ECONOMYNEXT – The number of Chinese tourists coming to Sri Lanka in February 2016 outnumbered those from India, the island’s main tourism market, according to tourism authority statistics.
Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka went up 19.4 percent to 197,697 in February 2016 from a year ago, continuing a rising trend in tourists since the island’s ethnic war ended in 2009.
The number of Chinese tourists, including those from Hong Kong and Macau, rose 17.4 percent to 32,186 in February while visitors from India rose 32.8 percent to 26,559.
In January 2016, the number of arrivals from India had grown 26 percent to 28,895 from a year ago while that from China, including Hong Kong and Macau, shot up 122 percent to 26,083.
Last year, India was the biggest tourism source market but China was catching up having the fastest growth rate, tourism office statistics showed.
In February 2016, growth from the traditional tourism markets of the United Kingdwom and Germany remained strong.
The number of visitors from the U.K. rose 26.2 percent to 19,194 while that from Germany rose 10.5 percent to 14,426.
Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka went up 19.4 percent to 197,697 in February 2016 from a year ago, continuing a rising trend in tourists since the island’s ethnic war ended in 2009.
The number of Chinese tourists, including those from Hong Kong and Macau, rose 17.4 percent to 32,186 in February while visitors from India rose 32.8 percent to 26,559.
In January 2016, the number of arrivals from India had grown 26 percent to 28,895 from a year ago while that from China, including Hong Kong and Macau, shot up 122 percent to 26,083.
Last year, India was the biggest tourism source market but China was catching up having the fastest growth rate, tourism office statistics showed.
In February 2016, growth from the traditional tourism markets of the United Kingdwom and Germany remained strong.
The number of visitors from the U.K. rose 26.2 percent to 19,194 while that from Germany rose 10.5 percent to 14,426.
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