year recording an 18 % increase over corresponding 2013 figures. France recording 31.2% , Germany 22.6% followed by UK topped the list of Western Europe. Arrivals from South Asia, the other region from where most of the tourists come, increased by 19.4 percent in the year with 145,373 tourists visiting the island while, arrivals from India increased 22.3 percent to 64,327 in May.
In the first five months of the year 108,867, East Asians arrived in the island, an increase of 51.9 percent. Number of Chinese tourists arriving in the island jumped by an impressive 139.6 percent and recorded 43,885.
Arrivals from Eastern Europe increased 46.6 percent with the arrival of 82,271 tourists. Most of the arrivals from Eastern Europe were from Russia with 36,655 arrivals increasing by 77.4 percent.
Arrivals from North America rose by 12.3 percent with 28,699 visitors for the first five months in the year while Tourist arrivals from Middle East rose in May by 34.8 percent to 5,016 and for the year 28,708 tourists arrived from the region. Notably Foreign tourist arrival from China reached second highest pushing second traditional market of UK in to third place.
- See more at: http://www.nation.lk/edition/biz-news/item/30244-tourist-arrivals-in-may-pick-up-by-20-percent.html#sthash.W5CTuIzp.dpuf
The cumulative total of foreign tourist arrival for first five months of 2014 is 624,178 giving record of a 26.5 percent increase from the 493,294 came during the corresponding period in 2013.
Most of the tourists arrived from Western Europe with 200,605 tourist arrivals in the first five months of this year recording an 18 % increase over corresponding 2013 figures. France recording 31.2% , Germany 22.6% followed by UK topped the list of Western Europe. Arrivals from South Asia, the other region from where most of the tourists come, increased by 19.4 percent in the year with 145,373 tourists visiting the island while, arrivals from India increased 22.3 percent to 64,327 in May.
In the first five months of the year 108,867, East Asians arrived in the island, an increase of 51.9 percent. Number of Chinese tourists arriving in the island jumped by an impressive 139.6 percent and recorded 43,885.
Arrivals from Eastern Europe increased 46.6 percent with the arrival of 82,271 tourists. Most of the arrivals from Eastern Europe were from Russia with 36,655 arrivals increasing by 77.4 percent.
Arrivals from North America rose by 12.3 percent with 28,699 visitors for the first five months in the year while Tourist arrivals from Middle East rose in May by 34.8 percent to 5,016 and for the year 28,708 tourists arrived from the region. Notably Foreign tourist arrival from China reached second highest pushing second traditional market of UK in to third place.
- See more at: http://www.nation.lk/edition/biz-news/item/30244-tourist-arrivals-in-may-pick-up-by-20-percent.html#sthash.W5CTuIzp.dpuf
