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Wednesday, April 07, 2010 - 05.48 GMT |
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Tourists from
Middle East continue to flow |
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“Sri Lanka is ideally positioned as a destination to attract more regional travellers despite the credit crunch as stability has finally dawned on Sri Lanka with the war coming to an end and the destination offers very good value for money", Al Ghais Al Mansoori, Middle East Director of the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Board.
The number of tourists from the Middle East to Sri Lanka doubled in January 2010, compared to the same month the previous year.
Official figures from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority show the strongest growth was registered in Qatar, which was up 171 percent, followed by the UAE (164 percent), Saudi Arabia (127 percent), and Kuwait (135 percent).
Early indications pointed to “double-digit growth” for the number of visitors from the region holidaying in Sri Lanka this year, Mr. Mansoori said.
The figures were revealed during the Sri Lankan Food Festival, held at the Renaissance Dubai Hotel from April 7-21, Arabian Business reported.
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