The tourism industry in Sri Lanka
is looking sunny. According to a recent study by HVS, a prominent
hospitality research organization, approximately 1.1 million visitors
have been into the country till September 2014. International arrivals
to Sri Lanka were an impressive 22% up from the same period in 2013. The
increased number of tourist was from regions like Eastern Europe, the Middle East and countries like China.
The single largest growing feeder market during this period was
Indonesia. Tourists from this country increased almost 500% from 2,900
to 17,300 arrivals. With a target of 2 million international arrivals in
2015 and 2.5 million in 2016, Sri Lanka is slated to become one of the
region’s premier tourist and leisure destinations. In response to the
increasing demand of quality accommodation on the island nation, many
international hotel brands are expected to enter the market in next few
years.Read More
By: Nandika Udupihilla
Published in: IDS Next Sri Lanka Microsite
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