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Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 4.45 GMT

Tourist arrivals increasing

 
Tourist arrivals have recorded a further seven per cent increase last month, according the latest statistics from the Tourism sector.

It has increased from month to month from May this year after LTTE terrorism were completely wiped out.

The figure had an increase of over 2500 arrivals compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.

The growth level in September this year stood at 28.6 per cent and the figure was 37,837, a sharp rise of over nine thousand over the same month in 2008.

The total number of arrivals up to October this year was 346,717 and more is expected to arrive in Sri Lanka during the upcoming festive season.

As Sri Lanka enjoys peace and rapid development, tourism has caught up in an unprecedented manner.

 
 
   
   
   
   
   

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