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ANNUAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF SRI LANKA TOURISM 2001

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The report is divided into three sections. Section I contains a summary of performance of the tourist industry in 2001and Section II presents statistical tables and charts. Section III comprises the definitions ofterms and sources of information.

The statistical analvscs presented in this year 5' report cover thefollowing subject areas:

A, S. C D E F G H

Trends and Structural Characteristics ofTourist Traffic Scheduled Airline Operations & Passenger Movements Accommodation lndustrv - Capacity and its Utilization income and Employment

Tourist Prices

Foreign Travel by Sri Lankans Growth ofTravel and Tourism Revenuefrom Tourism

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COl\TENTS

SECTION I:

SUMMARY OF PERFORMANCE 2001

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SECTION II:

STATISTICAL TABLES AND CHARTS

PART A: TRENDS IN STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OFTOURISTTRAFFIC

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Table (a)
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Chart 2
lable (b)
Table 2
Chart 2a
Chart 2b
Chart 3
Table (e)
Table 3
Chart 4
Table (d)
Table 4
r;hart 5
Table (e)
Table 5
Table Sa
Chart 6
Table (t)
Table 6
Chart 7
Table (g)
Table 7
Chart 8a
Chart 8b
Table (h)
Table 8
Chart 9
Table (i) Tourist Arrivals by Year 1966-2001

Market Growth Trends by Nationality - Growth Indices Tourist Arrivals by Country of Nationality 1995-2001 Arrivals by Top Ten Markets - 2000 & 20() 1

Market Growth Trends by Residence - Growth Indices Tourist Arrivals by Country of Residence 1995-200 I Shares of Tourist Arrivals by Region 1995-200 I

Tourist Arrivals by Region 2000 & 2001

Seasonality of Traffic - 200 I

Seasonal Variation in Tratlic Flow 1967-200 I

Tourist Arrivals by Country of Residence and Month - 2001 Mode of Transport and Port of Arrival 2000 & 200 I

Relative Importance ofDifferent Ports 1992-2001

Tourist Arrivals by Country of Residence & Mode of Transport -200 I Arrivals by Type of Carrier 2000 & 2001

Relative Importance ofDiffercnt Carriers 1992-200 I Tourist Arrivals by Country of Residence & Carrier - 2001 Tourist Arrivals by Charter Carriers 1993 - 200 I

Regions of Embarkation & Disembarkation - 2001

Regions of Embarkation & Disembarkation J 992-200 1

Tourist Arrivals by Country of Nationality, Region of Embarkation & Disembarkation - 200 I Purpose of Visit 2000 & 200 I

Percentage Distribution of Tourists by Purpose ofVisit 1992-200 I Tourist Arrivals by Country of Residence & Purpose of Visit - 2001 Period of Stay 2000 & 200 I

Average Duration of Stay 2000 & 2001

Period of Stay-Percentage Distribution 1969-200 I

Average Duration of Stay and Tourist Nights by Country of Nationality - 2001 Tourist Arrivals by Age & Sex 2000 & 2001

Percentage Distribution by Age & Sex 1992-200 I

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Table 9 Chart 10 Table (j) Table 10

Tourist Arrivals by Country of Residence, Sex & Age - 200 I Occupational Categories 2000 & 2001

Percentage Distribution by Occupational Categories 1992-2001 Tourist Arrivals by Country of Residence & Occupation 200 I

PART H: SClIEDLJLEJ)AIRLlNE OJ>ERATIONSAND PASSFNCFH MOVMU:NT"i

Chart 11 Shares ofTotal Seating Capacity by Carrier - 200 I 38
Table 11 Scheduled Airline Operations & Seating Capacity - 200 I 38
Chart 12 Growth of Passenger Arrivals & Departures 1992 -2001 39
Table 12 Passenger Arrivals & Departures by Port and Category of Travellers - 200 I 39 PART C: ACCOM:VIOOATI0N INDUSTRY-CAPACITY ANI> ITS \JTILIZATION

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Table (k)
Chart 14
Table J3
Chart 14a
Table (I)
Table 14
Table 14a
Table 15
Table 16 Shares of Accommodation Capacity (Rooms) by Resort Region 1992-200 I

Accommodation Capacity (Rooms) in Tourist Hotels and its Regional Distribution 1992- 200 I Tourist Nights and Occupancy Rates by Month 2001

Accommodation Capacity and Guest Nights in All Accommodation Establishments 1992-2001 Occupancy Rates by Resort Region 2000 & 200 I

Occupancy Rates by Region 1992-2001

Monthly Occupancy Rates in Tourist Hotels by Region - 200 I Capacity and Nights in All Accommodation Establishments by Class Foreign Guest Nights in Tourist Hotels by Region and Month - 2001 Local Guest Nights in Tourist Hotels by Region and Month - 2Ot)]

PART 0: INCOME& EMPLOYMENT

Chart 15 Value ofTourism 1992-2001
Table 17 Volume & Value of Tourism 1992-2001
Table 18 Foreign Exchange Earnings from Tourism
Table (rn) Exchange Rates (Annual Average) 1992-200 I
Chart 16 Direct Employment in the Tourist Industry 2000 & 2001
Table 19 Direct Employment in the Tourist Industry 1999-2001 Tourist Price Index 1990/91-200 I /02 Index ofTourist Prices 1974/75-2001/02

PART E: TOURIST PRICES

Chart 17 Table 20

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PARTF: FOREIGN TRAVEL BYSRI LANKANS

Chart 18 Table 21

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Sri Lankan Departures 1992-2001

Sri Lankan Departures - Growth Trends 1974-200 I

Tourism Growth Trends 1966-2001

Tourist Arrivals by Month 1967-2001 Passenger Arrivals and Departures 1973-2001

PARTG: GROWTH OF TRAVEL & TOURIS'1

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Table 22 Table 23 Table 24

'ART H: REVENUE FRO\1 TOlJRIS_\1

Table 25
Table 26
Table 27
Table 28
Table 29
Table 30
Table 31
Table 32
SECTION Ill: Conferences Held and Revenue Earned at 8MICH 1977-200 I

Number of Foreign Visitors Visiting the Cultural Triangle and Income from Sale of Tickets 199 1-200 I 52

Number of Foreign Visitors Visiting the Museums and Income from Sale of Tickets 1979-2001 52

Number of Foreign Visitors to the Zoological Gardens and Income from Gate Fees 1977-200 I 53

Revenue from Foreign Visitors Visiting the Botanical Gardens 1977-2001 54

Revenue from Foreign Visitors Visiting the Wild Life Parks 1982-200 I 4

Revenue from Embarkation Tax 1973-200 I 55

Revenue from Tourism 1992-200 I 55

DEFINITIONS OFTERMSAND SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LIST OF RESEARCH PUBLICATIONSOFTHE SRI LANKA TOURIST BOARD

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SECTION I: SUMMARY OF PERFORMANCE 200)

A HIGHLIGHTS

• Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka, during the year 2001, amounted to 336,794. This )vas a drop of 63,620 or 15.9%, when compared with the 400,414 arrivals registered for the year 2000.

• The tourist arrivals, which showed a 10.5% increase during the first hal] of 200 I, suffered adversely from the attack on the Air Force Base and the Katunayake International Airport. This was further affected by the other factors such as, terrorist attacks ill USA on 11'h September, 2001 and the political uncertainty

following local elections.

• The foreign exchange earnings declined by 1.6%, from Rs.19,162.2 million ill 2000 to Rs.18,863.3 million in 200 I.

• Following the drop in earnings, tourism dropped its rank from fourth to fifth place as an earner of foreign exchange in the Sri Lankan economy.

• The major tourist generating market, the Western Europe 's market s hare has dropped from 65.1 % in 2000, to 60.6% ill 2001.

• The average expenditure per day per tourist increasedfrom US$ 62.3 ill 2000 to US$ 63.1 in 2001.

• The average duration of stay of tourists dropped from 10.1 nights in 2000 to 9.9 ill 2001.

• Following the drop ill arrivals, the total tourist nights spent decreased by 17.6%, from 4,056,305 in 2000 to 3,342,233 in 20()]. The overall annual occupancy rate of tourist hotels decreased by 10.2 percentage points, from 52.3% in 2000 to 42.1% in 2001.

• Accommodation capacity in tourist hotels increased by 315 rooms to reach 13,626 ill 215 tourist hotels in 20(JI, from 207 tourist hotels operated with 13,311 rooms in 2000. The number of beds too increased from 24,953 in 2000 to 25,595 in 2001.

• The total employment in the hotel industry, both directly in the servicing sectors, and indirectly in the supplying sectors amounted to 80,904 in 2001, decreased by 11.2% from the 91,063 jobs provided hy the industry in 2000.

• Globally, the tourism sector suffered a major setback due to the terrorist attacks in USA on 1 [til September, 2001 and the weakening economies ofmajor tourism generating markets, which resulted in (I drop of an estimated 0.6% in international tourist arrivals in

2001.

B. GLOBAL TOURISM *

Globally, the tourism sector ground to a halt from its normal

buoyant growth mainly due to the terrorist attacks in USA

on 11'h September, 200 I and the weakening economies

of major tourism generating markets, International tourist

arrivals declined by an estimated 0.6%, from 697 million

arrivals in 2000, to 693 million arrivals in 2001, During

the first eight months of 200 I, January to August,

international tourist arrivals grew by 3~/o, but the last four

months of 2001 suffered a drop of 9% in arrivals as a

result of substantial decreases registered in every region,

The only other year in recent times that has shown a

negative growth in international tourist arrivals was in

1982, where 0.4% drop in arrivals was recorded due to

the global recession.

International tourist receipts too droped by 2.6 %, from

US$ 474 billion in 2000, to US 462 billion in 200 I.

Worldwide, the average receipt per arrival amounted to

USS 670.

INTERNATIONAL TOURIST ARRIVALS - 2001*

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I Africa 28.2 3.8 4.1
Americas 120.8 -5.9 17.4
East Asia & the 115.1 5.5 16.6
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Europe 400.3 -0.6 57.8
Middle East 22.5 -3.1 3.3
South Asia 5.7 -6.3 0.8
World 692.7 -0.6 tOO
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C. VOLUME AND VALUE OF TOURISM

(C -1)

Volume

Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka in 200 I, amounted to

336,794, which showed a decrease of 15.9 % over the

figure of 400,414 arrivals in 2000 (See Tables I & 2).

The tourist arrivals, which showed a 10.5% increase

during the first half of 2001 suffered severely from

the attack on the Air Force Base and the Bandaranaikc

International Airport at Katunayake in July 2001. This

was further affected by the other factors such as,

terrorist attacks in USA on the 11'11 September, 200 I

and the political uncertainty following local elections.

These disturbances resulted a substantial decrease of

arrivals by 43.8% in the second halfof2001, resulting

in an overall drop of 15.9% for the whole year. The

average annual growth rate during the period from

1966 to 200 J was 8.6% (See Tables a & b).

In terms of tourist nights, which is another yardstick

in measuring the volume of tourist traffic, the number

recorded in 200 I, amounted to 3,342,233 nights. This was a drop of J 7.6 %, when compared to 4,056,305

nights recorded in 2000 (See Tables 8 & 13). The

average duration of stay decreased from 10.1 nights

in 2000, to 9.9 nights in 2001.

(C-2) Value

Foreign exchange earnings from the tourist industry

in 200 I is estimated at Rs. I B,863.3 million, which

shows a decrease of 1.6 % in 2001 as against the

figure ofRs. 19,162.2 million recorded in 2000 (See

Table 17 & 18).

In terms of US dollars, earnings decreased by 16.5%,

from 252.8 million in 2000, to 2 J 1.1 million in 2001.

In terms of a more stable currency, Special Drawing Rights (SDR) also reflected a decrease of 13.7% from

191.9 mn. units in 2000, to 165.7 mn. units in 2001

(See Table 17).

Rate of decrease in tourism earrungs 111 terms of

foreign currencies was much higher than that in Rupee

terms reflecting the strength of the foreign currencies

against the. Sri Lankan Rupee.

In 200 I,' foreign exchange earnings from tourism dropped its rank from fourth to fifth place as an earner of foreign exchange. Those that rank above tourism in order of magnitude were, Textiles and Garments (Rs.227.4 billion), Private Foreign Remittances (Rs.l 00.4 billion), Tea (Rs.62.0 billion) and Machinery and Equipment Exports (Rs.21.9 billion).

Average spending per tourist decreased to US$ 626.8, down by 0.7 %, when compared to US$ 631.3 in 2000. The average spending per tourist per day amounted to US$ 63.1, which showed a slight increase of 1.3 %, as compared to US$ 62.3 in the previous year. This was mainly due to the decrease of average duration of stay of tourists, from 10.1 nights in 2000 to 9.9 nights in 200 1.

D. TOURIST PROFILE

(D-I) Markets

Western Europe

Western Europe retained its position as the major tourist generating market to Sri Lanka during the year, while recording a decrease of21.8 %, from 260,824 tourists in 2000 to 203,984 tourists in 200 I. The Westem Europe's market share has also decreased from 65.1 % in 2000 to 60.6 % in 2001 (Table 2).

U.K. maintained its position as the market leader for the third consecutive year, but showed a decrease of 19.9 %, from 84,693 in 2000, to 67,830 in 2001. The Other major markets namely, Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands too showed decreases of 14.4 %, 19.4 %, 28.3 % and 44.4 % respectively.

Five major markets - i.e. U.K., Germany, France, the Netherlands and Italy together accounted for 85.2 % of the total number of arrivals from Westem Europe to Sri Lanka.

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Asia was the second largest tourist generator to Sri Lanka. Its market share increased from 22.9 % in 2000, to 26.6 % in 200 I. The arrivals dropped by 2.0 %, from 91,521 in 2000, to 89,732 tourists in 200 I.

Sub-regions, South Asia recorded an increase of 4.8 %, while East Asia declined by 10.7 %.

Major markets, India recorded an increase of6.5 %, while Japan declined by 10.0 %. The noticeable increase in arrivals from India was mainly due to the several promotional programmes conducted by the Sri Lanka Tourist Board and the Industry in India during the year.

Other Markets

All other individual markets from this region recorded

decreases, except China (+68.5 %), Bangladesh (+43.3%), South Korea (+6.3 %) and Maldives (+ 13.7%).

Thus, it may be noted that, Western Europe and Asia together generated 87.2 % of the total tourist arrivals to the country in 2001. The balance 12.8 (Yo was from North America (4.7 %), Australasia (3.9 %), Eastern Europe (2. I %), Middle East (1.6 %), Africa (0.3 %) and Latin America (0.1· %).

Of these regions, Eastern Europe (+3.3 %), Middle East (+27.7 %) and Africa (+6.5 %) showed increases, while Australasia (-28.1 %), North America (-7.7 %), and Latin America & the Caribbean (-4.0 %) declined in the volume of tourist traffic to Sri Lanka for 200 I.

The top ten generating markets to Sri Lanka in terms of arrivals were, the U.K. (20.1 %), Germany (17.9 %), India (10.1 %), France (6.2 %), the Netherlands (3.7%),

ly (3.6 %), Australia (3.4 %), Japan (2.7 %), Maldives (2.7 %) and Pakistan (2.5 %). These ten markets together accounted for 73.0 % of the total tourist traffic in 2001 [Refer chart 2(b)].

In terms oftourist nights, the top ten generating markets in order of magnitude were Germany (21.7 %), U.K (20.7 %), India (7.5 %), France (6.7 %), the Netherlands (4.3 %), Italy (3.7 %), Australia (3.6 %), U.S.A. (2.8 %), Japan (2.4 %) and Canada (2.4 %) (See Table 8).

«()-2) Seasonality of Arrivals

Peak months were January, February, March and April, with a mini peak in July and December. The highest number of arrivals was in February, with a seasonal index of 166, recording 66 % above the monthly average. The English Cricket TOLir in mid February mainly attributed to the high flow of arrivals in February.

This seasonality ratio increased from 1.3 in 2000, to 1.7 in 200 I. The coefficient of seasonal variation in 200 I was 43, compared to 20 in 2000 (See chart 'C' and Table3).

The lowest number of arrivals was recorded in September, with an index of 42.

The seasonal pattern for the Western Europe region was almost similar to the overall tourist arrivals (See Table3).

«()-3) Mode of Transport and Port of Arrival

Katunayake International Airport continued to be the main port oftourist arrivals by air with 99.9 % share of the total tourist traffic. The balance 0.1 % used the Colombo Harbour as the port of entry by sea (Tables d & 4).

(D-4) Arrivals by Carrier

Nineteen scheduled airlines operated services to Sri Lanka and accounted for 96.6 % of the total tourist traffic in year 2001. Charter flights (3.3 %) and arrivals by sea

Intra-regional flights accounted for 18.6 % of the total tourist arrivals, which was a decrease of 0.2 percentage points hom 18.8 % in last year.

(0. I %) accounted for the balance.

Seven leading scheduled airlines - Sri Lankan Airlines, LTU, Indian Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Emirates, Condor and Thai Airways - accounted for 88.7 % of the total tourist traffic (See Table 5}.

Inter-regional flights accounted for 78.0 % of the total tourist arrivals, which was an increase of 3.9 percentage points from 74.1 % in 2000 (See Table e).

During the year, five charter airlines from Europe brought in a total of I 1,236 tourists. This was a decrease of 60.2 % in comparison to the total of n,260 in 2000, in which seven charter airlines were operated. The charter arrivals in terms of market share, declined by 3.8 percentage points from 7.1 % in 2000 to 3.3 % in 200 I (See chart 5 and Table e).

(0-5) Region of Embarkation and Disembarkation

Europe maintained its importance as the major region of embarkation and disembarkation for tourists travelling to Sri Lanka. Compared to the previous year, the proportion of tourists embarking and disembarking in the region of Indo-Pakistan showed an increase, while Europe and the other region consisting of neighbouring countries, which

includes Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Maldives declined (See Table 0.

Direction and flow of traffic showed that about 46.4 % of tourists embarked from a point in Europe before arriving in Sri Lanka and the proportion of tourists that went back to Europe direct from Sri Lanka was 41.9 % during the year (See Table f).

Though Europe accounted for 62.8 % of total tourist arrivals, only around 46.4 % of the European tourist movements were directly from Europe. Thus, it is evident that a fair proportion of tourists uses non-European ports as embarking and disembarking points (See Table 6).

(0-6) Purpose of Visit

The main purpose of visit, based on the declarations made by tourists on their E/D cards continued to be pleasure - i.e. holiday, recreation, sight-seeing etc. and the proportion of tourists, who came for this purpose amounted to 89.2 % - a decrease of 0.9 percentage points from 90.1 % in 2000. The proportion of travel for business purposes increased from 4.8 % in 2000, to 6.7 % in 2001. Travel to visit friends and relations and travel for religious purposes and sports etc., accounted for the balance 4.1 %, which was a decrease over 2000 figure by 1.0 percentage points (Sec Table g).

Of the total pleasure travellers, 65.3 % were West Europeans, 22.1 % Asians, 4.6 % North Americans,

3.8°;;) Australasians and the balance 4.2 % consisted of various other nationalities (See Table 7). The largest proportion of business tourists (private and official) came from Asia with Western Europe taking second place.

(0-7) Average Duration of Stay and Tourist Nights

Average duration of stay decreased from 10.1 nights in the previous year, to 9.9 nights in 2001 (See Table h). .us was mainly due to the decreases in the proportions of tourists, who stay more than one week.

However, the proportion of tourists whose periods of stay were 1-3 nights and 4-7 nights showed increases of6.4%, and 1.5 % respectively.

It is also revealed that, 23.3 % of tourists stayed 3 nights or less, whilst 26.8 % stayed 4-7 nights, 34.5 % stayed 8-14 nights and 15.4 % stayed more than two weeks,

When considering the average duration of stay by country of nationality, the longest staying tourists were from Western Europe (11.0 nights) and North America (10.7 nights) (See Table 8).

A total of3,342,233 tourist nights were recorded in 2001. It was a decrease of 17.6 % in comparison to 2000, where 4,056,305 nights were recorded (See Table 8).

In 2001, the total number of tourist nights spent in tourist hotels was 2,767,187. This was a decrease of 23.4 %, compared with the figure 00,610,889 nights recorded in

2000 (See Table 13).

Tourist nights spent in supplementary establishments amounted to 109,037 in 2001, which showed a decrease of 12.5%, from 124,589 nights recorded in 2000.

It is significant that, 82.8 % of the tourist nights were spent in tourist hotels. Another 3.3 % were in supplementary establishments (guest-houses and resthouses), while only 13.9 % used other means of accommodation, mainly unauthorised units, private residences etc (See Table 13).

(0-8) Distribution by Sex and Age

Of the total tourist arrivals, 58.5 % were male and 41.5% were female (See Table i).

Age distribution showed that the majority oftourists were in the age group of20 - 29 years, accounting for 32.6 % of the total traffic - a decrease of 5.8 percentage points over 38.4% recorded for 2000.

Compared to the year 2000, there was a decline in travellers within the age groups of 20-29 years and 60 & over, during the year 2001.

(0-9) Occupation

According to the declarations made by tourists to Sri Lanka on their immigration cards, 75.2 % of the tourists were gainfully occupied in contrast to the 72.7% recorded

in 2000. Retired persons constituted 5.8%, while the balance 19.1 % declared themselves as having no occupation. Those in the "No Occupation" category were mainly housewives and dependants (See Tables 10 & j).

Of the tourists who engaged in gainful occupations, the majority (27.8 %) was engaged in "Other Occupations" viz.: white-collar workers in the non-executive grades and skilled/ semi-skilled workers.

Others in gainful occupations were Executives (16.7%), Businessmen (10.1%), Professionals (7.9 %), Educationists (5.0 %) and Scientists & Technicians (7.6%).

E. SCHEDULED AIRLINE OPERATIONS

Nineteen scheduled airlines operated tlights to Sri Lanka in 2001 (See Table 5). During the summer season from May to October, 142 flights were operated per week with a seating capacity of35, I 03.

However, in the winter season, from November 2000 to April 200 I, 179 flights were operated per week with a seating capacity of 42,759 (See Table 11).

Mahan Air commenced operations to Sri Lanka, while Balkan ceased their operations from Sri Lanka during the year under review.

F. PASSENGER ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES

The total, in terms of two-way passenger traffic into and out of Sri Lanka (arrivals and departures) was 1.94 million in 200 I. It was a decrease of 1.8 % over 2000, where the total two-way passenger traffic was 1.98 million (See Tables 12 & 24).

Analysis of the composition of this two-way passenger traffic reveals the majority to be Sri Lankans (51.2 %), followed by tourists (34.2 %). Resident visa holders and other foreign travellers, who could not be classified as tourists, made up the balance 14.6 % (See Table 12).

G. ACCOMMODATION SECTOR

(G-J) Accommodation Capacity

Accommodation capacity in tourist hotels increased during the year 2001. There were 215 tourist hotels with 13,626 rooms in operation in 2001 (See Table 13). This shows an increase 0015 rooms over 2000, during which 207 tourist hotels operated with 13,311 rooms. The number of beds too increased from 24,953 in 2000 to 25,595 in 2001.

In addition to the tourist hotels, the 199 supplementary accommodation units (Guest-houses, Rest-houses, etc.) provided 2,011 rooms with 3,479 beds during the year. The previous year's, comparative figures were 222 units with 2,549 rooms, consisting of 4,410

beds.

The regional distribution of accommodation capacity in tourist hotels showed that, 5,382 rooms or 39.5 %

of the total capacity was available in the South Coast

region. 2,656 rooms or 19.5 % of the total room

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capacity was located in the Colombo City region, 2,500

rooms or 18.3 % of room capacity was in the Ancient

City region and 2,315 rooms or 17.0 % of room

capacuy was in the Greater Colombo region, with the

balance (5.7 %) in the High Country and East Coast

regions (See Table k).

(G-2) Occupancy Rates

Overall annual room occupancy rate of tourist hotels

decreased from 52.3 % in 2000, to 42.1 % in 200 I (See

Table 14).

.II regions except East Coast have recorded decreases

in occupancy in 2001, when compared with the

corresponding figures for 2000 (See Table I).

Region-wise, the highest occupancy level was recorded

in the Greater Colombo region (47.2 %), followed by

the Colombo City region (45.4 %) and South Coast

(41.1%).

The highest occupancy rate by month, 70.X (Yo was

recorded in February 2001, and the lowest of 23.6 %

was recorded in the month of September (See

Table 14).

(G-3) Guest Nights

Total foreign guest nights recorded in tourist hotels

amounted to 2,767,187, which was a decrease of

23.4 % over the figure of 3,610,889 nights recorded in

2000 (See Table 13). The local guest nights recorded in

tourist hotels amounted to 770,848, which showed an

increase of7.6 %, over the figure of716,430 recorded

in the previous year .

Foreign guest nights spent in supplementary

establishments decreased by 12.5%, from 124,589 in

2000 to 109,037 in 200 I. The local guest nights increased by 25.1 %, from 235,187 in 2000 to 294,233 in 200 I.

Total foreign guest nights recorded in the tourist hotels

and supplementary establ ishments in 200 I amounted to

2,R76,224, representing 86.1 % of the total tourist nights

spent in Sri Lanka. Accommodation in the informal

sector, such as paying guest-houses, private and rented

houses etc. made up the balance 13.9 %.

The distribution of foreign guest nights in tourist

hotels by region shows that, the major share of

42.5 % of foreign guest nights has been spent in

the Southern Coastal area. The Greater Colombo

area accounted for 21.2 %, while the Colombo City

and Ancient City regions accounted for 17.7 % and

15.0 % respectively. High Country (3.3%) and East

Coast (0.2%) regions accounted for the balance

(See Table 15).

Overall, foreign tourists accounted for 78.2 % of the total guest nights of tourist hotels, while the local tourists had a dominant share of 73.0% of supplementary establishments.

H. EMPLOYMENT IN THE TOURIST INDUSTRY

Tourist industry generates opportunities for both direct and indirect employment. Direct employment is provided in tourist sectors, which sell goods and services directly to the tourist. This includes accommodation establishments, restaurants and bars, travel and transport agencies, airlines, recreational agencies, tourist shops and the National Tourist Organization, provincial offices etc. Indirect employment opportunities are generated in the sectors, which supply goods and services to tourist establishments.

Both direct employment and indirect employment declined significantly in 200 I. The decreases in employment opportunities were mainly difficulties faced by the industry in 2001.

Total number of persons employed directly in the tourism sector at the end of 2001 amounted to 33,710, which was a decrease of 11.2% over the figure of 37,943 recorded in 2000 (See Table 19).

employed in the accommodation and catering (65. I %). Travel Agencies (10.7 %) and Airlines (10.9 %) have also provided a substantial number of job opportunities (See Table 19).

Of the total employed, 60.5 % were in the Technical, Clerical and Supervisory grades, 23.8 % were in the Manual and Operative grades and 15.7% were in the Managerial, Scienti fie and Professional grades.

Indirect employment in the supplying sector in 200 I was estimated at 47,194 (See Table 22), thus the total employment force in the tourist industry for 2001 was approximately 80,904. This shows a decrease of 11.2% over the figure of 91,063 recorded in 2000. The ratio of employment to arrivals for 2001 worked out to - 1 :4. I 6, as compared to a ratio of 1 :4 recorded for the previous year.

I. TOURIST PRICES

The overall tourist price index shows an increase of 14.4 %, when compared with the previous year. In absolute terms, it increased by 355 points from 2,458 during the 2000/2001 season, to 2,813 in 2001/2002 season (See Table 20). The category in which the highest rate of increase in prices was recorded in the Accommodation sector (21.4 %), followed by Food (8.4 %) and Transport (0.6 %). The highest increase in price within the sector of Accommodation arose from the City areas (33.6 %).

.J. REVENUE FROM TOURISM

Tourism brings revenue to the Government in a variety of ways. They are through taxes on profits of tourist sector establishments, taxes from earned income of employees in the tourist sector, import duty on direct imports, the indirect tax component in local supply, operating revenue of government undertakings, airport taxes, entry fees to parks, museums, archaeological sites, .ic. Some of the revenue earned through these means are given in Tables 26-32. Table 25 shows the revenue

earned from the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH).

Revenue from tourism in 200 I, derived from taxes and gate fees from the tourist establishments, embarkation points and archaeological sites etc. amounted to

Rs. 784.7 million in 200 I, as against Rs. 835.0 million in the previous year. This was a decrease of 6.0 % (See Table 32).

The highest revenue was earned from the Embarkation Tax (Rs. 269.3 million), followed by the Cultural Triangle (Rs.222.0 million). The tourism sector has backward linkages. Therefore, it should be noted that in addition to direct revenue, the government also earns a substantial amount of income as indirect taxes.

Revenue derived from indirect taxes such as income tax, electricity, water, post and telecommunication, lease rentals, etc. are unavailable. Figures presented are only a partial indication of the total revenue through tourism.

:jTATISTICAL TABLES AND CHARTS

PART A: TRENDS IN STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TOURIST TRAFFIC

TOURIST ARRIVALS BY YEAR - 1966 TO 2001

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Table (a)

MARKET GROWTH TRENDS BY NATIONALITY - GROWTH INDICES

(Average 1963/1966 = 100)
Average
Annual
Growth
\-Iarket 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Rate
=
Western Europe 3,225 3,236 3,272 3,203 2,147 2,764 3,073 3,519 3,330 2,60':l 'Us
Asia 1.7~;] 1,748 1.':lO3 1.954 1,()90 1,802 1.615 1,<)00 1.525 IA~6 x.o
North America 368 391 450 414 355 470 524 527 493 463 4.5
Australasia 1,514 L377 1.345 1,216 1.040 1,443 I ARt) 1.795 2,162 1.533 8.1
Others 997 1,014 1,172 1,207 1,378 1,556 1,507 1,574 1,547 1,707 8.4



.... Table 1

TOURIST ARRIVALS BY COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY -1995 TO 2001

COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY

2001

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

~ORTH AM ERICA

Canada

U.S.A. LATIl'IAMERICA& THE CARIBBEAN WESTERN EUROPE Austria

Belgium

Denmark

Finland

ranee Germany Italy

The Netherlands Norway

Spain

Sweden Switzerland

U.K. Others

EASTERN EUROPE

Russia

Others MIDDLE EAST AFRJCA

ASIA Bangladesh r:hina(P.R)

.Iong Kong, China India

Indonesia

Japan Korea(South) r Malaysia Maldives

Nepal

Pakistan

r; _

Philippines Singapore Thailand Taiwan(P.c.) Others AUSTRALASIA

Australia New Zealand Others

14,580 5.4')6 9,084

594

251,067 6,927 7,356 2,967 3.261

31,008 79.S69 18,378 14,307

1,068 2,')52 7,530 8.343

64,491 2,610 4,551 2,472 2,079 3,816

732

117,513 1,248 1.440 6,402

47,654 999

18,207 2,559 4,311 6,561

450

11,343 1,395 5,640 5.082 3,225

997

10,248 '),069 1,104

12,486 4,701 7,785

330

168,324 5,145 6,150 1,629

522

21,453 45,123 11,976 11,()04

882 I.nR 3,282 4,353

53,163 1,854 4.536 2.946 1,590 3,849 2,352

101.619 930 921 6,246 42.813 1,563

11,715 1,683 3.474 5,349

321

11,745 1 '()95 4,638 4X,6 3,708

8,769 7.623 1.119

16,530 6,771 9,759

489

216.633 5,823 6,795 1,848

570 25,404 59,691 14,445 15,975

1,239 2.394 4,056 8,217

67,641 2,535 6,363 3,600 2,763 4,341 1,302

108,345 1,287 1,521

3,627 46,188 963

13,353 2,643 4,992 6,426

477

11,502 1.111 5,109 4.497 3,777

12,162 10.806 1.317

18,450 7,866

10,584

378

240,S76 6,708 4.977 2.1 06

855 26,937 73,986 15,891 23,100

2,022 2.538 2,166 9.033

68,514 2'()43 7,098 3,150

3,948 3,876 750

97,083 1,338 1.440 2,301

36.489 2,766

13,776 1,800 3.969 7,281

666

10,869 I, 158 5,799 3.438 3,372

621

12,552 10.lJ()2 1,464 1:)('

18,534 7,935

10,599

336

275,871 6,123 5,667 2,010 1,27R

34,491 77.340 19,818 29,682

2,046 2,406 2,673 8,364

81,033 2.940 6,255 3.174 3,081 4,815 1,236

114,261 1,140 U(l7 3,168

42.267 4.260

16,353 2,487 6.003 7,587

570 11,424 1,431 6.864

4.293

3.957

7S0

15,132 13.284 1,782

17,352 7.521 9,831

342 261,011 6,312 10,230 1,662 2,319 26,120 70,635 16,719 22.632

2,010 1,866 4,338 8,493

84,807 2,868 6,840

3.552

3,288 4,347 891

91.409 1,218 2.220 3,243

31,851 2,607

10,287 2,615 4.8'10 7,941

52K

10,017 1,428 5,010 3,429 3,546

18,222 16.476 1,722

16,304 7,804 8,500

400 ;

204,510 5,788 5,226 1,630

538 20,989 60,370 13,283 I 1,257 2,285

1,547 4,318 6,227

68,554 2,498 7,045 2.534

4,511 5,364 902

89,343 1,738 3.7)1,9 2,115

33.932 1,075 9,241 2,795 3.917 8,975

512 8,522 1.422 4,505 2,931 2,821 1.053

12,926 11,330 1,533

336,794

403,101

302,265

366,165

381,063

. 436,440

400,414

Table (b)
MARKET GROWTH TRENDS BY RESIDENCE - GROWTH INDICES
(Average 1963/1966 = 100)
Average
Annual
Growth
'VIARKET 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Rate
Western Europe 3,330 3,405 3,440 3381 2,262 2,866 3,230 3,727 3,525 2,757 9.9
Asia 1,614 1.508 1,645 1,673 1,450 1,605 1,409 1,617 1.294 1.268 7.5
North America 455 491 563 525 449 575 632 666 624 576 5.1
Australasia 1,756 J .679 1,625 1,457 1.245 1,664 1,727 2,153 2.589 1,862 8.7
Others 765 770 905 912 1,047 1,211 1,195 1.187 1.177 1.315 7.6
ALL MARKETS 2,070 2,063 2,143 2,120 1,590 1,926 2,004 2,295 2,106 ],771 8.6 90,000

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Australia Japan

Maldives Pakistan

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Table 2

TOURIST ARRIVALS BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE - 1995 TO 2001

COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE

2001

]\'ORTH AMERICA Canada

U.S.A.

LATIN AMERICA& THE CARIBBEAN WESTERN EUROPE Austria

Belgium

Denmark

Finland

France

Germany

Italy

The Netherlands

Norway

Spain Sweden Switzerland U.K. Others

EASTER:'-I EUROPE Russia

Others MIDDLE EAST AFRICA

South Africa

Other

ASIA

Bangladesh China(P.R.) HongKong,China India

Indonesia

Japan KorcatSouth) Malaysia Maldives

Nepal

Pakistan

Philippines Singapore Thailand

T,li\\Cln( I)C) Others AUSTR,\L\SIA Australia

Nc« 7caland Others

1995

14,565 5,469 9,096

612

250,152 6.')3() 7,347 2,982 3,225

30,996 79,698 18,]7?! 14,274

1,062 2,949 7,563 8,334

63,582 2,832 4,578 2,466 2.112

3,819 798 279 519

118,323 1,257 1.437 7.1 ()4

47,448 9%

18,180

2,553

4,305

6,558

453 11.325 1,389 5.643

5,073

3.534

978 10,254 9,066 1,104 84

1996

12,462 4,689 7,773

336

167,343 5.154 6,165 1.626

495 21.480 45,075 11,988 10,995

894 1,782

3.282

4,347

52.095 1,965 4,545 2,988 1,557 3,882 2.376 1,728

64R 102,558 924 921 7.170 42,822 1.563 11,724 1.674 3,477

5.34')

321

11.748 1,101 4.650 4,827 3.720

567 8,763 7,626 1.110

27

1997

15,951 6,477 9,474

504

212,052 5,iQ3 6,R16 1.851

564 25.392 59,814 14,424 15,957

1.242 2,406 4,014 8,1'69

62.997 2,583 6,429 3.618 2,8 II 4,419 1,533

78(-,

747

113,565 1.287

1,617 7,620 47,010 1.023

13,374 2.706 5,157 6,432

477

11.439 1,320 5,l)2S 4,521 3,795

762 11,712 10,392 1,293 27

1998

17,529 7,542 9,987

408

238,959 6,804 4,992 . 2.08R

867 26,874 74,058 15,867 22,977

2.025 2,532 2,121 9,048

66,432 2,274 7,239 3,120 4.119 4,032 1,035

306

729

99,702 1.347 1,557 3,675

37,356

2.817

13,785 1.848 4,125 7.242

660 HUR2 1,218 5.643

3,474

801 12.159 10,329 1.4'12

1999

18.477 7,905 10,572

372

275,796 6,108 5,643 2,016 1,569

34.458 77,259 19,815 29,670

2.025 2,400 2,691 8,310

80.919 2,913 6,204 3,183 3.021 4,821 1,236

282 954

114,375 1.137 1,704 3.255

42,315 4,254

16,332 2.484 6,012 7.557

576

11.4~ I 1,431 6.?::58 4.278

3,948

813 15,159 13,218 1.785

2000

17,319 7,503 9,816

447 260,824 6.294 10,224 1.653 2,316 25.992

70,584

16,1133 22,618 2.010 1,848 4,344 8,490

84,693 2,925 6,840 3,552 3,288 4,341

894 372

522

91,521 1.218 2,208 3.348

31,860 2,604 10,266 2,613 4,833

7,935

534

10.OOS 1,428 5.019 3,408

3.543

699 1!l,22S 16,443 1.737 1:-;

15,983 7,609 8,374

429

203,984 5,968 5,250 1,628

535 20.949 60,405 12,074 12,569

2,261 1,529 4.265 6,228

67,830 2,493 7,065 2,542 4,523 5,544

952 341 611

89,732 1.745 3,721 1 2,319

33,924 LOS I 9,237 2,77fi, 3,910 9,019

508 8,562 1,427 4.641 2,956 2)\34

1,070 13,105 11,457 1.528 120

SHARES OF TOURIST ARRIVALS BY REGION -1995 TO 2001

2001 • Western Europe
Asia
2000
Australasia
1999 .' Eastern Europe
... IOthers
ra
~ 1998

1997 1996

1995

Share

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TOURIST ARRIVALS BY REGION 2000 & 2001

North America

Latin America

Western Eu rope

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Asia

Australasia

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SEASONALITY OF TRAFFIC· 2001

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

180

160

D Tourist Arrivals

140

---.. __ - Indices

120

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80

60

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Sep

Dec

Oct

Nov

(able (c) SEASONAL VARIATION IN TRAFFIC FLOW - 1967 TO 2001 (Seasonal lndices]'"

Aug

Year Jan

1967 128 117

1968 113 117

1969 132 123

1970 134 141

1971 179 199

1972 123 125

1973 145 129

1974 154 136

1975 137 121

1976 158 153

1977 137 141

1978 144 140

1979 136 121

1980 135 126

1981 146 127

1982 121 118

1983 175 156

1984 127 122

1985 134 126

1986 172 159

1987 167 156

1988 134 126

1989 84 80

1990 107 106

1991 109 106

1992 108 I 18

1993 131 123

1994 134 121

1995 137 127

1996 123 117

1997 107 115

1998 117 I II

1999 122 114

:-2;;.;1;.,,)0;..;,;0_....;1..,,5-,;.4 _ __;_I 54

2001 157 166

Feb Mar

Apr May Jun

119 101 97

112 88 84

112 82 79

125 85 97

156 47 29

119 66 70

121 84 66

139 90 46

130 68 65

135 90 62

143 77 59

128 73 55

122 90 63

128 81 73

124 92 70

124 88 85

159 116 117

123 89 69

139 92 65

151 101 68

150 106 54

128 91 73

104 80 83

109 92 74

103 78 67

101 86 64

116 91 68

122 83 64

119 100 73

105 81 70

112 88 73

102 81 64

113 95 69

14.< 120 83

1;.;;5~8 __ 1_3_1 _---=.96

101

Sea-

Coefficient of

sonality

Sep

... _._-_ .. _-----_. ~~------

ratio Seasonal

Dec (2) Variation(3)

Jut

Oct

:'\Iov

Aug

64 59 58 56 29 50 50 47 56 46 43 44 51 57 54 77 87 68 52 50 50 76 75 73 66 70 62 63 67 78 76 71 72 78

82 101 82 87 94 127 1.3 22

84 88 87 109 98 161 1.6 25

72 84 78 107 120 153 1.5 27

67 87 80 88 95 145 1.4 28

57 75 57 78 121 173 2.0 60

79 99 73 96 132 168 1.7 33

91 103 64 91 110 146 1.5 30

76 87 70 X8 118 149 1.5 37

69 100 62 87 131 174 1.7 44

43 35 68 107 137 166 1.7 47

77 87 59 90 134 153 1.5 37

82 97 64 89 129 155 1.6 36

81 97 71 93 123 152 1.5 30

86 102 74 88 108 142 1.4 27

92 106 78 87 96 127 1.5 26

91 101 88 89 99 119 1.2 16

89 30 36 58 73 104 1.7 45

101 104 82 98 lOS 112 1.3 19

86 94 71 85 108 148 1.5 30

64 79 65 66 94 13 I 1.7 41

67 75 66 80 93 135 1.7 40

116 123 98 I 10 69 56 1.3 25

99 112 93 98 123 169 1.7 25

106 108 90 93 99 143 1.4 18

115 109 94 95 107 lSI 1.5 22

10J 122 91 97 109 125 1.3 18

101 100 84 94 107 123 1.3 21

104 97 91 98 98 126 1.3 22

107 107 92 91 84 95 IA 21

101 98 92 93 99 142 1.4 20

101 105 98 93 105. 128 1.3 16

93 99 100 100 121 142 1.4 21

92 107 93 97 115 III 1.2 16

I 19 123 .:.,1 1~1~_~9- ... ~ _ __.:,I..:,.I c:,;..J __ ':...;;2;.;,5__ '.:~, 20

102 __ ....;;5..;;.6 42 46 62 83 1.7 43

(1) Seasonal indices are compiled by taking average arrivals per month as 100

(2) Seasonality ratio = Highest Monthly Arrival/Average Arrival per month

(3) Coefficient of Seasonal Variation is obtained by calculating the Standard Deviation of the Seasonal Indices.

U.S.A.

LATIN AMERICA& THE CARIBBEAN WESTERN EUROPE Austria

Belgium

Denmark

Finland

France

Germany

Italy

The Netherlands Norway

Spain

Sweden Switzerland

5,250 1,628

535 20,949 60,405 12,074 12,569

2,261 1,529 4,265 6,228

67,830 2,493 7,065 2,542 4,523

952 341 611

5,544 89,732 3,721 2,319

33,924 1,081 9,237 2,77'1. 3,910

Table 3

TOURIST ARRIVALS BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE & MONTH· 2001

~C~o~u~nt=ry~oo~R~e~sjd~e_n_ce ~_ot_a_I J_a_n Fe_b .M __ ar Ap~r M_a~y J_u_D J_u_I Aug

NORTH AMERICA 15,983 1,689 1,566 2,166 1,614 1,537 1,995 2,268 776

Canada 7,609 918 768 1,050 735 774 1,023 1,230 308

8,374 771 798 1,116 879 763 972 1,038 468

203,984 28,569 33,438 29,995 23,016 13,658 14,967 17,079 7,795 5,196 7,089 9,91513,267 2.0

5,968 1,023 966 838 678 272 237 501 183 191 240 461 378 2.1

U.K.

Others

~ASTERN EUROPE

Russia

Others AFRICA

South Africa Others MIDDLE EAST

ASIA China(PR)

Hong Kong, China India

Indonesia

Japan Korea(South) Malaysia Maldives

Pakistan Philippines Singapore Thailand

Taiwan (P.c.) Others AUSTRALASIA

429

468 255 III

2,586 9,552 1,986 2,058

237 105 825

69

717 207

72 3,843 9,933 1,674 2,274

243 69 843

42

45

33

23

45

267 245 232 221 201 1.6

66 45 71 58 120 1.9

33

16 1,201 1,120 1,381

400 126

Sep 382 130 252

37

10 28

~ ality Nov Dec Ratio

Oct

------- .. ~--

392

119 273

547 1,051 1.7

197 357 1.9

350 694 1.6

29 35 1.9

26 600

17 656

837 501

180 105

75 51

3,750 2,892

211 462 888

95 204 222

31 1,189

42 30

960 1,662

8,841 7,284 4,375 3,726 4,755

1,221 1,017 968 840 1,194

1,398 1,290 918 1,242 1,362

249 234 146 441 288

21 720

991 1.984 3,531 4,313 597 440 288 468

318 306

61 59

361 154

64 75

432 571

59 118

60 43 56 2.8

91 133 243 2.4

801 846 774 882 322 402 546 263 178 313 333 568

8,370 11,472 10,803 7,203 4,602 5,631 4,896 2,143 1,499 2,560 3,561 5,090

192 1,428 744 684 78 24 54

699 9,525 600 393 2,964 129 1,077 273 318

9,0191,302 8,562 783

1,427 4,641 2,956 2,834 3,323

13,105 11,457

~~-

1,528

Australia New Zealand

165 474 267 312 468

2,130 1,929 195

279 1,134 507 627 66 15 51

495

141 111

486 516

402 684 228 456

87 21 66

624

81 320

156 192

387 282

756 1,035

699 822

135 129 216

405 468 543

306 297 255

345 315 249

366 336 216

1,347 1,455 1,812

1,200 1,245 1,617

102 198 192

252 993 348 645 129

45 84 462

128 426 85

341 79 35 44

546

237 402 63

339 90 30 60

549

261 . 204

423 368

54 127

369 241

60 54

27 23

33 31

486 553

101 107

160 261

49 84

III 177

51 78

25 19

26 59

327 272

122 208

257 529

83 170

174 359

81 99

22 55

59 44

256 275

5,729 5,200 4,461 5,775 7,245

168 204 226 169 186

145 193 \ \ 9 111 \ 26

1,857 1,937 1,762 2,675 3,673

61 77 53 44 64

863 586 355 440 568

215 173

142 106

248 224

188 240 220 344

437 437

552 504

71 103

204 411

223 196

222 125

219 268

484 799

403 692

77 100

8,487 9,234 8,847 9,689 8,904 6,636

294 231 483 743 234 183

216 19'1. 189 176 285 168

3,084 3,378 3,486 3,453 3,288 2,367

105 1'1.3 93 137

1 ,200 I ,206 696 722

219 279 189 360

357 357 480 367

63 72

735 789

264 303

531 291

792 1,279 891 546

960 942 1,050 882

164 114 75

491 597 306

454 216 228

96 357 213

305 279 213

966 1,371 1,581

807 1,200 1,398

138 162 183

617 464 463

557 466 345

94 245 223 257 254 405 352

51

86 75

273 224

ISS 133

153 190

213 186

432 323 349 265 55

43 890

2.5 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.3

1.5 1.5 1.9 2.4 3.5 1.8 1.6 1.9 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.9 2.0 1.2 2.0 1.6 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.8. 1.5 1.8 1.5 1.7 2.0 2.0 1.6

MODE OF TRANSPORT AND PORT OF ARRIVALS 2000 & 2001

Table (d)
RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF DIFFERENT PORTS - PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF
ARRIVALS -1992 TO 2001
--- --"f".-'~"'--""'--'-""'" ................ -~-- ~-
PORT 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
... ,,_ .. __ . __ . __ --_.
Katunayake (BIA) 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9
Kankasanturai
TOTALAIR 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9
Talaimannar
Colombo Harbour 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
TOTAL SEA 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
TOTAL 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 2(0) 2001

Katunayake

99.9

99.9%

Colombo Harbour

0.1

0.1%

TOURIST ARRIVALS BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE & MODE OF TRANSPORT - 2001
.~-., . .,. -_ .. ,----------
Country of AIR SEA
Residence Total Katunayake Colombo
------ ----._----------._
NORTH AMERICA 15,983 15,974 9
Canada 7,609 7,609 0
U.S.A. 8,374 8,365 9
LATIN AMERICA&
THE CARIBBEAN 429 414 15
WESTERN EUROPE 203,984 203,906 78
Austria 5,968 5,968 0
Belgium 5,250 5,250 0
Denmark 1,628 1,628 °
Finland 535 535 °
France 20,949 20,946 3
Germany 60,405 60,393 12
Italy 12,074 12,074 °
The Netherlands 12,569 12,569 0
Norway 2,261 2,261 °
Spain 1,529 1,529 0
.:» ;-;- 4,265 0
Sweden 4,265
Switzerland 6,228 6,228 0
U.K. 67,830 67,770 60
Others 2,493 2,490 3
EASTERN EUROPE 7,065 7,065 0
Russia 2,542 2,542 0
4,523 ~7C 4,523 0
Others
MIDDI.E EAST 5,544 5,544 0
AFRICA 952 952 0
AS1A 89,732 89,678 54
China (P.R.) 3,721 3,721 0
Hong Kong, China 2,319 2,316 3
India 33,924 33,891 33
Indonesia 1,081 1,081 0
Japan 9,237 9,237 0
Korea(South) 2,778 2,778 0
Maldives 9,019 9,019 0
Malaysia 3,910 3,898 12
Pakistan 8,562 8,562 0
Philippines 1,427 1,427 0
Singapore 4,641 4,635 6
Taiwan (p'e.) 2,834 2,834 0
Thailand 2,956 2,956 0
Others 3,323 3,323 0
AUSTRALAS1A 13,105 13,093 12
Australia 11,457 11,448 9
New Zealand 1,528 1,525 3
Others 120 120 0
TOTAL 336,794 336,626 168 Table 4

ARRIVALS BY TYPE OF CARRIER - 2000 & 2001

2000 2001
Inter - Regional Flights 74.1% 78.0%
Intra - Regional Flights 18.8% 18.6%
Sea 0.1% O.I{Y.
Charter Flights 7.1% 3.3% Table (e)
RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF DIFFERENT CARRIERS· PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION
OF ARRIVALS -1992 TO 2001
CARRIER 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Inter-Regional Flights 68.3 65.5 67.9 67.0 67.5 69.8 69.0 69.9 74.1 78.0
Intra-Regional Flights 21.0 21.3 23.6 24.8 27.6 24.7 19.7 19.6 18.8 18.6
Charter Flights 10.6 13.1 8.4 8.1 4.8 5.4 11.2 10.4 7.0 3.3
TOTALArR 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9
Passenger Ships (Colombo) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Ferry Boatt Talairnannar)
TOTAL SEA 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

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TOURIST ARRIVALS BY CHARTER CARRIERS -1993 TO 2001

Charter Carrier 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Condor 29,175 8,682 5,946 3,651
Balair 7,302 6,498 4,719 2,667 4;218 4,293 3,117 3,624 976
Sterling Airways 3,216
Fin Air 1,908 4,719 3,546 594 1,623
Montana
Hapag Lloyd
Scan Air 1,686 4,317 2,814
Lauda 3.735 3,219 1,395 1,722 1,527 1,737 3,771 246 715
Air Europe 1,938 1,617 4,509 3,507 4,197 4.983 6,282 3,747 1,360
U.T.A.(Charter) 201
Air Minerva
Air Holland 3,199 12,831 13,584
Austrian Airlines 414 2,499 1,734 2,121 1,728
Air liberty 1,587
Caledonian 429 3,993 6,624 2,736 4,449
Sobel Air 1,347 3,369
Britania 1,470 144
Air Monarach 1,353 2,952 2,781 9.893 15,606 11,607 5,586
Air Charter 219 1875
Others 111 264 195 lB4 1,923 871
Total 51,177 34,392 32,487 14,643 19,555 42,755 45,522 28,260 11,236 Chart 6

REGIONS OF EMBARKATION & DISEMBARKATION - 2001

OTHER J\EIGHBOlRl:\C

SOl 'COUYrRIES

_ /0

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DISEMBARKATIOI'\

Tablet

REGIONS OF EMBARKATION & DISEMBARKATION - PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION - 1992 TO 2001

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Emb 11.8 15.5 17.5 26.0 22.0 20.3 16.3 15.9 14.7 16.4
Dise 11.8 11.9 15.2 19.0 21.6 21.0 20.1 15.7 14.0 15.6
El1lh 26.4 25.1 24.7 22.1 27.1 25.8 25.0 23.2 24.2 22.2
Disc 31.2 30.9 29.2 23.7 33.2 32.4 28.2 28.4 25.4 24.5
El1lh 48.9 50.4 48.8 43.2 41.0 43.4 48.7 49.5 49.0 46.4
Disc 45.8 46.0 44.8 46.2 36.6 38.8 43.5 45.3 45.1 41.9
Emb 12.9 9.0 9.0 8.7 9.9 10.5 10.0 11.4 12.1 IS.O
Dise 11.2 11.2 10.8 11.1 8.6 7.8 S.2 10.6 15.4 IS.O
(1) Includes Maldives, Singapore, Malaysia & Thailand REGION

Indo-Pakistan

Sub-Continent

Other Neighbouring Countries( I)

Europc

All Other

Table 6

TOURIST ARRIVALS BY COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY, REGION OF EMBARKATION & DISEMBARKATION - 2001

Country of Nationality

Total

Indo-Pakistan SubContinent(l)

Oth~r-i\<'ighbouring C()1II1tril~2)

Asian

Countries

Australasia

Middle Ea~t

Africa Europe Americas

NORTH AMERICA

LATIN AMERICA& TH E CARIBBEAN

WESTERN EUROPE

France

Germany

Scandinavia

United Kingdom

Others

EASTER~ EUROPE

MIDDLE EAST

AFRICA

ASIA

India

Japan

Others

AUSTRALASIA

1 TOTAL

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Emb DisC' Emh Disc Emb

Disc

Emb Disc

Emb Dise

Emb

Disc

Erub

Disc

Erub

Disc

Emb

Disc Emb Disc Emb

Dise

Erub

Oise

16,304 17,874

204.510 201.(164 20,989

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6X.515

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7,045 6,306

5,364 7,017

902 1,(l1l2

89,343 89,088 33,932 33,192

9,241 X,037 46,170 47,859

12,926 14.043

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Dise 336,794

3197 357{)

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616 631)

132 147

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PURPOSE OF VISIT 2000 & 2001

2000
Pleasure 90.1%
Business 4.8% 6.7%
Visiting Friends & Relations 2.1% 1.80/.
Religious & Cultural 1.7% 1.2%
Others 1.3% 1.1°;', Table (9)
PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF TOURISTS BY
PURPOSE OF VISIT ~ 1992 TO 2001
PURPOSE 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Pleasure 94.8 98.7 92.7 95.1 94.9 95.2 93.1 88.1 90.1 89.2
Business 3.9 1.0 5.2 2.7 2.9 2.9 4.1 5.2 4.8 6.7
Visiting Friends 0.6 0.1 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.6 1.1 2.7 2.1 1.8
& Relations
Religious & 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.7 2.3 1.7 1.2
Cultural
Others 0.6 0.2 0.9 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.7 1.3

TOTAL 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 TOURIST ARRIVALS BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE & PURPOSE OF VISIT· 2001
Table 7
.,.-~- .... ~
Private & Visiting Religious
Country of Residence Total Pleasure Official Friends & &
Business Relations Cultural Others
NORTH AMERICA 15,983 13906 738 1021 105 213
Canada 7,609 6,911 299 297 30 72
U.S.A. 8,374 6,995 439 724 75 141
LATINM1ERICA&
THE CARIBBEAN 429 359 32 3 15 20
WESTERN EUROPE 203,984 196,143 5,238 2,041 58 504
Austria 5,968 5,835 95 8 12 18
Belgium 5,250 5,127 95 9 6 13
Denmark 1,628 1,453 111 46 0 18
Finland 535 463 62 0 0 10
France 20,949 20,245 606 66 0 32
Germany 60,405 58,958 1,156 211 15 65
Italy 12,074 11,567 440 33 0 34
The Netherlands 12,569 12,231 301 10 3 24
Norway 2,261 2,024 142 80 3 12
Spain 1,529 1,457 55 I 0 16
Sweden 4,265 3,977 237 33 2 16
Switzerland 6,228 5,949 158 108 4 9
U.K. 67,830 64,510 1,679 1,401 13 227
Others 2,493 2,347 101 35 0 10
EASTERN EUROPE 7,065 6,709 323 7 9 17
Russia 2,542 2,360 167 4 0 II
Others 4,523 4,349 156 3 9 6
AFRICA 952 702 120 47 82
South Africa 341 269 48 10 13
Others 611 433 72 0 37 69
MIDDLE EAST 5,544 4,892 272 4 330 46
ASIA 89,732 66,346 15,270 2,429 3,398 2,289
China(PR) 3,721 2,743 919 15 0 44
HongKong,China 2,319 1,785 490 3 0 41
India 33,924 21,940 7,037 1,981 1,630 1,336
Indonesia 1,081 789 125 8 0 159
Japan 9,237 7,787 1,034 47 248 121
C' ~
Korea(South) 2,778 1,587 832 60 264 35
Malaysia 3,910 3,051 596 43 154 66
Maldives 9,019 8,233 648 17 15 106
Pakistan 8,562 6,352 1,192 118 785 115
Philippines 1.427 1,203 154 20 3 47
Singapore 4,641 3,669 884 56 0 32
Thailand 2,956 2,127 569 II 197 52
Taiwan(P.C.) 2,834 2,151 497 36 90 60
Others 3,323 2,929 293 14 12 75
AUSTRALASIA 13,105 11,488 684 699 12 222
Australia 11,457 10,168 525 645 12 107
New Zealand 1,528 1,237 142 52 0 97
Others 1::'0 83 17 ::' 0 18
TOTAL 336,794 300,545 22,677 6,205 3,974 3,393 Middle ..:asl

PERIOD OF STAY 2000 & 2001

2000

1-3 Nights 21.9%
4-7 Nights 26.4°;()
R-14 Nights 35.9%, J4.5'Y.,
15-21 Nights 12.2%
12-30 Nights 2.6~;"
31 Nights & 0\.:1' 1.01% Chart 8b

AVERAGE DURATION OF STAY 2000 & 2001

12
Nights
Table (h) PERIOD OF STAY - PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION - 1969 TO 2001
NIGHTS
\'lta." 1-3 ~-7 8 - I~ 15 - 21 2! - 30 31 & Over
I i.)hl) 3.l)
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1'171 21.6 26.7 27.9 6.6 5.7 IO.S
197::: IlJ,9 2(1.1 33.7 'I.X «.n 4.:' 100.11 111.9
1973 20.0 2X.1 33.1 9.X 4.7 4.3 100.0 10.3
1'174 j') ') ~7 .2 32.3 l),() 4.4 4._' 100.0 j 0,2
1975 25.<) lX.S 27.4 X.7 4.7 4.5 ((lO.O 9.X
1976 22.0 31.5 2N,() I>. '7 4.7 3.5 (110.0 111.(1
1'177 22.2 26.2 29.5 I 1.5 5.6 S.O 100.0 10.7
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( <179 21.1 26.0 28..1 (2.1l 6.2 5.7 100.0 II I
19XII 21,l) n.4 2'),.1 1:\1 (I.X 5.S 100.0 11.11
1%1 22.4 31.2 25.8 12.1 5.9 2.6 100.0 I o.s
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I'IX4 20.;\ 45.0 10.3 9,X 3.1> 11.5 100.0 X.l)
1985 4.7 23.2 30.7 21.1 12.5 7.X 100.0 9.2
I'IXI, 4.2 14.1.1 2XA ~~.() 11. " Ih.') 100.0 10.9
I 'IX 7 3.1 9.6 24.5 22.6 15.4 24.X 100.0 13.2
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1')<) I 4.5 12.2 26.9 23.g 15.2 17.4 100.0 11.4
1".>92 25.2 26.2 27.5 14.1 4.9 2.1 11)(1.0 111.3
1<)93 19.6 30.0 30.6 12.2 4.1 3.5 100.0 10.6
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1996 29.6 2-1-.7 27.7 11.5 100.0 9.X
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Wcskn) Europe

Eastern F II rope

Africa

2001

11.3

Table 8

AVERAGE DURATION OF STAY AND TOURIST NIGHTS BY COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY - 2001

Tourist Nights

NON CHARTER

CHARTER

TOTAL

Country of Nationality

Average Duration

Tourist

Nights Arrivals

Arrivals of Stay

Average Duration

of Stay

Tourist l\ights

Arrivals

Average nu ration of Stay

173,980 79,627

NORTH AMERICA Canada

U.S.A.

LATIN AMERICA& THE CARIBHEA\I WESTERN EUROPE

Austria Belgium

Denmark Finland

France

Germany Italy

The Netherlands

Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland U.K. Others

EASTER(\: EUROPE Russia

Others

MIl)()LE EAST

AFRICA ASIA Bangladesh China(P.R.)

Hong Kong, China India

Indonesia

Japan

Korea( South) Malaysia Maldives Pakistan Philippines Singapore

Taiwan( P.C) Thailand Others

AUSTRALASIA Australia

New Zealand Others

16,296 10.7

7,797 10.2

S,4l)lJ 11.1

400

193,418 4,387 4,605 1.614

532 20,592 60,285 11.133 10,892

2.24lJ 1,538 4,223 5,881

63,094 2,393 6,929 2,477 4.452 5,364

899

89,343 1.73~ 3,789 2,115

33,932 1,075 9,241 2,795 3,917 8,975 8,522 1.422 4,505 VQI 2,931

1.565

12,909 IU20

1,526

TOTAL 325,558

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173,868 8

79,529 7

94,339

10.1 4,024

10.92 2,112,853

12.7 55,583

11.6 53,188

12.5 20,159

10.0 5.320

10.6 218,275

12.0 723,420

8.9 9~,638

12.7 138,328

10.7 24,064

8.5 13,0 II

11.1 47,002

11.2 65,867

9.9 624,631

10.6 25,366

7.6 52,366

8.2 20,311

7.2 32J155

8,0 42,966

9.6 H,64H

7.6 679,766

s.s 11,297

S.2 31,183

6.7 14,086

704 251,097

4.0 4,343

X.7 80,027

8.0 22.241\

6.3 24,599

6.9 61,838

8.1 69,028

10.3 14,647

7.6 34,148

804 23.753

8.6 25,265

7.X 12.2()7

63

10.5 135,998

I ()h 119,992

10.2 15,565

7.0 441

n 1l,092 10401 621 16 6

397

85 2,150 365 y,

9 95 34h

5,460 105 116 57

11,236

13.1 14.0 14.0

0.0 11.3 11.8 I 1.1

59

11.9 11.9 IIA 11.3 11.6 140 9.3

7.7

I 1.1 12.1 12.3 11.3 11.0 11.6

(l.1I 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 o.o 0.0 o.o 0.0 0.0 0.0 00

11.3 I J.(, 11.0

0.0

8.2

u 130,128 Ih,518 6,899 131 71 4,712 967 24,295

9.9 3,210,489

o 3 o o o ()

o o o o o o o o o o o o

17 10 7 o

11.7

4,234 504 84 732 3,841 65,84X 1,292 1,311 627

o II o o o o o ()

o a o o o o o o o o

193 116 77 o

131,744

112 98 14

16,304 7,804 8,500

400

204,510 5.7XX 5,226 1,630

53S 20,9S9 60,370 13.n3 11,257

2,285

684

1.547 4.318 6,227

68,554 2,498 7,045 2,534 4,511 5.364

902 89,343 1,738

3,789 2,115

33,932 1.075 9,241 2,795 3,917 B.975 8,522 1.422 4,505 2.821 2,931 1.565

12,926 11.330 1,533 63

336,794

12.5 11.5 12.4 10.0 10.6 12.0

9 .. 1 12.7 IO.S

8.5 I I. I 11.2 10.1 10.7

7.6 8.3

8.04 9.6 7.6 6.5 8.2 6.7 7.4 4.0 S.7 8.0 6.3 h.9 s.i

10.3 7.6 SA S.6

10.5 10.6 10.2

7.0

10.7 10.2 11.1

10.1 4,024

11.0 2,242,981

72,101 60,087 20.290

5,391 222.l)SS 724,387 122,933 142,562

24.568 13,095 47,734 69,708

h90,479 26,658 53,677 20.938

7.3

32.739

42,966 H,648

679,766 11.297 31,183 14,08h

251,097

4,343 80,027 22,241\ 24,599 61.838 69,028 14.647 34,148

23,753

7.X

25,265 12.207

136,191 120,108 15,642 441

9.9 3,342,233

TOURIST ARRIVALS BY AGE & SEX 2000 & 2001

BY AGE

60 & Over

02001

2000

50-59

Q. 40-49

::::J

o

5

Q) 30-39

C)

~

20-29

3-19

40 50

% in Arrivals

BY SEX

2000 2001

female

41.3%

41.5%

-

Male

5ll. 7'1.,

58.5%

Table (i)
PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION BY AGE & SEX - 1992 TO 2001
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Age Group 3-19 12.5 10.1 1l.5 8.7 6.7 6.4 5.8 6.5 6.8 7.8
20-29 34.9 32.4 33.0 32.4 36.0 34.6 33.8 33.5 38.4 32.6
30-39 28.0 26.0 29.9 32.4 31.1 27.6 26.0 30.8 29.0 31.5
40-49 8.3 11.3 11.0 12.4 14.2 17.5 19.8 15.9 12.9 16.2
50-59 7.9 5.8 3.7 2.9 3.6 5.1 5.5 3.0 3.3 5.5
60 & Over 8.4 13.9 10.9 1l.2 8.4 8.8 9.1 10.3 9.6 6.4
Sex Male 67.9 58.4 59.5 60.3 62.1 60.3 59.1 58.3 58.7 58.5
female 32.1 41.6 40.5 39.7 37.9 39.7 40.9 41.7 41.3 41.5 Table 9

TOURIST ARRIVALS BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE, SEX & AGE - 2001

],433 677

Country of Residence

Male Female

Sex

Age Groups

Total

(3-19)

(20-29)

(30-39)

(40-49) (50-59) (60&over)

NORTH AMERICA Canada

U.S.A. LATINAMERICA& THE CARIBBEAN WESTER"! EUROPE Austria

Belgium

Denmark

Finland

France

Germany Italy

The Netherlands Norway

Spain

Sweden Switzerland U.K.

Others

EASTERN EUROPE

Russia

Others '1IODLE EAST AFRJCA

South Africa Others

ASIA China(P.R.) HongKong,China India

Indonesia

Japan Korea(South) Maldives Malaysia Pakistan

Philippines Singapore Taiwan(P.C)

Thailand

Others AUSTRALASIA Australia

New Zealand

Others

15,983 7.609 8.374

429

203.984 5,968 5,250 1,628

535 20,949 60,405 12,074 12,569

2,261 1,529 4,265 6,228

67,830 2,493 7,065 2,542 4,523 5.544

952 341 611

89,732 3,721 2.319

33,924 1,081 9,237 2,778 9,019

3,910 8,562 1,427 4,641 2,834 2,956 3.323

13,105 11,457 1,528 120

9,470 4,439 5,031

240

107,766 2,952 2,721 1,013

10,409 31,102 6,280 6,681 1,397

758 2,313 3.090

37,434 1,295 3,800 1,382 2,418 3,983

589 199 390

63,796 2,237 1,462 25,659

589 6,332 1.942 5,785 2,621 7,084

728 3,188 1,868 1,826 2,475 7,421 6,463

884 74

-=2;..:6.,:;;.2;.;;;,5,;;.,5 _ ___;1..;.09~';;.81...;0 __ .:..:..1 05.843

TOTAL

6,513 3,170 3,343

189 96,218 3,016

2,529

321

615 214 10,540 29,303 5,794

5.888 864 771 1,952

3,13R

30,396 1,198 3,265 1,160 2,105 1,561

363 142 221

25,936 1,484 857 8,265 492 2,905

836 3,234 1,289 1,478

699 1,453 966 1,130 848 5,684 4,994 644

336,794 197,065 139,729

46

2,483 1,.104 1,179

17

14,460 294 395 223

26 1,394 4,303 411 735 476

66 562 489

4,956 130 475 178 297 565

64

34 6,200 218 47 2,362 28 540 223

1,015 243 653 149 245 123 157 197

1,991 1,816 169

3,210 1.5R9 1,621

30

138 70,683 1,594 1,356 353 102 6,036

22,408 4,217 3,268 408 481 725

J .446 27,513 776 1,976 769 1,207 1,314 297 97 200 28,409 633 768 13,732

404 2,714 434 2,471 989

2,626 278 863 774 822 901

3,783 3,391 368

4,424 2,215 2,209

170 62,099 1,742 1.438 440 158 6,725

J9,020 4,010 4,352 700 547 1,500

1.736 18,957 774 2,423 934 1,489 1,880 296

107 189

30,920 1,692 771 11,908

357

2,674

935 2,883 1,253 3,100

555 1,639 981 946

3,631 3,156 427 4X

3,053

1.330

1,723

55 32,130 1,218 1,045 296 128 4,232

8,818 1,817 2,437

402 256 674

1,238 9,109 460 1,352 465 887 1,133

182 55 127 14,462 833 535 3,023 170 1,875 720 1,667 818 1,481 326

1,231 592 610 581

2,273 1,966 278

54,640

1,380 494 886

35

10,265 517 486 172

60 1,040 1,920 633

1,270 164 J 19 391 632

2,715 146 412 90 322 387 86

40 46

5,418 227 125 1,892

58 455 271 520 322 381

78 381

213

264

231

600 429 165

18,583

756

14

14.347 603 530 144

61 1,522 3,936 986 507 III

60 413 687

4,580 207 427 106 321 265

27 12 15

4,323 118 73 1,007

64 979 195 463 285 321

41 282 J 51 157 187 827 699 121

OCCUPATIONAL CATEGORIES 2000 & 2001

TableU)
PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION BY OCCUPATIONAL CATEGORIES - 1992 TO 2001
Occupation 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Businessmen 16.9 16.4 19.0 17.8 16.8 10.2 12.4 10.5 9.2 10.1
Professionals 4.0 4.4 5.0 6.4 5.2 4.1 4.5 6.8 7.6 7.9
Executives 5.2 4.2 5.1 7.7 9.7 10.1 11.9 14.5 15.9 16.7
Scientists & Technicians 7.1 4.0 3.8 2.8 3.7 3.1 3.5 3.2 3.1 7.6
Educationists 8.6 4.5 3.8 2.5 4.3 5.4 9.4 6.0 6.4 5.0
Other Occupations 23.5 29.2 28.4 33.0 33.9 35.6 31.4 30.4 30.5 27.8
No Occupation 26.2 27.3 26.7 21.7 20.7 25.6 21.0 21.4 20.2 19.1
Retired Persons 8.5 10.0 8.2 8.1 5.7 5.9 5.9 7.2 7.1 5.8 '., .:

Chart 10

2000 2001
Educationists 6.4% 5.0%
Retired Persons 7.1% 5.8%
Scientists & Technicians 3.1% 7.6%
Pro fess ionals 7.6% 7.9'Y. Businessmen

9.2%

10.1%

Executives

15.9%

16.7%

No Occupation

20.2%

19.1%

Other Occupations

30.5%

27.8%

Table 10

TOURIST ARRIVALS BY COUNTRY OF R~S10ENCE & OCCUP.A..TiO:. ~ 2001,

Country of Residence

.=== -.--.~.- .. - -,.~ -------,--_._---_ .. -=---"=~~-

Scientists

Execu- & Tech-

tives nicians

NORTH AMERICA Canada

U.S.A.

LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN WESTERN EUROPE

Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Italy Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland

UK Others

EASTERN EUROPE

Russia

Others

AFRICA

South Africa Others MIDDLE EAST ASIA

China(P.R) HongKong,China India

Indonesia

Japan Korea/South) Malaysia Maldives Pakistan Philippines Singapore Thailand Taiwan(P.C) Others AUSTRALASIA

Australia New Zealand Others TOTAL

Total Businessmen

15,983 7,609 8,374

429

203,984 5,968 5,250 1,628

535 20,949 60,405 12,074 12,569

2,261 1,529 4,265 6,228

67,830 2,4YJ 7,065 2,542 4,523

952 341 611

5,544 89,732 3,721 2,319

33,924 1,081 9,237 2,778 3,910 9,019 8,562 1,427 4,641 2,956 2,834 3,323

13,105 11,457 1,528 120 336,794

720 315 405

8 15,302 92 112 59 14 282 6,057 292 304 55

50 82

149

7,626 128 212 129

83 42 10 32

280 17,077 327 216 8,926

76 532 616 329

1,184 2,957

7f, 371 736 635

96 331 260 52 19 33,972

Professionals

1,342 587 755

36 17,197 399 362 98 31 913

4,086 884

1,022 116 144 240 458

8,168 276 676 245 431 128

30 98 532 5,400 163 306 2,198

62 409

57 376 501 387 103 381

63 170 224 1,331 1,166 161

4 26,642

2,732 1,274 1,458

72

35,031 949 920 290 115

5,163 8,986 1,795 2,852

467 240 1,179 1,157 10,514

404

1,330 555 775 220

98 122 1,136 14,294 1,083 409 2,675 242 1,889

497 1,018 1,466 1,374

251 1,427 494 305 1,164 1,301 881

362 58 56,116

1,235 532 703

40

15,868 384 360 125

76 1,984 4,780 601 736 181 151 389 465

5,528 108 320 288

32 44 44

o 156 7,009 423 193

2,485 101 966 261 365 478 612 102 528 264 167

64 1,024 885 134 5 25,696

Other No

Educa- Occupa- Oecupa- Retired

tionists tions tion Persons

873 318 555

3,576 1,890 1,686

4,451 2,330 2,121

1,054 363 691

165 68 12

56,114 37,815 14,665

2, I 04 1,240 402

1,820 1,133 312

466 415 78

143 87 36

753 6,602 3,721 1,531

3,800 16,103 12,942 3,651

715 5,775 1,300 712

668 4,610 1,600 777

85 682 480 195

72 688 154 30

78 866 1,235 196

340 1,825 1,491 343

4,450 13,993 11,353 6,198

272 437 664 204

388 2,356 1,431 352

93 765 405 62

295 1,591 1,026 290

60 248 186 24

13 61 79 6

47 187 107 18

192 2,124 900 224

2,747 25,122 15,723 2,360

48 1,051 571 55

104 884 161 46

995 9,176 6,577 892

26 315 242 17

317 3,466 1,260 398

43 792 458 54

192 889 575 166

343 2.752 2,071 224

1 54 1,689 1,244 145

47 538 299 11

161 1,056 594 123

51 767 533 48

198 651 651 57

68 1,096 487 124

719 4,085 3,685 629

624 3,725 3,358 558

89 348 315 67

6 12 12 4

16,99~9 _.......:9;=:;3~, 7.;;.;90~_6~4~,2~5~9 _ ___!.19::l,3~2~0:...J

28 11,992 398 231 97

33

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PART B:SCHEDULEDAIRLI

OPERATIONS AND PASSENGER MOVEMENTS

T' G C ~crrv 8Y CAR IER 2 01
Chart 11
Summer Winter
Sri Lankan Airlines 54.3% 55.1%
Emirates 11.6% 10.3%

Indian Airlines 5.7% 4.7%

Gulf Air 4.7% 3.9%
Saudia 5.5%
4.5%
Singapore Airlines 3.7% 3.0%

LTV 1.6% 2.6%
Thai Airways 2.1% 2.3%
Cathay Pacific 2.7% 2.2%
Condor 1.5% 1.9%
Others 6.6% 9.5% Table 11
No. of seats available Percentage of total
No.ofincoming on incoming flights seating capacity
Type of Seating flights per week per week by carrier
Airline Aircraft Capacity Winter* Summer Winter* Summer Winter* Summer
I.Aerot1ot A310 191 2 0 382 0 0.9 0.0
2. Sri Lankan Airlines ANI2 270 6 6 1,620 1620
A320 138 30 17 4,140 2,346 55.1 54.3
A330 251 48 36 12,048 9,036
A340 288 20 21 5,76D 6,048
3. Emirates A330 285 5 5 1,425 1,425
8777 353 8 7 2,824 2,471 10.3 11.6
B747 174 I 174 174
4. Gulf Air B767 236 7 7 1,652 1,652 3.9 4.7
5. Indian Airlines A300 245 7 7 1,715 1,715 4.7 5.7
A320 143 2 2 286 286
6. Qatar Airways A300 224 2 2 448 448 1.4 1.7
A320 144 I I 144 144
7. Kuwait Airways A300 235 5 4 1,175 940 2.7 2.7
8. P.I.A. A300 238 2 2 476 476 1.1 I.3
9. R. Jordanian A310 188 2 376 188 0.9 0.5
10.Saudia 8747 387 5 5 1,935 1,935 4.5 5.5
11 Singapore Airlines A340 183 7 7 1,281 1,281 3.0 3.7
12. Thai Airways A300 247 4 3 988 741 2.3 2.1
13.A.O.M. French Airlines 8767 182 2 0 364 0 0.9 0.0
14. LTU Airways B767 278 4 2 1,112 556 2.6 1.6
15. Cathay Pacific 8777 314 3 3 942 942 2.2 2.7
16. Condor 8767 269 3 2 807 538 1.9 1.5
17. Martinair 8767 272 2 0 544 0 I.3 0.0
18.0manAir A320 141 141 141 0.3 0.4
TOTAL 179 142 42,759 35,103 100.0 100.0
* November 2000 to April 2001 ~R()WTI-i or PA.SSENGER ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES - 1992 TO L'H.,:

Chart 12

1,200,000 I

D Departures

Arrivals

1,000,000

800,oon
VI
e!
:l
1::
ro
Q. I
CII 600,000
C
~
VI
co
>
'i:
...
<C I
.... 400,OO()
CII
OJ
c:
QI
rJ)
rJ)
ro
0..
200,000 o

1992

2000

2001

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

able 12

PASseNGER RRJ I AND DEPARTURES .V

C TEGOftY OF T

AND

4
Total Sri Lanka Residents Foreign Tourists Other Foreigners(2)
PORT Arrivals Departures Arrivals Departures Arrivals Departures Arrivals Departures
Katunayake 971,621 962,586 486,718 504,503 336,626 327,450 148,277 130,633
TOTALAIR 971,621 962,586 486,718 504,503 336,626 327,450 148,277 130,633
Colombo Harbour 2,942 2,682 638 838 168 109 2,136 1,735
TOTAL SEA 2,942 2,682 638 838 168 109 2,136 1,735
GRAND TOTAL 974,563 965,268 487,356 505,341 336,794 327,559 150,413 132,368
(1 ) Excluding Indians who are repatriated under Indo-Sri Lanka Agreement
(2) Consists of resident visa holders and other foreign travellers who cannot be classified as tourists Source: Sri Lanka Tourist Board

Department of Immigration & Emigration

39

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PART C: ACCOMMODATION INDUSTRY - CAPACITY AND ITS UTILISATION

SHARES OF ACCOMMODATION CAPACITY (ROOMS) BY RESORT REGION - 1992 TO 2001

Chart 13

2001

2000

1999


1998 • South Coast
Colombo City
1997 .[Greater Colombo
...
fII .Ancient
~ 1991> Cities
• High Country
1995 East Coast


1994

1993

1992 0%

40%

20%

60%

80%

100%

Table (k)
ACCOMMODATION CAPACITY (ROOMS) IN TOURIST HOTELS AND
ITS REClONP~l... mSIPJBUT,~O"J . 1992 TO 21}Q.1,
Resort Region 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Colombo City 2,828 2,839 2,872 2,817 2,834 2,798 2,754 2,747 2,582 2,656
Greater Colombo 1,756 1,826 1,826 1,935 1,946 2,045 2,032 2,101 2,254 2,315
South Coast 3,622 3,702 3,763 4,105 4,247 4,692 5,055 5,217 5,306 5,382
East Coast 80 80 108 114 114 114 114 108 151 151
High Country 368 344 344 385 411 469 535 506 570 622
Ancient Cities 1,560 LS74 1,829 1,899 2,048 2,252 2,282 2,239 2,448 2.500
Northern Region
All Regions 10,214 10,365 10,742 11,255 11,600 12,370 12,772 12,918 13,311 13,626 Lb.

n

TOUR:ST NIG"ITS AND OCCUPANCY RATES BY MONTH - 2001

Chart 14 80

450,000

70

400,796

408,072 411,520

400,000

20

.\50,000
til
... 300,000
J:
.~
Z
... 250.000
(I)
Gl
:::I
e 200,000
c
Cl
'j
I. 150,000
0
LL
100,000
50,000
0 -<>-OCC. Rate

!

IU

60 0::: ~ U t:

IU Co :::I

50 ~ o

- - - - - - - - - 440,944- 131,508

Avg 4042.1%

30

Jan

Mar

Apr

Sep

Oct

Nov

Feb

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Dec

Table 13

ACCOMMODATION CAPACITY AND GUEST NIGHTS IN ALL ACCOMMODATION ES,TABUSHMENTS .. IJ"::'? TO 2DD1

Description 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
A. Accommodation Capacity -
Tourist Hotels
(a). No. of Units 127 129 134 138 144 158 164 173 207 215
(b). No. of Rooms 10,214 10,365 10,742 1l.255 11,600 12,370 12,772 12,918 13,311 13,626
(e). No. of Beds 19,907 20,242 20,929 21,680 22,040 22,944 23,373 24,216 24,953 25,595
B. Accommodation Capacity -
Supplementary Establishments
(a). No. of Units 145 140 169 208 223 227 224 230 222 199
(b). No. of Rooms 1.587 1,562 2.045 2,494 2,509 2,635 2,640 2.700 2,549 2,011
(e). No. of Beds 3,190 3,182 3,783 4,563 4,574 4,574 4.592 4,671 4,410 3,479
C. Guest Nights - Tourist Hotels
(a). Foreign 3,025,061 3.218,320 3,238,913 3,087,348 2,245,582 2.936.953 3.263.137 3,836,618 3.610.889 2,767.187
(b). Local 361,204 323,914 365.872 385,058 435,915 525,146 598,984 610,175 716,430 770,848
D, Guest Nights -
Supplementary Establishments
(a). Foreign 161,839 161,684 202,247 220,162 153,604 185,735 191.702 210,872 124,589 109.037
(b). Local 142,390 138,630 165,236 225,958 242,394 244,071 258,345 263,425 235,187 294,233
K Tourist Nights (Total) 4,054,791 4,148,554 • 4,251,166 4,023,7% 2,947,178 3,679,998 3,944,406 4,478,761 4,056,305 3,342,233
(a). Tourist 3,025,061 3,218320 3,238,913 3,087,348 2,245.582 2,936,953 3,263,1373,836,6183,610,8892,767,187
Hotels
(b). Supplementary 161.839 161.684 202,247 220.162 153,604 185,735 191,702 210,872 124,589 109,037
Establishments
(c), Others 867,891 768.550 810,006 716,286 547.992 557.310 489,567 431,271 320,827 466,009 .......... : .. : ..

OCCUPANCY RATES BY REGION 2000 & 2001

Chart 14a

JAFFNA.

~--"n.'['

. . -. ';

East Coast

10.711"

15.0'Yo

High Country

45.2% 35.4"!t1

South Coast

Greater Colombo

61.0% 47.2%

Colombo City

52.9'1., 45.4%

Table (I)
OCCUPANCY RATES BY REGION - 1992 TO 2001
Region 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Colombo City 50.2 53.9 57.4 55.3 44.6 54.9 53.1 58.6 52.9 45.4
Greater Colombo 51.).4 59.8 60.1 58.4 48.6 54.7 60.1 61.3 61.0 47.2
South Coast 56.9 58.9 55.6 49.8 35.4 45.2 52.2 57.4 51.8 41.1
East Coast 4.1 13.6 16.2 9.0 1.2 6.1 11.8 20A 10.7 15.0
High Country 51.1 51.4 53.6 50.8 37.1 46.3 45.9 52.3 45.2 35.4
Ancient Cities 60.8 59.2 56.6 51.8 38.4 47.0 55.7 56.6 48.8 39.1
Northern Region
All Region 55.3 57.0 56.6 52.6 40.3 49.1 52.8 57.6 52.3 42.1 Table 14

MONTHLY OCCUPANCY RATES IN TOURIST HOTELS BY REGION· 2001

Resort Region

No.of

Units Rooms Jan

Feb

Mar Apr

Colombo City

Greater Colombo I.NOJih of Colombo Il.South of Colombo

South Coast

l. Up to Galle tBeyond Galle

East Coast

High Country 16

Ancient Cities 44

I.Kandy Area 22

11.Anuradhapura 7

l l l.Polonnaruwa/Giritalc 8

I V.HabaranalSig./Damh. 7

Northern Region

All Regions

22

2,656 54.3 61.4

62.4

74.7 76.4 67.9

May Jun

41.6 44.4 43.9 47.9

56.7 46.5 44.5 48.0

57.7 46.1 42.7 47.6

52.4 48.2 41.9 49.4

66.0 71.5 48.5

SO.8 34.0 31.S 39.6

55.5 37.3 35.S 43.4

36.4 23.9 18.8 28.5

Jul

Aug Sep Oct

Nov

Annual Occ.

Dec Rate

42

2,315 73.5 77.6

1,863 76.2 80.1

452 62.6 65.8

52.6

4S.8 30.7 24.2 36.S

40.6 36.8 34,3

30.6 25.2 24.6 28.9 22.5 22.9 37.4 35.9 31.8

21.S J3.9 19.1 20.5 14.2 29.0 24.2 13.0 13.6

4

lSI 11.1 19.5 15.2 24.9 14.2 13.6 16.3 19.4 13.2 12.6

40.0 40,3 45.4

30.9 38.3 47.2

29.2 37.5 46.9

38.4 41.7 48.5

28.0 36.2 41.1

31.6 39.8 44.9

17.9 25.9 29.9

31

II

87 59 28

5,382 70.3 78.3

4,060 76.4 84.6

1,322 50.9 58.9

61.1 66.6 31.3 43.4 69.1

45.7 32.4 30.7 43.7

44.6 31.6 29.5 42.9

28.3 30.7 29.1 35.3

34.6 25.6 24.4 35.5

57.8 37.1 35.2 51.0

33.0 23.0 18.0

34.7 26.8 25.4 31.6 24.6 27.5 35.7 21.7 21.9 28.5 22.2 14.6 41.7 33.6 27.6

8.6 12.5 15.0

23.9 33.1 35.4

24.5 30.4 39.1

24.1 29.1 38.4

18.2 21.0 28.7

20.1 24.4 30.0

28.7 37.4 47.1

215 13,626 63.0 70.8 64.7 64.7 37.4 3S.5 43.0 29.7 23.6 24.2 29.9 36.0 42.1

Table 14a

622 4S.9 60.4

2,500 52.2 63.0

1,179 49.7 61.5

223 35.8 35.6

361 37.9 46.3

737 66.9 80.8

CAPACITY AND NIGHTS IN ALL ACCOMMODATION ESTABLISHMENTS BY CLASS

Class No. "10. 1\0.

of of of of

Accommodation Units Rooms Beds

2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001

Total Foreign

Guest Guest

Nights Nights

... _-----

2000 2001 2000 200 I

- .. -- .. ---~------------------

Local Room

Guest Occupancy

Nights Rate

2000 2001 2000 2001

5 Star

(A) Tourist HOlds 207 215 13,311 13,626 24,953 25,595 4,327,319 3,535,286 3,610,889 2,766,095 716,430 768,427 57.6 42.1

10 II 2,334 2.4')7 4006 42X6 6,)7,034 604,()63 630.9(,7 519,307 66.067 84,756 60.2 44.7

4 Star

5 7 565 sos 1220 1738 263,954 270,732 235,2(,9 215,886 28,685 54,346 53.3 49.8

.3 Star

4 5 352 404 704 ~08 157,604 127,7X2 136,640 n,816 20,964 28,966 72.7 48.4

2 Star

I Star

2 I :2 I

32 31 2,359 2,273 4542 4377 902,537 650,366 7R2,919 528,693119,618 121,673 61.5 44.8

811; 735 1468 1322 215.2<.)') 158.mn 143,073 XI,060 72,226 76,')66 37.8 31.6

135 140 6,885 6,912 13013 130642,090,891 1,724,256 1,682,0211,322,333 4lHl,870 401,720 56.5 40.2

Unclassified

(8) Su p p lcm cn t a ry

Establishments 222 199 2,549 2,011 4.410 3479 359.776 294,233 124,589 109,()37 235.187 185,196 .U.S 28.7

BY REGION AND MONTH· 2001

Table 15

Resort Region

Jan

Annual

Jul Aug Sep Oct l\ov Dec Total

Feb Mar

Apr May Jun

51,999 49,305 62,462 32,722 39,887 38,404 48,925 36,311 30,817 28,852 31,335 38,536 489.555

Colombo City

Greater Colombo I.North of Colombo l l.South of Colombo

South Coast l.Upto Galle II.Beyond Galle

East Coast

High Country

Ancient Cities

l.Kandy Area

81,312 82,540 84,591 62,725 44,253 42,577 54,618 28,015 19,780 21,123 28,69535,862 586,091 70,292 70,968 71,473 52,849 36,974 34,586 45,911 21,923 15,398 16,664 22,955 28,994 488,987 11,020 11,572 13,118 9,876 7,279 7,991 8,707 6,092 4,382 4,459 5,740 6.868 97,104

199,903 195,749 181,006 129,179 77,302 70,539 103,723 36,130 15,241 32,369 59,170 77,0251,177,336 169,525 163}I6 151,278 111,064 66.898 62,819 88,361 26,888 12.478 28.115 52.296 67.195 1.000.633 30,378 32,033 29,728 18,115 10,404 7,720 15,362 9,242 2,763 4,254 6,874 9,830 176,703

319

523

611

700

399 544

753 939 420 338 246 240 6,032

11,400 14,543 14,441 9,282 5,702 4,849 9,598 5,672 3,177 2,915 4,671 5,604 91,854

56,043 65,412 68,409 42,761 25,145 23,621 42,702 24,441 14,319 14,567 16,824 22,075 416,319 26,098 30,519 36,820 20,806 12,554 11,090 20,001 11,115 7,273 7,358 7,952 11,255 202,841

l l.Anuradhapura Area 1,693 l l l.Polonnaruwa/ Giritale 4,603

2,206 6,213

1,957 5,723

1,146 1,079 1,378

3,719 2,103 1,966

U81 1,457 572 531 570 865 15.235

4,514 2,490 1,425 1,228 1,269 1,392 36,645

I V.HabaranaiSig.!Damb. 23,649 26,474 23,909 17.090 9,409 9,187 16,406 9,379 5'(l49 5,450 7,033 8.563 161.598

~orthern Region

,\11 Region

Table 16

400,976 408,072 411.520 277~"'69 192,688 180,534 260.319 131.508 83.754 100.164 140,941 179,..142 2,767,187

LOCAL GUEST NIGHTS IN TOURIST HOTELS BY REGION .A.t--"f1 MONTH ··2Qn1

Resort Region

Aug

Colombo City

Crcatcr Colomho I.North of Colombo II.South of Colombo

South Coast I.Upto Calle II.Beyond Calle

East Coast

High Country

~ .. -.,_. ~----

--~- .. ---~----

Jan

Annual

Nov Dec Total

Feb \'Jar Apr May Jun

Jul

Sep

Oct

10,930 10,112 11,604 16,589 10,463 10,706 11,193 12,704 11,688 10,475 13,908 12,703 143,075

9,644 5,157 4.487

8,515 13,173

4,839 8,698

3.676 4.475

111,049 67.388 43.661

8,858 5,504 3.354

8,892 5,593 3.299

8.220 12,391

5,167 8,999

3.053 3,392

6,950 7,866 7,268 9,970 3,879 4,316 4,101 5.871 3.071 3.550 3.167 4.099

9,3()2 5,264 4.038

16,093 13,075 13,686 22,518 20,903 18,383 18,328 30,504 20,024 16,425

10,440 11,476 9,2111 13.929 13,962 12,4111 12,6311 20.3113 15,072 12.355

5,653 4,599 4,405 8,589 6,941 5,965 5,690 10,121 4,952 4,070

232,199 157,426 74,773

14,419 27,841 9.710 18.762 4,709 9,079

257

497 559 1,419 816 618 613

716

523

580

252

904

7,754

3,490 3,008 3,365 7,412 5,330 3,297 3,664 6,406 4,966 3,255 3,238 6,890 54,321

Ancient Cities 15,698 13,508 14.978 20,939 20,865 18,454 18,989 26,579 22,()27 16,336 13,132 20,945

l.Kandy Area 6.961 5.624 5,858 8,361 8.907 8,071 7,894 9,458 8,069 6,483 5,577 8,013

l l.Anuradhapura Area 2.322 1.705 2.364 2,421 2,693 2.162 2.715 3,454 1.966 1.914 1.469 2.501

l l l.Polonnaruwa .' Giritale 2.183 1,495 2,028 2.797 2,651 2,579 2.031 3.973 2.353 1,258 1,428 2,294

l v.Habarana/Sig.Damb. 4232 4684 4728 7360 6614 5642 6349 9694 9639 6681 4658 8137

Northern Region

All Region

222.450 89.276 27.61\6 27,070 711,41 X

56,112 47,150 52,058 76,14568,347 60,760 61,302 90,082 68,086 55,963 53.169 81.674 770.848

PART D: INCOME & EMPLOYMENT

VALUE OF TOURISM - 1992 TO 2001

Chart 15

JOO IN US$MILLION

Table 17 VOLUME & VALUE OF TOURISM - 1992 TO 2001
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 200n 2001
Tourist Arrivals 393,669 392,250 407,511 403,101 302,265 366,165 381,063 436,440 400,414 336,794
Excursionist Arrivals 5,651 6,093 8,413 10,556 12,863 18,265 27,629 211,335 44,5111 60,084
Official Receipts
Rs. mil. 8,8256 10,036.8 11,401.6 11,551.6 9,559.1 12980.3 14,868.0 19,2ll7.30 19,162.2* 18,863.3**
US$ mn. 201.4 208.0 230.7 225.4 173.0 216.7 230.5 274.9 252.8* 2IJ.l**
SDR Units(mn.) 142.9 149.0 161.1 148.6 Illl.1 160.4 169.9 201 191.9* 165.7**
Receipt per Tourist per Day
(in US $) 49.7 50.1 54.2 56.1 57.9 58.6 59.5 61.4 62.3* 63.1 **
*Revised ** Provisional
Source: Sri Lanka Tourist Board
Department of Immigration & Emigration Table 18
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS FROM TOURISM
In Rs. mn. In US s mn.
Total Total ~
Source 2000 * 200t ** Change 2000 * 200t ** Change
4
Banks 6,822.0 6,718.1 -103.9 90.0 75.2 -14.8
Travel Agencies 4,093.2 4,026.0 -67.2 54.0 45.1 -g.9
Shops 4,449.5 4,379.4 -70.1 58.7 49.0 -9.7
Hotels 2,653.0 2,614.4 -38.6 35.0 29.2 -5.8
Gem Corporation 1,144.6 1,125.4 -19.2 15.1 12.6 -2.5 * Revised ** Provisional

Table (m)
EXCHANGE RATES (ANNUAL AVERAGE) - 1992 TO 2001
Currency 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Deutsche Marks 28.1 28.1 30.5 35.8 36.8 34.1 36.8 38.4 35.8 40.9
French Francs 8.3 8.2 8.9 10.3 10.8 10.1 11.0 11.5 I n.7 12.9
Japanese Yen 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 ,
J,.
Sterling Pound 77.3 72.5 75.7 80.9 86.3 96.7 107.6 113.9 114.8 128.7
U.S. Dollar 43.8 47.5 49.4 51.3 55.3 59.0 64.6 70.4 75.8 89.4
S.D.R. Unit 61.8 67.4 70.8 77.7 80.2 81.2 87.6 96.3 99.9 113.8
Euro 69.9 79.9
Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka DIRECT EMPLOYMENT IN THE TOURIST INDUSTRY 2000 & 2001

Chart 16

Technical. Clerical Allied and Supervisory

57.1%

2l100' =_:::;26Oi.·':'~

. '- ~ .dl

- -- -----

Manual & Operative

n.6%

Managerial, Scientific & Professional

15.3%

Table 19
DIRECT EMPLOYMENT IN THE TOURIST INDUSTRY - 1999 TO 2001
Managerial Technical,
Category of No. of Scientific and Clerical allied Manual & Total
Establishment Establishments Professional and Supervisory Operative
1999 2000 200] 1999 2000 200] 1999 2000 200] 1999 2000 2001 1999 2000 200]
Accommodation Establishments
and Restaurants 033 709 706 2,R58 3,093 2,883 15,183 14,15213,050 5,840 8,138 6,01423,88125,383 21,947
Travel Agents
Tour Operators 346 346 340 1,219 1,282 L057 2,389 2,318 1,954 707 567 590 4,315 4,167 3,601
Airlines 21 19 19 531 775 562 2,845 3,076 2,536 1,189 748 578 4,565 4,599 3,676
Agencies Providing
Recreational Faci- 7 11 9 4 6 3 28 27 24 9 10 8 41 43 35
lilies
Tourist Shops 278 145 136 192 204 200 482 615 760 309 136 144 983 955 1,104
Guides 959 953 1465 959 953 1,465
National Tourist
Organisation 125 115 117 108 121 135 163 178 187 396 414 439
State Sector 16 16 16 321 320 464 393 397 476 706 712 503 1,420 1,429 1,443
Total 1,302 1247 1,227 5,250 5795 5,286 22,387 21,6592 ,400 8,923 10,489 802436,56037,943 33710 Season

PART E: TOURIST PRICES

40()()

350(J

300G

250()

2000

ISOO

1000

500

o

TOURIST PRICE INDEX* 1990/91 -2001/02

Chart 17

~-- Food

--.-- Accommodation

All Itmes

Transport

. , ... 3:4.,··-

Table 20

1990/91 1991192 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/0) 2001/02

*1973174=100

INDEX OF TOURIST PRICES*1974/75 - 2001/02

.-

Accommodation

1974175 1975/76 1776177

I 977/7f!,

1978179

1979!XO 1980/81 19X I/X2 1982/83

Il)X3!X4

1984/85

19X5/R6

1986/87

1l)~7/XX

1988/89

19~1)!90

1990/91

IlJLJ I N2 1992/93 1')()3!94 1994195

Il)95/%

1996197 I ()9719S

I 99S/99 19l)l)/OO 2000101

All

All Items

City

Areas

Food

Transport

Beaches

Circuits

105 114 154

199 119 140

106

104 133 152 167 199

110 131 146 151 198

107

107 lIS 146 160 243

125

126

148

143

16S

159

149

159 219

262

254

188

420

246

346 462 558 578 561 516

24X

206 233 241

2S1

33(,

369

354 409 487 4RS 452 46S 497

555 701 741 XI2

453 532 595 499

367

429

463 526 451 449 41l)

262 2(,5 279

464 457 431

759 741 740 734 S32 XX4

1,176 1.3% 1,464

448 439 440 440 474

577

510

277

432

281

442 444 484

514

427 407 430

2S7

512

502 521

306

521

S04

645

596

3(1)

790

491 (,()l)

731

S51 I J)()() 1,144 1.565

665 870 965

IJ-:29 1,908

753 R72 1,080 1,440 1,801 I,Sl)4 1.842

656

L009

l,170 uno 1,744 z.oo: 2,068

661

lJ37

631

1,427 1.572

1.755 I Ji4X 1,837 2,128

2.1.16

1.755 1,920

1,497 I .Wl)

766

1.9l)S

),600

822 S36 910

1,061 1,160 1,167

1.963 1,976 2,472 2,l)04 3,562 4.60()

2,470 2,906

2.22S

1,702 2.2S4 2,454

2.126

2,148

2,259 2.5S4 2,927

3,1 () 1

2,458 2,S13

2,679 2,992

2,456

2,72.5

2()()1 '()::'

.I.9l)()

3.128

* 1973174= 100

PART F: FOREIGN TRAVEL BY SRI LANKANS

Table 21

SRI LANKAN DEPARTURES - 1992 TO 2001

01111,111111

_ Katunayake

Colombo Habour

500,01111

400,000

300,000

200,000

100.11(10

n

1992

20110

21101

...... 1_99_3_ ....... 1994

1995

1996

1998

1999

1997

SRI LANKAN DEPARTURES - GROWTH TRENDS - 1974 TO 2001

.. ---. .- ..... _--
Am SEA
_._ -
Talai- Colombo
Year Total Katunayake Other mannar Harbour
--- --=-.------- -------- ~.-.------- ... ---------- ._-_._
1974 44,825 33,414 8,366 2,518 527
1975 53.S48 39,817 10,:;:33 2,472 726
1976 53,305 41,296 9,102 2,078 829
1977 66,900 55,734 . 7,494 2,833 839
1978 117,075 71,923 4,085 40,115 952
1979 122.197 86,492 34,606 1,099
1980 137,797 100,803 36,396 598
1981 185.035 147,402 36,903 730
1982 216,466 185,215 30,462 789
19X3 244,955 220,289 24,088 57X
1984 274,418 229,568 44,234 616
1985 239,272 238,577 695
1986 229,386 228,925 461
1987 257,760 257,207 553
1988 298,583 297,677 906
1989 2R5,510 284,765 745
1990 296,884 296,080 804
1991 310J73 309,588 785
1992 420,749 419,726 1,023
1993 416,246 415,434 812
1994 448,437 447,224 1,213
1995 504,420 502,059 2,361
1996 494,258 493,407 851
1997 530,712 529,908 804
1998 518,050 517,222 828
1999 4Y6.96_) 496.045 918
20()() 524.212 523,485 727
2001 505,341 504,503 838 Chart 18

49

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Table 23

TOURIST ARRIVALS BY MONTH - 1967 TO 2001

-- -- -- - --

- - -- - - - -

Table 24

PASSENGER ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES - 1973 TO 2001

19:-:2 "X-U2(>

.,c;;.:8-3,--~=--::--,""""",:~",-,:"" ","""""~"---",,-:-,,-,;;,_ __ ,,,,,,,,,,=-..........:~,-,-

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IY99 200()

PART H: REVENUE FROM TOURISM

Table 25

CONFER~NCES HELD AND REVENUE EARNED AT BANDARANAI~~ EMORIAL i~<TERNATIONAL CONFERENCE HALL (B.M.I.C.H.) 1977 TO 2001

Conference Status No. of Delegates
Year National I nternation al Local Foreign
1977 25 12 10)30 99
1978 39 24 33,697 1,971
1979 46 26 41,204 2,573
1980 86 29 57,519 1,940
1981 95 37 45,807 1,684
1982 121 26 2,356
1983 133 18 49,063 2,518
1984 141 10 51,012 3.645
1985 J28 9 72,953 720
J986 I J4 8 72,446 2,46J
1987 SO 8 25,410 376
1988 42 4 J3,850 J56
J989 34 9 8,639 592
1990 31 7 12,145 2,OJ I
J99J 40 6 12,O()0 2,500
1992 127 33 69,601 5,248
1993 141 II 20,080 5,540
1994 105 9 35,080 1,730
1995 120 JO 40,000 1,900
1996 152 16 58,000 1,300
1997 98 10 48,415 3,150
1998 JOJ 5 49,475 1,550
1999 125 55,855 350
2000 134 4 54,110 600
2001 83 13 35,001 400 Revenue in Rs'OOO

773.5 1,431.3 J ,459.1 2,491.5 3,086.6 2,626.2 3,511.2 4,217.9 3,009.2 1,619.0 1,264.3

777.1 J ,201.3 1,700.0

J 3,939.3 7,798.2 4,906.7 5,933.2 5,4 J 1.2 4,157.5 6,039.4 4,759.0 6,685.5 3,574.5

OF FOREIGN VISITORS VISITING THE NJ BE~ CiF'('(.t\E1S.·j ',,~iSnOKS VISITING THE
L TRIANGLE AND INCOME FROM SALE OF MUSEUMS AND INCOME FROM
Table 26 TICKETS ·1981 TO 2001 Table 27 S . .II..LE OF T!CKETS - "'979 TO 2Q.C~
Year Total no. of Collection Year Total no. of Collection
Tourists Rs. Million visitors in s. '000
1981 224,354 11.4 1979 24,541 240.9
1982 191,856 19.6 1980 31,083 305.4
1983 J59,006 14.11 1981 30,560 353.9
19114 149.600 16.4 1982 30,050 269.9
1983 13,159 254.3
1985 133,632 13.6 1984 13,777 337.5
1986 93,884 14.7 1985 8,813 217.6
1987 76,645 13.7 1986 15,088 352.9
1988 74,062 14.1 1987 5,538 138.5
1989 79,683 19.2 1988 12.315 254.0
1990 124,382 44.7 1989 20.354 479.3
1991 132,641 69.6 1990 38,248 902.1
1992 153,817 102.3 1991 22,159 821.4
1993 148,913 149.6 1992 26,920 1,005.8
1994 16R,402 176.1 1993 31,373 1,180.8
1994 31.229 1,154.1
1995 166,661 168.7 1995 24,997 1,171.0
1996 102,788 121.2 1996 13,278 622.2
1997 144,517 186.0 1997 13,916 712.1
1998 165,463 225.0 1998 14,417 738.7
1999 207,398 300.5 1999 16,686 860.7
2000 155,167 276.0 2000 10,122 506.2
2001 129,201 222.0 200] 11,]57 620.4
Source: Central Cultural Fund Source : Department of National Museum.
f
.' Table 28

NUMBER OF FOREIGN VISITORS TO THE

ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS AND INCOME FROM GATE FEES - 1977 TO 2001

Year No. of Collection
Tourists in Rs.'OOO
1977 58.190 520
1978 63,497 619
1979 79,946 1,063
1980 82,718 1,474
1981 83,912 2,416
1982 83,001 2,374
1983 66.185 1,873
1984 57,906 1,686
1985 46,309 1,349
1986 38,008 1,117
1987 16,863 661.0
1988 20,648 806
1989 23,898 941
1990 93,949 4,374
1991 110,458 6,361
1992 156,868 9,283
1993 173,628 10,274
1994 186.175 11,479
1995 189,043 11,448
1996 130.237 9.222
1997 175,984 15,128
1998 191,123 18,846
1999 233,968 23,068
2000 204.681 29.215
2001 150,353 22,249 *
* Details are given below. RE ill UE BY .. OC TIO OJ

Domestic 'Iour'ists Foreign Tourists Total
Number Revenue Number Revenue Number Revenue
1,304,X95 29,201,194 10,545 1.517,700 1,315,440 30,71 X,894
475.652 X.020,299 139.808 20.731,350 615.460 28,751,649
1,780,547 37,221,493 150,353 22,249,050 1,930,900 59,470,543 Location

Dehiwela

Pinnawela

Total

Table 29

REVENUE FROM FOREIGN VISITORS VISITING THE BOTANICAL GARDENS - 1977 TO 2001

Total Revenue
Pcradeniy' akgala Camp-aha in Rs.'OOO
1977 428.2 65.3 1.3 494.H
1978 509.6 82.6 1.3 593.5
1979 692.4 101.8 1.5 795.7
1980 1.517.7 18fU 3.0 L709.4
1981 2.472.1 304.6 2.4 2.779.1
1982 2.525.9 329.2 2.1 2.857.2
1983 2,016.4 154.8 2.2 2,173.4
1984 2.000.3 122.2 2.5 2.1250
1985 1.641.2 85.4 1.8 1.728.4
1986 1,468.1 97.0 1.4 1.566.5
]987 1.164.5 62.6 1.4 1,228.5
I(8)o1 1.019.1 58.0 1.2 I,onu
1989 1,873.1 77.5 4.9 1,955.5
1990 4,(168.3 20Y.O 5.7 4,283.0
1991 5.799.2 372.8 [2.7 6.184.7
1992 8,9)01 1.2 584.0 19.3 9.584.5
lY93 9,608.8 634.9 23.4 10.267.1
1994 1)01,4 77.5 l,(137.4 36.0 19.550.9
1995 23,922.2 1.227.9 49.1 25.199.2
1996 16J182.6 689.1 28.1 16.7L)9.8
1997 20.931.5 866.5 36.3 21.834.3
1998 25,481.6 1,211.1 5.3 26.1)l)X.0
1999 31.160.3 1,428.7 45.9 32.634.9
2000 2)-:.066.6 1.357.0 37.2 29.460.S
2001 20,250.0 940. 36.4 21,226.4

Table 30 ~. VlSJllNG THE Will) t iF£. PARKSI , e rc 2001
~'; . Yala Wilpattu Kumana Udawalawe Total
National National Bird National Revenue
Year Illlrk Park Sanctuary Park Others= ill Rs:OOO
1~)S2 962.7 525.7 1.488.4
19S3 fo(l)O.2 420.3 51.7 1.5 1.3()J.7
1984 956.4 2,117.9 89.[ 1.7 .. r-- 3.165.1
1985 2,272.6 314.9 2.0 2.589.5
.r
1986 ·MI.[ 641.1
19R7 373.7 17.6 391.3
198R 226.7 [1.0 49.4 287.1
19fN 365.4 2.7 65.0 433.1
1990 1.151.6 3.6 [,[55.2
199[ 1,5 [ 1.6 9.5 214.7 1,735.8
1992 2,700.9 207.3 456.2 3,364.4
1993 10,803.8 R29.2 1.824.9 13.457.9
1994 2[,613.4 5.529.1 2,224.0 29,366.5
1995 21,5<)5.8 3,905.1 13,(137.8 38.538.7
1996 15.[%.9 2.928.7 9.776. [ 27.901.7
19l)7 12.1.18.6 10,642.1 u.zos.s 34.489.2
1998 8.918.7 13,626.4 18,68[.0 4[,226.[
1999 20.420. [ [ 8.098.6 17.454.1 55,972.)-:
2000 25,417.8 [ 5,)-:76.9 60.152.5
2001 25.183.4 10.940.6 54.390.0
* Includes Bundala, Horton Plains and Wasgamuwa Netione! Parks. Table 31
REVENUE FROM EMBARKATION 1: -1973 fO 2001
Revenue
Year in Rs'OOO
1973 778.9
1974 850.1
1975 1,032.0
1976 1,189.7
1977 3,170.5
1978 4,814.8
1979 9,588.3
1980 29,811.1
1981 34,577.1
1982 36,363.4
1983 29,742.1
19R4 29,007.9
19S5 25,745.6
1986 46,021.2
1987 36,421.2
1988 37.201.2
1989 53,861.0
1990 99,020.3
1991 130,943.1
1992 177,151.1
1993 196,125.0
1994 203,755.5
1995 201,550.5
1996 151, I 32.5
1997 183,082.5
1998 190,53 1.5
1999 218,220.0
200n 200.207.n
2001 269,268.0
Table 32 E U TOURI 01
-1 2102 N)
Source of Revenue 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 20tH
Hotels & Restaurants 76.7 80.2 78.3 79.5 59.6 116 143.6 164.5 162.7 128.4
Travel Agencies 40.1 20.7 26.2 28.0 26.4 39.1 58.8 67.3 61.7 52.6
Shops 10.1 9.2 10.0 10.8 9.3 12.1 14.4 16.5 15.1 13.9
Embarkation Tax 177.1 196.1 203.8 201.6 151.1 183.1 190.5 218.2 200.2 269.3
u1tural Triangle 102.3 149.6 176.1 161\.7 121.2 186 225.0 300.5 276.0 222.0
Botanical Gardens 9.6 10.3 19.6 25.2 16.8 21.8 26.7 32.6 29.4 21.2
Zoological Gardens 9.3 10.3 11.5 11.4 14.4 15.1 18.9 23.1 29.2 22.3
National Parks 3.4 13.5 29.4 3R.5 27.R 34.5 41.2 56.0 60.2 54.4
Museums 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.5 0.6
TOTAL 429.6 491.1 556.1 564.9 427.2 608.4 719.8 879.6 835.() 784.7 55

SECTION III: DEFINITIONS OF TERMS AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION

1.

DEFINITIONS OF TERMS

I.

All persons arriving with a specific purpose of engaging themselves in gainful occupation or to establish residence in Sri Lanka irrespective of their length of stay.

2. Diplomatic personnel.

(a)

Visitor/Tourist Excursionist:

In March 1993, the U.N.O. Statistical Commission adopted a set of recommendations for tourism statistics prepared by the World Tourism Organization (W.T.O) as a follow-up to the Ottawa International Conference for Travel and Tourism Statistics, held in June 1991. These recommendations have been followed in this report for defining "International Visitor", "International Tourist" and "International Excursionist." The definitions are:

3.

Crews of ships and aircraft even if they stay for one night or more.

4.

Dependents of temporary immigrants and children below 3 years.

I.

The term' International Visitor' refers to any person who travels to a country other than that in which he/she has his/her usual resi-

In this report the term "Visitor", "Tourist" and "Excursionist" are used for "International Visitor", "International Tourist" and "International Excursionist" respectively. In Sri Lanka's tourism statistics, excursionists consist almost exclusively

. of passengers on sea cruises, who come on shore for purposes of sightseeing, shopping, etc. while the ship is in harbour.

dence but outside his/her usual environ-

ment for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose of visit is other

(b)

Tourist Arrivals:

than the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the country visited.

11.

The term 'International Tourist' (overnight visitor) is an International Visitor who stays at least one night in a collective or private accommodation in the country visited.

Every single visit (or entry) of a tourist to the country either in the course of the same trip or in the course of different trips is counted as an arrival, provided the visit (or entry) lasts at least one night in the country (N .B. those who do not cross the frontiers are not regarded as visitors).

(c) Tourist Night:

iii. The term 'International Excursionist' (same day visitor) refers to an International Visitor who does.not spend the night in a collective or private accommodation in the country visited.

(d) Guest Night:

A night spent in Sri Lanka by a tourist in any type of immobile accommodation.

To clarify further the following are excluded from the definition of'lnternational Visitor':

A night spent in a Tourist Hotel, Resthouse or

Guesthouse approved by the Sri Lanka Tourist Board, as being suitable for occupation by foreign visitors.

Board from the registered accommodation establishments.

(d) Passenger Statistics:

(e) Tourist Hotels:

All Tourist Hotels, which are reckoned to be up to international standards of operation.

Passenger arrival and departure reports compiled by the Immigration Department.

(t)

Supplementary Accommodation:

(e)

Air Traffic Statistics:

All Guest Houses, Resthouses, Inns, Youth Hostels etc., which are approved by the Sri Lanka Tourist Board as being suitable for occupation by foreign visitors.

Quarterly returns obtained by the Sri Lanka Tourist Board from the scheduled airlines, which operate fl ights to Sri Lanka.

(f) Statistics on Official Tourist Receipts:

(g) Official Receipts:

Official Receipts constitute the foreign exchange purchases and acceptances by authorized dealers and commercial Banks from foreign visitors either directly or indirectly.

Monthly returns on foreign exchange purchases and acceptances obtained from the authorized dealers and the Commercial Banks.

(g}

Employment Statistics:

(a)

Tourist Statistics:

Annual Surveys conducted by the Sri Lanka Tourist Board among all registered tourist establishments; viz. Accommodation and Catering establishments, Travel and Transport Agencies, Recreational Clubs, Tourist Shops, Airlines and National Tourist Organizations.

2.

SOURCES OF Ii\FORI\IATION

Embarkation and Disembarkation cards filled by the foreign visitors,

(h) Statistics of Tourist Prices:

(b)

Excursionist Statistics

Price data collected from a sample of tourist esiabl ishments.

Passenger arrival reports compi led by the Immigration Department.

(i)

Revenue Statistics:

(c)

Accommodation Statistics:

Inland Revenue Department, Airport & Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd., Minish), of Cultural Affairs, Department or Wild Life, Department of Agriculture and Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference HalL

Monthly report obtained by the Sri Lanka Tourist

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LIST OF RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS OF THE SRI LANKA TOURIST BOARD

Title of the Report Year of Publication No. of Pages
Report on the Survey of Foreign Visitors (Ju11967 to March 1961:1) Volume I 50
Volume n 30
Travel Industry Survey 1969 92
Quarterly Review of Tourism Statistics 1969
pt_4th Quarter 74
Report of the Charter Tourist Survey Jan-Apr 1970 38
Ceylon Tourist Board Quarterly Review of
Statistics-l st Quarter 1970 95
Ceylon Tourist Board Quarterly Review of
Statistics - I st Quarter 1971 g5
Survey of Foreign Tourist to Sri Lanka Jan-Dec 1972 40
Ceylon Tourist Board Quarterly Review ofTourism
Statistics-l st Quarter 1972 90
Ceylon Tourist Board Quarterly Review of
Tourism Statistics-
1 st Quarter 1973 18
2nd Quarter 1973 23
Ceylon Tourist Board Quarterly Review of
Tourism Statistics-I st Quarter 1974 16
Report of the AD HOC committee on expansion Aug 1976 23
of tourist accommodation
Tourism in Sri Lanka - A Review of Performance 1977 15
Report of the Census of the Unauthorised Establishments
providing facilities to tourists in Sri Lanka 1983 37
The United Kingdom - A market profile Dec 1983 17 Title of the Report Year of Publication No. of Pages
Italy Market Study 19H3 18
Market Intelligence News Release
No.1 Jan 1983
No.2 Feb 1983
No.3 May 1983
No.4 June 1983
No.5 July 1983
No.6 Aug 1983
No.7 Sep/Oct 1983
No.8 Nov/Dec 1983
Survey of Departing Foreign Tourists from Sri Lanka Feb-Apr 1983 54
The Middle East Region - A Market Profile Feb 1984 54
Market Intelligence News Release Vol II (No.1 to 10) Jan-Dec 1984 115
Airport Survey ofGennan, French & UK Tourists Dec 19H7 24
Japan Outbound - A Market Profile Nov 19HH 29
Report ofthe Census of Unauthorised Establishments Apr/May 1988 39
providing tourist services in Hikkaduwa
Report of the Census of Unauthorised Establishments August 1988 21
providing tourist services in Negombo
The Federal Republic of Germany - A Market Profile May 1989 31
Korea Outbound - A Market Profile May 1989 21
Performance ofthe Hotel Sector in Winter 1990/91 Sep 1991 16
Survey of Foreign Tourists - 1991/92 March 1993 32
Korea Outbound 1995 June 1995 6
India Outbound 1995 July 1995 8
Survey of Departing Foreign Tourists from Sri Lanka July- November 2000 45
Tourism Update - Market Intelligence Report (Vol.I) .Ian-Dec zm 179
Hotel Industry Study 1999/2000 2001 42 I =-~-----=====~~~-j

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