Monday 14 December 2015

SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka's November Tourist Arrivals Rise

Tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka rose 20.4 percent year-on-year in November, with the number of foreign visitors increasing for the 79th straight month.

Monthly arrivals of tourists exceeded 100,000 for the 18th consecutive month in November, while the number of foreign visitors rose by 18.1 percent in the first 11 months of the year.

Total arrivals hit a record high in 2014, while revenue from the South Asian island nation's leisure sector also peaked.

Both arrivals and annual revenue are expected to hit new highs this year.

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