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Sri Lanka: Key Facts
Introduction
Data Sources
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- History
- Geography
Attractions
Tourism and the Economy
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- Figure 1: Sri Lanka’s economy, 2010-11
- International inbound tourism expenditure
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- Figure 2: Tourism expenditure, 2007-11
- Employment in the tourism sector
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- Figure 3: Direct employment in the tourism industry, 2009-11
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Arrivals
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- International
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- Figure 4: Inbound tourist arrivals, 2007-11
- Figure 5: Inbound tourist arrivals, 2011-12
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- Figure 6: Top 10 inbound tourist arrivals, by country of residence, 2011
- Domestic
Market Characteristics
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- International
- Purpose of visit
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- Figure 7: Inbound tourist trips, by purpose of visit, 2011
- Figure 8: Top 5 tourist-generating countries, by purpose of visit, 2011
- Seasonality
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- Figure 9: Seasonality of tourist arrivals, 2011
- Length of stay
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- Figure 10: Average length of stay of tourists, by region of origin, 2010-11
- Domestic
Transport
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- Air
- Road
- Rail
- Sea
Accommodation
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- Figure 11: Hotel capacity and tourist nights in all accommodation, 2011
- Figure 12: Total accommodation availability in graded establishments by region, 2007-11
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- Figure 13: Tourist nights and occupancy rates, 2011
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Tourism News
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- Launch of Tourism Development Strategy
- Regional tourism infrastructure projects
- Hotel operators see potential
- Sri Lanka ‘top travel tip’ of the moment
- China identified as new market for Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka targets international golfers
What Next?
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- Rising to the challenge
- Protecting the tourism product
- War tourism an opportunity
- Tourism Development Strategy forecasts
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