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This is the thirty-fourth ill the series ofAnnual Statistical Reportspublished by the Sri Lanka Tourist Hoard and it provides {I continuing review of the trends and development ofthe tourist illdustl:r.

ANNUAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF SRI LANKA TOURISM 2002

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Research & International Affairs Division, Sri Lanka Tourist Board,

P. O. Box 1504,

80, Galle Road,

Colombo-3,

Sri Lanka.

Tel: 440006. 380943 e-mail: ctbria@sltneUk www.srilankatourism.org

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Sri Lanka hils tremendouspcnential as (Ill ceo-tourist destination. II eucotnpusscs (f 1I'Ide varictvotsccnic and ecologicallv important 1111111/'(/1 habitu;« IIlId possesses sonic o( th« richestfloral and fauna! hi,,divcrsitv ill tlu: region, This rt'markoh/c diversitv includes 86 species oftnanttnuls, 83 snakespecies. ,~- .. dl/l;'rcI11 species otfist, and 411 SCf1I1f'{flc/i'og species III terms ofavitauna lire divcrsitv is 1'1'1'11 nu nc

startling with over 4{)O specie» recorded on the island iIlC/Ili1illg 23 endemics. -

The chart above show: th« trend ill tourist arrivalsfrom /9(j(; to ]()()] asul tlu: pictur« ill /)(Jckgl'llIlili depicts the Sinharaja Forest Nnel"vc- a Work! Heritage Site declared bvthc UNLSCO, which is II t;,iodiversity hot,IPOI, with its own unique cco-svstem consisting of protected birds.flora andfauna. The other pictures be/ow ShOlVSOIJIC or Sri l.anka s bio-diversitv attractions.

The report is divided into three sections. Section I contains a summary (~r performance of the tourist industry ill 2002 and Section II presents statistical tables ami cha rts. Section III comprises the definitions of terms and sou rces of information.

The statistical analyses presented ill this year's report cover thL' ti11ll1\\illg subject areas:

1\, Trends and Structural Characteristics ofTouris: Traffic

B, Scheduled Airline Operations 8: Passenger 1\I1I1\CI11CI11>

C. Acconunod.uion Industry - ('apal'ily ~lIld its L:tili/alll1ll

D, Income and ElllploYIllCllt

F. T()urist Prices

F Forclgn Travel by Sri l.anKans

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(j Growth ofTr.wc! and Tourism

II. Rcvenuc from TouriSlI1

CONTENTS

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SECTION I:

SUMMARY OF PERFORMANCE 2002

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SECTION II:

STATISTICAL TABLES AND CHARTS

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Market Growth Trends by Nationality - Growth Indices Tourist Arrivals by Country of Nationality 1996-2002 Arrivals by Top Ten Markets - 200 I & 2002

Market Growth Trends by Residence - Growth Indices Tourist Arrivals by Country of Residence 1996-2002

Shares of Tourist Arrivals by Region 1996-2002

Tourist Arrivals by Region 2001 & 2002

Seasonality of Traffic - 2002

Seasonal Variation in Traffic Flow 1967-2002

Table (a)
Table 1
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Table (b)
Table 2
Chart 2a
Chart 2b
Chart 3
Table (c)
Table 3
Chart 4
Table (d)
Table 4
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Table (e)
Table 5
Table 5a
Chart 6
Tablr (I)
Tabk 6
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Tahk (~)
Tahk 7
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Tourist Arrivals by Country of Residence and Month -2002

Mode of Transport and POJ1 of A!Tiva1200 1 & 2002 Relative Importance of Different Ports 1993-2002

Tourist Arrivals by Country ofResidcnce & Mode of Transport -2002 Arrivals by Type of Carrier 200 1 & 2002

Relative Importance of Different Carriers 1993-2002 TouristArrivals by Country of Residence & Carrier - 2002

TouristArrivals by Charter Carriers 1994 - 2002

Regions of Embarkat ion & Disembarkation - 2002

Regions ofEmbarkation & Disembarkation 1993-2002

Tourist Arriva Is by Country otNational ity, Region of Embarkation & Disembarkation - 2002

Purpose of Visit 200 I 8:. 2002

Percentage Distribution olTourists by Purpose of Visit 1993-2002 Tourist Arri va Is by <. \luntry ofRcsidcncc & Purpose of V is it - 2002 Period IlrS[;I\ ~()() I ,\( 2()()~

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Table (h)
Table 8
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Table (i)
Table 9
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Table U)
Table 10 Chart 12 Table 12

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Table (k)
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Table 15
Tab'" 16 Chart 15
T.lhlc 17
Tahk IS
Tahk (Ill )
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Llhk It) Period ofStay-Pcrccntage Distribution 1969-2002

Average Duration of Stay and Tou~ist Nights by Country of Nationality - 2002 Tourist Arrivals by Age & Sex 200 I & 2002

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Percentage Distribution by Agc & Sex 1993-2002

Tourist Arrivals by Country of Residence. Sex & Age - 2002 Occupational Categories 200 I & 2002

Percentage Distribution by Occupational Categories 1993-2002 Tourist Arrivals by Country of Residence & Occupation 2002

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11 Sharesof'Iotal.Sesjing.Capaciry by Carrier :-2002-,·~.~c:.:.::c::-_- _ ......

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Schedu led Airline Operations & Seating Capacity - 2002 Growth of Passenger Arrivals & Departures 1993 -2002

Passenger Arrivals & Departures by Port and Category of Travellers - 2002

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Shares of Accommodation Capacity (Rooms) by Resort Region 1993-2002 40

Accommodation Capacity (Rooms) in Tourist Hotels and its Regional Distribution 1993- 2002 40

Tourist Nights and Occupancy Rates by Month 2002 41

Accommodation Capacity and Guest Nights in All Accommodation Establishments 1993-2002 41

Occupancy Rates by Resort Region 2001 & 2002 42

Occupancy Rates by Region 1993-2002 42

Monthly Occupancy Rates in Tourist Hotels by Region - 2002 43

Capacity and Nights in All Accommodation Establishments by Class . .'1

Foreign Guest Nights in Tourist Hotels by Region and Month - 2002 -t-+. w

Local Guest Nights in Tourist Hotels by Region and Month - 2002 44

Value ofTourism 1993-2002 45

Volume & Value of Tourism 1993-2002 4'·-

Foreign Exchange Earnings from Tourism 46

Exchange Rates (Annua! Average) 1993~2002 4(,

!)Irc'l'\ l.mplovmcnt ill theTourist Industry 2001 & 2002 ·r

1 )il~'L'1 !':1l1plllynll'1l1 ill the' Touris: Industry 2000-2()()2 .r;-

PARTE: TOURISl' PRICES

Chart 17 Table 20

Tourist Price Index 1991/92-2002/03 Index ofTourist Prices 1974/75-2002/03

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PAlRTlF: FOlREIGN TRAVEL BY SID LANKANS

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Table 21

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Table 23 Table 24

Sri Lankan Departures 1993-2002

Sri Lankan Departures - Growth Trends 1974-2002

Tourism Growth Trends 1966-2002

Tourist Arrival s by Month 1967-2002 Passenger Arrivals and Departures 1973-2002

Table 25
Tahlt.' 26
Table 27
Tahk 28
Tahle 29
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Tahft> 31
Tahk J2 Conferences Held and Revenue Earned at BMICH 1977-2002 52

Number of Foreign Visitors Visiting the Cultural Triangle and Income from Sale of Tickets 1981-2002 52

Number of Foreign Visitors Visiting the Museums and Income from Sale of Tickets 1979-2002 52

N umber of Foreign Visitors to the Zoological Gardens and Income from Gate Fees 1977-2002 53

Revenue from Foreign Visitors Visiting the Botanical Gardens 1917-2002 54

Revenue from Foreign Visitors Visiting the Wild Life Parks 1982-2002 54

Revenue from Embarkation Tax 1973-2002 55

Revenue from Tourism 1993-2002 55

SECTION III:

DFFl\ITIONS OFTERMSAND SOURCES OFINFORMATION

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.The Foreign Exchange Earnings increased by 28.3 %, from Rs. I 8,863.3 million in 200 I to Rs. 24,202.0 million in 2002.

.Tourism continued its rank as the fifth largest earner of foreign exchange in the Sri Lankan economy.

_'''estern Europe maintained its position as the mujnr tourist gcncl'ating region to Sri Lanka. with a market share of 50.9% in 2002. In 2001, it was 6tl.6'Yc •.

.In 201l2, India became thl' number (JIll' tourist gt.·Jlt.'rating market to Sd Lanka.

.Thl' ;l\t.Tage expenditure per day per tourist increased from uss 63.1 in 20()110 llSS 63A in 21)(12.

• nil' ;1\tTagl' dura tio u of sla, of t ou rixt s i n r rr-nvcd Irnm 9,9 nights ill 200 I (0 I 0.1 l1i~l!ts ill 20il~.

.Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka in 2002 reached a growth rate of 16.7'%, from 336,794 arrivals in 2001 to 393, I 7 lin 2(102.

.The growth in arrivals in 2002 was mainly attributed to the commencement of the peace process in the county, which was followed by the relaxation of both travel advisories and travel

occupancy rate of hotels increased hv 1.0 percent» point, from 42.1 0;;, in2001 to 43.1 % in2()02.

:1' \ .Following the increase in arrivals, the total tou I

A.HIGHLIGHTS nights spent increased by 19.4 %, from 3,342.233 20{)) to 3,989.058 in 2{)02. The overall ann:

.Accommodation capacity in tourist hOI, increased by 192 rooms to reach 13,81 Sin 222 rou: hotels in 2002, from 215 tourist hotels operated wi 13,626 rooms in 2001. The number of beds increased from 25,595 in 200 I to 25,968 in 2002.

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• Total employment in the hotel industry. 1)(1 directly in the servicing sectors and indirectly in I supply sectors amounted to 93, I 70. an increase 15.2%, from the SO,904 jobs provided In industry in 2001.

.Globally, for the first time in history the numlx« international tourist arrivals has exceeded the - million mark in 2002, reaching a grfJ\\th r<lli. 3.1%.

B. GLOBAL TOURISM

International tourist arrivals, for the first time

history has exceeded till' 70{) million mark ...

tourism has once again proven its resilience after r

crisis ill 20tll. In 2002, the international ani,

increased hy 3.1 '~;'" from 692.9 million arriv a"

20111 to 714.6 million arrivals in 2002. The figlln",

211112 are 22 million more than in 20111 and aimo'l

urilliou m o rc (han ill 2000 - t hv 'm illcnnitun \,'

rill' inn-rn.u iuu al ani, als in 2002 also ,Ito"

substantial change in the world tourism map where

the Europe remains as the largest international

3ITiYai receiving region, while Asia and the Pacific

has claimed the number two spot from the Americas.

It was more than t30 million international tourist

arrivals recorded in Asia and the Pacific, where sub-

regions of North East Asia, South East Asia, Oceania

and South Asia have recorded increases of 12'Yo, 4'Yt"

1 'Yo and 2% rcs(lectiv('ly,

In South Asia, Iran

17°;;,), the Maldives (+5.2%) and Sri Lanka

(+16.7'X,) recorded increases, "hill' India (-6.6%)

INTERNATIONAL TOURIST ARRIVALS - 2002*

I Growth Rate *%) 02/01

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Arrivals (in 11111.)+

Region

Market Share (%)

A frica

2R.7

Americas

3.7 -0.6

4.0

120.2 124.7

':uropc 411.0 2.4

Il\1iddk'EaSI 24.1 10.6

~"2~1~~,~_a 5_.9 __ ~ 2_'<_) O._R __ 1

World 714.6 3.] 100

East Asia & the Paei fie

17.5 57.5

3.4

'Source World Tourism Organisalion • Estunated

C. VOl.l!MEANI)V:\LllE OFTOURISl\1

('-I) "0111 11 H.'

Tourist arrivals to Sri lanka in 20112, amounted to

. '1).'.171. w h ir h shuw cd ;III illlTC;ISl' of :-tl.377 or

1 h.1 " .. 0\ rr t hc iigure of 336.79-t :II"I"i\;I" ill .!OO I

7/

(Sec Tabll's 1 s: 2). The annual growth rate of 16.711.1

surpasses the average growth rate of 8.8% for the

period from 1966 to 2002 (See Tables a & h).

In terms of tourist nights, which is another

parameter in measuring the volume of tourist

traffic, the number recorded in 2002, amounted to

3,989,058 nights. This was an increase of 19.4 %. .~~ __ when compared to 3,342~233_nights recorded in 2001 (See Tables 8 & 13). The average duration of stay

increased from 9.9 nights in 200t, to 10.1 nights ill

2002.

(C-2) Value

earnings

from the tourist

Forcign

exchange

industry in 2002 is estimated at Rs. 24,202.0 million.

which shows all increase of 28.3 % in 2002 as against

the figure of Rs. 18,863.3 million recorded in 20tn

(Sec Tables t7 & 18).

In terms of US dollars, eurniugs increased by 19.8% .

from 211.1 million in 200 l , to 253.0 millinn in 200..:!

(Sec Tables 17 & 18).

In terms of a ilion' stable cur'rcncv, Spcclal Drawiuz

Rights (SOR) also reflected an increase of 17.9"/"

from 165.7 mn. uuitx ill 20()) to t 95.3 mil. units in

2002 (Sct' Tallie 17) .

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Average spending per tourist increased to US$

643.5, up by 2.7 %, when compared to US$ 626.8 in

2001. The average spending per tourist per day

amounted to US$ 63.4, which showed a slight

increase of 0.5 %, as compared to US$ 63.1 in the

previous year (See table 17).

Foreign Exchange Earnings from tourism continued

to maintain its rank as the fifth largest earner of

foreign exchange, behind Textiles and Garments

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(Rs.232.0 billion), Private Foreign Remittances

(Rs.123.2 billion), Tea (Rs.63.0 billion) an~ Machinery & Equipment (Rs. 25.5 billion). (Source:

Centr-al Bank of Sri Lanka Annual Report-2002)

D. TOlJRIST 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 slight decrease of 1.8 %, from

203,984 tourists in 200t to 200,295 tourists in 2002.

Western Europe's market share has also deer-cased

from 60.6 'x. in 2001 to 50.9 % in 2002 (See Table 2).

U, 1'-. maintained its position as the murkct leader of

'\'l'stl'rn European region, but recorded a slight

decrease of 0.4 %, from 67,830 in 200 I to 67,533 ill

2002. U. K. too positioned as the second largest

tou rist gellerat ing market to Sri La nka, Ot It (' r

major markets namely', Germany, France and till'

Netherlands too showed decreases of 8.7 %, 4.6 "_~.

and 6.5 % respectively, while Italy increased

byO.9%.

I F;ve major markets - i.e. U. K., Germany, France. :-the NeQterlands and It~y_tog~th...:r-~counted for 83.2 % of the total number of arrivals from" "rn

Europe to Sri Lanka.

Asia

Asia was the second largest tourist generator to Sri Lanka. Its market share increased from 26.6 % In

2001 to 36.4 'Yo in 2002. The arrivals increased ~Iy 59.4 %, from 89,732 in 2001 to 143,064 tourists in

2002.

Sub-regions, South Asia and East Asia recorded increases of 66.1 % and 49.2 % respectively.

It was a noteworthy feature that, India recorded all

increase of 106.3(%, from 33,924 in 2001 to 69,996 in

2002 and positioned it-self as the major tourist generating market to Sr-i Lanka during the year, The increase in ar r'ivals from India in 201L! \1 as

mainly dIU.' to special promotional progl-alllL ,'_~

launched by the S.-i Lanka Tourist Board and the industry together with the Sri Lankan Airlines and

also the issuance of visa on arrival for tourists from

the SAARC countries. The other major market

from Asia, Japan, too showed an increase of 47.3 %

during the year.

All other individual markets from this region

recorded increases, except

South Korea (-5.8=-%)

.md Pakistan (-21.1 %).

Thus, it may be noted that Western Europe and Asia

together generated 87.3 °A. of the total tourist

arrivals to the country in 2002. The balance 12.7 %

was from North America (5. J 1%), Australasia (3.4

%), Eastern Europe (2.0 1%), Middle East (1.7

%), Africa (0.4 %) and Latin America (0.1 %).

')f these regions, Eastern Europe (14.4 %), Middle East (17.1 %), Africa (69.2 I~O), Australasia (0.8 IYi.), -.,rorth America (24.3 %) and Latin America & the

Caribbean (29.4 %) have shown increases in the

volume of tourist traffic to Sri Lanka for 2002.

The top ten generating markets to Sri Lanka in

terms of arrivals were, India (17.N(Yt,). U, K. (17.2 %),

Gl'rlllilllY (14.0 %), France (S.I %). Japan (3.5 (Y<.),

ltalv (3.1 %), the Netherlands (3.n lilt.), 1I. S. A.

(2.l)1I1..), Australia (2.9 %) and 'laldin's U.S %).

TIIl'sl.' ten mar'kl'ls togl'tIH'r accounted for 72.0 (Ii;. of

the tutul tourist traffic in 2002 [Refer chart 2(h)l.

In terms of tourist nights, the top ten generatill'

markets in orderofmagnitude were - Germany (1 X.:

%).lJ. K. (18.6%), India (13.3 I~.), France (SA (~.;.

the Netherlands (3.8 %), Australia (3.5 %), U. S. A

(3.1 %), Italy (3.1 %), Japan (3.0 %) and Canad. (2.1 (Yo) (See Table 8).

(0-2) Seasonality of Arrivals

Peak months were October, November, December

with a mini peak in July and August. The highex

number of arrivals were in December, with ;

seasonal index of J 50, recording SO (Yo above th

monthly average. This records a slight increase i:

seasonality ratio from 1.7 in 200 I, to 1.3 in 2002. Th

coefficient of seasonal variation in 2002 was I}

compared to 43 in 2001 (See Table 'C' and Table 3).

Lowest number of arrivals were recorded in .lun-

with an index of 94 (Sec Table ·C').

(D-3) l\'lode of Transport and Port of Arrival

Katunayake International Airport continued to h

the main port of tourist arrivals by air with 99.9 "

share of the rorul tourist traffic. The balance 0.1 ..

used the Colombo Harbour as the port of l'IlII

(Tables d & 4).

(D-4) .\rri,alsh~ Carrtcr

Seventeen scheduled airlines operated services to Sri Lanka and accounted for 97.5 % of the total tourist traffic in year 2002. Charter flights (2.4 %,) and arrivals by SC~ (0.1 %) accounted fOI' the balance.

Six leading scheduled airlines (airlines which

carried more than ten thousand tourists during the year - i.e. Sri Lankan Airlines, Emirates, LTU, Singapore Airlines, Indian Airlines and Condor

Airways) accountc~86.9 % of the total tourist traffic (Sec Table 5).

Inter-regional flights accounted for 79.6 % of the

total tourist arrivals, which was an increase of 1.6

percentage points from 78.0% in 2001 (Sec Table e).

Intra-regional flights accounted for 18.0 % of the

total tourist arrivals, which was a decrease of 0.6

percentage points from 18.6 % last year.

During the year, seven charter airlines from Europe brought in a total of 9,336 tourists. This was a

decrease of 16.9 % in comparison to the total of II ,236 in 200 I. The charter arrivals in terms of

market share, declined by 0.9 percentage points -

from 3.3 o!.. in 2001 to 2.4 % in 2002 (Sec Table 5(a) andTabkr}.

(1)-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 t he previous year, the proportion of tourists embarking and disembarking in the Indo-Pakistan region showed an increase, while Europe and the other

region consisting of neighbouring countries, ,,!lich.

includes Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and.

Maldives declined (See Table 1).

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Direction and flow of traffic showed that about

'39.4 % 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 36.9 %, du ring the year (See Table f).

Though Europe accounted for 53.0 % of total tourist

a rr ivals, only around 35.8 % of the European tourist movements were directly from Europe. Thus, it is - evident that a fair proportion of tourists use UOI1- European ports as embarking and disembarkin .....

points (See Table 6).

(D-6) Purpose of Visit

The main purpose of visit, based on the declaru: -ns made by tourists on their E/D cards continued to he

pleasure - i.e. holiday. recrcatinn, sight-seeing etc.

and the proportion of tourists, who came for this

purpose amo untcd to H5A (% - a decrease of.j

percentage points from 89.2 (10 in 20{ll. I:,,'

or

or

34.7 % stayed 8-14 nights and 15.7 % stave.

proportion of travel for business purposes increased

from 6.7 % in 2(0) to 9.4 % in 2002. Travel to visit

h . friends and relations and travel for religious and

ag

er

cultural purposes and sports etc., accounted for the

balance 5.2 %, which was an increase over the 2001

figure by 1.1 percentage points (See Table g).

more than two weeks,

When considering thc average duration of stay h:

the major regions, the largest staying tourists wen

:1 (7.6 nights) (See Table 8).

from Western Europe (11.9 nights) and Axi:

td Of the total pleasure travellers, 55.5 % were West

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Europeans, 31.7% Asians, 5.1 % North Americans,

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4-- 3.3% Austr~asians_an~the. balance 4.4 o/~ consisted

i of various other nationalities. The largest

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--proportion of business tourists (private and official) came from Asia with Western Europe taking second

place. It was a noteworthy feature that, 64.9% of all thosc who came for business purposes were Asians

(See Table 7).

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

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Average duration of stay increased from 9.9 nights

~n the previous year, to 10.2 nights in 2002 (See Tahle h). This was mainly due to the increases in the proportions of tourists, who stay more than three nights. The proportion of tourists whose periods of stay 4-7 nights, 8-14 nights, 15-21 nights, 22-30 nights and 3 t & Over nights showed increases of 0.2, 0.2, O. I, 0.1 and 0.1 percentage points

respectively.

It is also revealed that, 22.6 '1., of tourists stayed ..1 nights or less, while 27.0 "A, stayed 4-7 nighh,

A total of 3,989,058 tourist nights were recorded ir: 2002:--1t was an-increase of 19.4 % in comparison tn 2001, where 3,342,233 nights were recorded (Set

Table 8).

In 2002, the total number of tourist nights spent in tourist hotels was 3,045,368. This was an increase of 10.1 %, compared with the figure of 2,767,18i nights recorded in 2001 (See Table 13).

Tourist nights spent in supplementary establish ments amounted to 135,068 in 2002, which shower: an increase of 23.9%, from 109,037 nights recorded

in 200 l.

It is sisnificant that, 76.3 % of the tourist nights wen

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spent in tourist hotels. Another 3.4 % wen' ir. supplementary establishments (guest-houses ano rest-houses), while only 20 . ..1 % used other means o! accommodation, mainly unauthorized units, privat.

residences and Iodges etc, (See Table ] 3).

Ii

(0-8) Distribution by Sex and Age

Of the total tourist arrivals, 59.2 .y., were male and

40.8°It, were female (Sec Table i).

Age distrihution showed that the majority oftourists were in the age group of20 - 29 years, accounting for 3 J .6% of the total traffic - a decrease of J.O percentage point over 32.6% recorded for 2001.

Compared to the year 2001, there was an increase in travellers within the all age groups of above 40 years,

during the year 2002.

(0-9) Occupation

According to the declarations made by tourists to Sri

Lanka on their immigration cards, the percentage of

the tourists, who were gainfully occupied (75.1 %) in

2002 remains unchanged from 200 I. Retired

persons constituted 5.9%, while the balance 19.0%

declared themselves as having no occupation. Those

in the "No Occupation" category \U'I"(' mainly

housewives and dependants (See Tables 1 (I & j).

Of till' tourists who engaged ill gainful occuparions,

till' mujority (28.4%) was l'ngaged iII "Other

Occupations" viz.: white-collar workers ill till' non-

(':\('l'1I1 in' gnHk~ and skilh.'dl sctui-skillcd w orkcrs.

Others in gainful occupations were Executives (15.8%), Businessmen (10.4%). Professionals (7.7 %), Educationists (5,3 %) and Scicntist« &

E. SCHEDULED AIRLINE OPERATIONS

Seventeen scheduled airlines operated flights to Sri

Lanka in 2002 (See Table 5 & 11). During the ~ummer season from ~ay to-October 2002. 187

flights were operated per week with a sea

capacity of 47, 151.

However, in the winter season, from November ZOO 1

to April 2002, 180 flights were operated per week

with a seating capacity of 44,233 seats.

F. PASSENGERARRl\'ALSAND DEPARTCRES

The total, in terms of two-way passenger traffic into r

and out of Sri Lanka (arrivals and departures) v

1.87 million in 20()2. II was a decrease of 1.7 ':';, over

2001, where the total two-way passenger traffic "as

1.94 million (Sec Tables 12 & 24).

Analysis of the composition of this two-way

passenger traffic reveals the majority to be Sri

Lankans (55.() %), followed hy tourists (.to. I nn).

Resid.'nt visa holders and other fOl"l'ign 11':1\('11,'1""

who could not he d:lssifi.'d :IS tourists, m adc 1111 i Itt •

hul.mcc ".9 n.;., (S"I.·Tahk 12).

vccurives

l'SS i () n a Is

mists &

s

his to Sri

[Iring the

G

ACCOMMODATION SECTOR

(G-l) Accommodation Capacity

Accommodation capacity in tourist hotels increased

during the year 20()2. There were 222 tourist hotels

with 13,8] 8 rooms in operation in 2002 (Sec Table

13). This shows an increase of 192 rooms over 200 I,

:'102, IS7 _1_::rooills._The number of beds too increased from

during which 215 tourist hotels operated with 13,626

II ses g

rier 2001

per week

t l'lIRES

affic into .-'

ires] '1S

7'l"on'r

alfic was

wo-wuy

Ill' Sri

10.1 '1.,).

1\ ellcr«,

, ilp I he

25,595 in 2001 to 25,968 in 2002.

"""

In addition to the tourist

hotels, the 230

supplementary accommodation units (Guest-

houses, Rest-houses, etc.) provided 2,500 rooms with 4,250 beds during the year. The previous year's comparative figures were 199 units with 2,011 rooms

with 3,479 beds.

The regional distribution of accommodation """"

capacity in tourist hotels showed that, 5,504

rooms or' 39.8 %, of the total capacity was available in the South Coast region, 2,599 rooms or 18.8 % of the total room capacity was located

in till' Colombo City region, 2,466 rooms or

17.9 % of room capacity was in the Ancient

Cities n'gioll and 2,415 rooms or 17.5 % of room

capacil~' WlIS in till' Crcutc r Culombo n'gion, 669

rooms or ·U!'~';, of room capacit~ was in Ih(' high

ruunrrv. w it h till' balance (16~ rooms or 1.2'~;o)

(G-2) Occupancy Rates

Overall annual room occupancy rate of tourist

hotels increased from 42.1 % in 200], to 43.1 '1., ill

2002 (See Table I).

All regions except Greater Colombo and South

Coast have recorded increases in occupancy in 2002,

when compared with the corresponding figures for

2001. (Sec Table I).

Region-wise, the highest occupancy level was

recorded in the Colombo City (56.4 %), followed by

the East Coast region (44.8°;;,) and Greater Colombo

(42.8%).

The highest occupancy rate by month, 53.1 % was

recorded in December 2002 and the lowest 32.4 %

was recorded in the month ofJune (See Table 14).

(G-3) GuestNights

Total foreign gUl'st nights recorded in tourist hotels

amounted to 3,045,368, which was an increase of

) n.1 % over rhc figu re of 2,767,187 nights recorded in

20()) [See Tahir 13). The local gUl'stnigh Is recorded

in tourist hotels amounted to 94(),228. which

showed an increase of 22.n %, on',' the figure of

770,lUH recorded in the prcvioux year.

I

Foreign guest nights spent ill supplementary

establishments increased by 23.9'Yo, from 109,037 in 2001 to 135,068 in 2002. The local guest nights increased by 2.8 %, from 294,233 in 2001 to

302,456 in 2002,

Total of foreign guest nights recorded in the

tourist hotels and supplementary establishments

in 2002 amounted to J,180,436 representing

79.7 % 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 20.3 %.

The distribution of foreign guest nights in tourist

hotels by region shows that, the major share of

38.1°;', of foreign guest nights has been spent in

the Southern Coastal area, The Greater Colombo

area accounted for 18.4 %, while the Colombo

City and Ancient Cities region accounted for

23.4 'X. and 16.4 % respectively. High Country

(3.3%) and East Coast (0.4%) regions accounted

for till' balance (Sec Table 15),

Ownlll, furcign tourists accounted for 76.4%. of

the total guest nights of tourist hotels. "hill' the

local tourtsts had a dominant share of 69.1 'X. in

supplcmcntarv estahlish ments.

II.

E:\1PLOYMENT IN TilE TOURIS'I INDUSTRY

Tourism industry generates opportunities for both

direct and indirect employment. Direct cmploymcn-

is provided in tourist sectors, which sell goods and services direct 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 office, 'c. Indirect employment opportunities are generatc.i in

the sectors, which supply goods and services to

tou rist esta hlis h mcnts,

Total number of persons employed directly in the tourism sector at the end of 2002 amounted to

38.821, which was an increase of 15.2% OWl' the

figure of .B, 710 recorded in 2001 (See Table 19),

The majority of employment opportunities h1";.:

been created in the sectors of accommodation .. it!

calel'ing (63,6%). Travel Agencies (12.8 %) and"

Air lines (N.2'j';.) have also provided a substantial number of job opportunities (Sec Table 19).

Ofthe rorat cmploycd, 59.9 % were in thc Technical.

Clcricul and xupervtsorv gnHil's, 24.2 % in the

i\lanual and Opt'l':llin' gradt's and 15.9 '1.. ill t hc :

\Ianagt. -r ial grades.

Indirect employment in the supplying sector in 2002

was estimated at 54,349 (Sec Table 22), thus the total

employment figure in the tourist industry for 2002 was

approximately 93,170. This shows an increase of

ent

15.2% over the figu re of SO,904 recorded in 200t. The

nd ratio of employment to arrivals for 2002 worked out to

md

1 :4.2, as compared to a ratio of 1 :4.16 recorded for the

previous year.

nal I.

. tr --,

nn

ito

the

I to

the

TOURIST PRICES

-_ .

The overall tourist price index shows an increase of

38.3 %, when compared with the previous yea,'. In

absolute terms, it increased by t ,077 points from 2,813

in 200112002 season, to 3,890 in 2002/2003 season

(See Table 20). The category in which the highest rate

of increase in prices was recorded in the Food Items

(62.5 %), followed by Accommodation sector (39. 7(~,)

while Transport declined by 28.4 'Yo. The highest

rnd

:J!'(e"!ose from the Circuits areas (39.801.,),

increase in price within the sector of Accommodation

and

ntial

.ical,

I the

I the

J,

REVENUE FROM TOURISM

Tourism brings revenue to the Governnll'nt in a

varidy of ways. They are through tau's 011 profits of tourist sector establishments, tau's fruin earned

incnme of employees in the tuurist sector, import duty

on direct imports, the iudircct tax cnmpnncnt in local

Slip pi" (I P l' r a I i 11 g

re \ l' II Ill' (I r

(I (I' c r 11 1I1l' Il t

,..

uudcrtukinas. airport

tn x cs. l'nln

museums, archaeological sites, etc. Some of the

revenue earned through these means is given in

tables 26-32, Table 25 shows the revenue earned

from the Bandaranaike Memorial International

Conference Hall (B;VlICH).

Revenue from Tourism in 20(11, derived from taxes

and gate fees from the tourist establishments, embarkation points and archaeological sites etc. amounted to Rs. 977.8 million in 2_002, as_against

Rs. 784.7 million in the previous year. This was an

increase of 24.6 % (See TabIe32).

The highest revenue was earned from the

Embarkation Tax (Rs. 393.2 million), followed by the Cultural Triangle (Rs. 242.8 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, posts and telecommunication,

lease rentals, etc. are unavailable. Figures presented

an' only a partial indication of the total revenue

through tourism .

SECTION' II: STATISTICAL TABLES AND CHARTS

PART A: TRENDS miN] SlRUlCruRAl CHARAClEmSl1lCS Of TOURIST TRAFFIC

lrOfJIlRfSTARRIVAl..S BY YEAR -1966 TO 2002

500,000

_J Tourist Arrivals

.... % Change

Chart - 1

70

60

50

t40

10

°

450,000 -

-10

-20

-30

Table (a)

Averagt' \nnual

G"\wth

Rates

400,000

L t· ~~
---- ---
300,000
<J)
"0
>
''::: 250,000
.... 1 I
« \~
200,000
j I~
150,000 1\//
I
100,000 .
50,000 I I 'i i

° ._ .----L.___j .•. _.;._ .. _ ._~_ .• _ .• _ .. ~_.I._ .. ;_ '--1-1_. .----0+---,--.

Year

~~~~~1r @~(Q)WWiT[K] 1i"~~Wl[»® ~)f 1M~1rU(Q)Wl~lLDn.. @~@WlJI}{] UIJ:::!l[»O~~® «~W@~~@ 1l®@~ ff i]@@@ § '[J(Q)@]

-:.- .. ;it-~~~: 5-~:.:1:,t·~ ~t; .'. . 'J .~~~~~---~- .--~.....- • r,'

" ::. ~J." , '~t . .. :.. __ ' - ,,__ _ .,7

Western Europe 3,236 3,272 3,203 2.147 2,609 2,560 9.1
Asia 1,748 1.903 1525 1,486 2,371 9.5
North America ~91 450 414 ~55 470 524 527 493 463 569 5.1
:\ustr:tl",j" I. \,' , 1 .. ~45 1.21h l.tl40 1.44.' I.4R9 1.795 2,162 1,533 1.57') 1\.2
Othcr-, 1.111 ~ .. I:'c 1.2117 I.; "~ l.55(, 1.507 l,574 1,547 1.707 2.06- ,)U
j\'_' f;~"1068
Y:'tAIi MllrkeK 2.063 2.143 • 1· . ). I:~",'.' ~._ '. ,. '0""- ..... ~¢{;~:<,' , '. 8.8 ,

10

-"-'4,)'-

)0 """

10

·10

·2[

·30 I

i

~ (a)

1 19.7

19.5

!- I

o Ilui"

.-.qz •• lIIm_lI(11mlilln_lI!!Ill1ilN2_WIi!I_"".;·:Gtiet;~14laWWW~~'i4a

TOURIST ARRIVALS BY COUNTRY OF NATIONALlTY- 1996 TO 2002

Table 1

_.! '_ I _ -;L~ __ f"_'~"' .... 'I~";''). "" - -~- - -~- .. ~" ~~.\.. 1

.! ~I'~': '" -, ,,-Jr_"'.- . """C:Jn' ~" ,~." ,

• 1 __ i -., _ ... __ -. • .• : :- . " __ . ...;,;J. -:.' ~ J.:_' __ _ ~

NORTH AMERICA

Canada

U.S.A.

LATI!'I AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN WESTERN EUROPE

Austria

Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany

1Ial)_' _

Netherlands Norway

Spain

Sweden Switzerland

U.K.

Others

EASTERN Et:ROPE

Russia

Others MIDDLE EAST AFRICA

ASIA Bangladesh China(P.R.)

Hong Kong, China India

,"",," Indonesia

Japan Korea(South) Malaysia Maldives

Nepal

Pakistan Philippines Singapore Thailand Taiwan(P,C. ) Others AUSTRALASIA Australia

New Zealand

12,4)16 4.701

7.7H5

330

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

522 21,453

16,5.10

9,759

489

216,633 5,823 6,795 1,848

570 25,404

45.123 59,691 11.976 -_. -14,445

11,004

882 1788 3,282 4,353

53,163

1854 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 1,095 4,638 4,836 3,708

582 8,769 7,623 1,1\9

n

15,975 1,239 2,394 4,056 8,217

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

108,3otS

UX7

1,521 3,627 46,188 963 13,353 2.643

4,992 6,426 477

11,502 1,311 5,109 4,497 3,777

672 12,162 10,806 IJI7

( ),11,',,;

1l!,450

I [l,'iX·1

1l!,534 7.93<' 10.599

378 336

240,876 275,871

6,70X 6,123

4.977 5,667

2,106 2,010

855 1,278

26,937 34,491

73,986 77,340

15,891--- 19,818 23,100 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 1,707 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

750 15,132 13,284 1,782

2,022

2,538 2,166 9,033

68,514 2,043 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 1,158 5,799 3,438 3,372

621 12,552 10,902 1,464

IX(,

381,063

17,352 7.521 91\.11

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 4,830 7,941

528

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

639 18,222 16,476 1.722

16,304 7,X()4 X,SOO

400 204,510 s.ns

5,226

1,630

538 20,989 60,370 13,283

1"lJ57 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 3,789 2,115

33,932 1,075 9,241 2,795 3,917 8,975

512 8,522 1,422 4,505 2,931

12,926 11,330 1,533 63

2(J,(J04 s.n7 11,667

549

200,676 6,144 4,731 1,980

726 19,980 55,137 12,171 11,763- 2,892

2,349 2,523 9,312

67,932 3,036 8,046 2,943 5,103 6,462 1,545

142,578 1.518 4,350 3,582

69,996

1,473 13,566 2,607 9,603 9,855

786 6,726 1,626 7,578 3,954 3,417 1,941

13,311 11,334 1,920

436,440

Chart v Z

ARRIVALS BY TOP TEN MARKETS 2001 &2002

80000 .

[J 2001 2002

By Country of Residence

Table (b)

~~~~~l' @~@W'fH jj~~~~~ ~V li~J~~D~~INl(;E os G~©WfIHl IIM(i;)O~~~ ~t%W@Ir~@@ 1l@®~ § iJ@®® !5 1l@@»

5.6 8.5

770

s.o

TOURIST ARRIVALS BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE- 1996 TO 2002

~ -'.1'1 .• " ... ~;~. -- --. . - ----- - ~ - - "_.

, .. "" ,.. .: .

T" ....... ~~... .{. - • -"n;tf +~., 1

•• ~I~',j_.!r -_-:l- t ; .~~__ •• -.-

NORTH AMERICA 12,462 15,951 17,529 18,477 17,319 15,983 19,8611
Canada 4.6X9 (>A 77 7.'\42 7.90<; 7.50.\ 7.609 l-UOI
U.S.A. 7.773 9..17·1 l),'IX7 10.572 (I,X 16 X.374 11,5("
LATIN AMERICA &
THE CARIBBEAN 336 504 4011 372 447 429 555
WESTERN EUROPE 167,343 212,052 238,959 275,796 260,824 203,984 200,295
Austria 5,154 5,823 6,804 6,108 6,294 5,968 6,117
Belgium 6,165 6,816 4,992 5,643 10,224 5,250 4.7(,7
Denmark 1,626 1,851 2,088 2,016 1,653 1,628 1.968
Finland 495 564 867 1,569 2,316 535 729
France 21,480 25,392 26,874 34,458 25,992 20,949 19,989
Germany 45,075 59,814 74,058 77,259 70,584 60,405 55,170
Italy 11,988 14,424 15,867 19,815 16,833 12,074 12,177
The Netherlands 10,995 15,957 22,977 29,670 22,61 R 12,569 11,748
---'-- --
---. ,._,-----_,----------_ '-894--'- 1,142 2,025 2,025 2,010--·- 2,261 2,R!'9
1,782 2,406 2,532 2,400 1,848 1,529 2,328
--. Sweden 3,282 4,014 2,121 2,691 4,344 4,265 2,487
Switzerland 4,347 8,169 9,048 8,310 8,490 6,228 9,375
U.K. 52,095 62,997 66,432 80,919 84,693 67,830 67,533
Others 1,965 2,583 2,274 2,913 2,925 2,493 3.018
EASTERN EUROPE 4,545 6,429 7,239 6,204 6,840 7,065 8,079
Russia 2,9:';)1 3.618 3,120 3,183 3.552 2.542 ~.946
Others 1,557 2,811 4,119 3,021 3,2:-;8 4,523 5.133
MIDDLE EAST 3,882 4,419 4,032 4,821 4,341 5,544 6,492
AFRICA 2,376 1,533 1,035 1,236 894 952 1,611
South Africa 1,728 786 306 282 372 341 660
Others 648 747 729 954 522 611 951
ASIA 102,558 113,565 99,702 114,375 91,521 89,732 143,064
Bangladesh 924 1.287 1,347 1,137 Ul8 l,745 1.521
China(P.R.) 921 1,617 1,557 1,704 2,208 3,721 4.338
Hong Kong, China 7,170 7,620 3,675 3,255 3.348 2,319 3,759
India 42,822 47,010 37,356 42,315 31,860 33,924 69,960
;- ."_,, Indonesia 1,563 1,023 2,817 4,254 2,604 1,081 1,476
Japan 11,724 13,374 13,785 16,332 10,266 9,237 13,602
Korea(South) 1,674 2,706 1,848 2,484 2,613 2,778 2,616
Malaysia 3,477 5,157 4,125 6,012 4.833 3,910 9,651
Maldives 5,349 6,432 7,242 7,557 7,935 9,019 9,861
Nepal 321 477 660 576 534 508 789
Pakistan 11,748 11,439 10,782 11,421 8,562 6,756
Philippines 1,101 1,427 1,641
7,599
3,945
3,432
2,118
9,6
18.7 13,209
Australia 13,218 11 ,217
[s.e New Zealand 1,785 1,920
t 8.5 Others 120 72
~ ~.O ':~3(j.794 393,171

, S;8 Chart - 2 (a)

SHARES OF TOURIST ARRIVALS BY REGION - 1996 TO 2002

2002
2001
2000
1999
....
0
~
1998 0 Western Europe
0 Asia
I_] North America
• Australasia
lJ Eastern Europe -
• Others .. ~-' :.~. I

.. -~ .r ...... ~"

:,~ - '- - ;-A-_ ~ ,- ~~. 1-

"'~~ - .".- .. ':!'.Ii:!t.... ~ _

0%

60"/0

80%

100%

20%

40"/.

Share

Chart·2 (b)

TOURIST ARRIVALS BY REGION - 2001 & 2002

02001

r:

c o '51 Q) 0:

o

100,<XXJ

1&l,<XXJ

- I

Tourist Arrivals

. ~ .. '. .

! (a)

H pe

'rica

SEASONALITY OF TRAFFIC - 2002

Chart _ 3

.;Tourist Arrivals

• Indices

45

160
140
120
100 C/J
ill
0
80 D
~
60
40
20 40

C/J

1) c o

V)

:J o .c t=-

V)

-0

> ·c

.::r

35

30

25

20

15

10

5

o

Jan

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Month ----

-... __

SEASONAL VARIATION IN TRAffIC FLOW ~ 1961 TO 2002 (S(f}~~()n~R Indle~~) (1)

Table (e)

1967 128 I I 7 II'! 101 97 64 g2 1()1 ~2 X7 94 127 1.3 "
1968 113 )) 7 112 88 84 59 84 88 87 109 98 161 1.6 25
1969 132 123 112 82 79 58 72 84 78 107 120 153 1.5 27
2 (b) 1970 134 141 125 85 97 56 67 87 80 88 95 145 1.4 28
1971 179 199 156 47 29 29 57 75 57 78 121 173 2.0 60
1972 123 125 119 66 70 50 79 99 73 96 168 1.7 33
1973 145 129 121 84 66 50 91 103 64 91 146 1.5 30
1974 154 136 139 90 46 47 76 87 70 88 149 1.5 37
1975 137 121 130 68 65 56 69 100 62 87 174 1.7 44
1976 158 153 135 90 62 46 43 35 68 107 166 1.7 47
1977 137 141 143 77 59 43 77 87 59 90 153 1.5 37
1978 144 140 128 73 55 44 82 97 64 89 155 1.6 36
Ii 1979 136 121 122 90 63 51 81 97 71 93 152 1.5 30
1980 135 126 128 81 73 57 86 102 74 88 1.4 27
,I 1981 146 127 124 92 70 54 92 106 78 87 1.5 26
."_ '~ -, 1982 121 118 124 88 85 77 91 101 88 89 1.2 16
1983 175 156 159 116 117 87 89 30 36 58 1.7 45
1.984 127 122 123 89 69 68 101 104 82 98 1.3. 19
1985 134 126 139 92 65 52 86 94 85 1.5 30
1986 172 159 151 101 6~ 50 64 79 1.7 41
1987 167 156 150 106 54 50 67 75 1.7 40
1988 134 126 128 91 73 76 116 123 1.3 25
1989 84 80 104 80 83 75 99 112 1.7 25
1990 107 106 109 92 74 73 106 108 1.4 18
1991 109 106 103 78 67 66 115 109 1.5 22
1992 108 118 101 86 64 70 103 122 1.3 18
r ~ 1993 131 123 116 91 68 62 101 100 1.3 21
1994 134 121 122 83 64 63 104 97 1.3 22
~ 1995 137 127 119 100 73 67 107 107 1.4 21
j! 1996 23 117 105 81 70 78 101 98 .4 20
f ~ 1997 107 115 112 88 73 76 101 105 1.3 16
1998 117 III 102 81 64 71 93 99 1.4 21
1999 122 114 113 95 69 72 92 107 1.2 16
.2000 154 154 143 120 83 78 119 123 1.3 20
2001 157 166 158 131 96 101 102 56 42 46 1.7 43
?~~~~H ···'~J.i~~1~~~M.f.iMU""··· 18
(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 TOURIST ARRIVALS BY COUNTRY Of RESIDENCE & MONTH -2002

Table 3

:"<ORTII AMERICA

Canada

U.S.A.

LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN

X .. 'O I

1'I,XIl(. 1.407 1,4:14

567

11.565

555

WESTERN EUROPE 20(1,295 15,291 Austria 6.1 17 70S

Belgium Denmark Finland

France :=-- Netlwrlands

Italy Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland

U.K.

Germany

Others

EASTERN EUROPE

Russia

Others

AFRICA

South Africa

Others

MIDDLE EAST EAST ASIA Chiml(P.R.)

Hong Kong, China India

Ind~)nl'~ia

Japan

Korcat South)

Malaysia Maldives

Pakistan

Philippines Singapore Thailand THiwan(P.C'.) Others AUSTRALASIA

Austraila

Others

In '"\ 1

4.767 1,96S

729 19,989 lU48 12.177 2,889

2,328 60

2A87 264

9,375 609

67.533 4,536

55.170 3.018 8,079 2,946 5,133 1,611

660 951 6,492 143,064 4,338 3,759 69,960

1.476

13.602 2,616 9,651 9,861 6,756 1.641 7,599 3,945 3.432 4,42B

13,209 11.217

840

66

78

18,144 810 363 126

75

660

774

63 45

17,712 12,846

570 429

1,467 1,875 1,881

777- 819 735

-------_.

660 708 561

5.268 189 1,008 465 543 96

1.'!20

75 480 9,165 3R4 ISO 3,906

81 903 384 375 888 702 126 399 270 321 276 783 6XI

93

273 207 93

180

192 96 192 828

6.759 5,097 20-1 678 IR6 492 105

219 213 282 798

6.174

30

5.352 3,22S

192 183

597 594

132 132

465 462

126 1]2

51 5 I

1.596 1.22~

693

90,

46~ 204 63

348 99 27

1,872 sn 594 153 96 n

801 4.116

1.47') 1.6!W 2,39-l UBO 1.095 1.377 UlO 2.'11>7 l.X

MX 1.179

87.1 1,032 1.215

XJ 7 342

993 753

819

552 1.1.,1 1.7

S31 I.X36 1.9

177 87 27

1.014 405 465 105 171

99

354 294 42

5S5 213 36

360 483

96 120

36 48

390 150 93

45 42 36 42 30 54 30 24 L7

8,802 10,827 19,404 19,236 16,671 19,494 20,52'1 !1.J:I'I LJ

183 183 387 306 228 4XO 1.020 .. \ 13 20

282 210 750 633 114

3

3.099 2,391 I 17 567 402 165 84

24 60

342 14,601 324 615 7.653 III 1,017 141

1,542 735 483 150 705 609 282 234 741 5X2

666

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165

87

1.917 1,632 1.2 1,70_1_1,4~~ 0.8

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180 r- U,'

168 2.,> ~

192 525 2.5

1,224 1,00il U

5,319 7,599 1.4

492

6,498

75 963 216 825 567 561

XI 660 324 276 507

1,440 I. I 7'l

72

21

75 579 9,987 690 384 4.815

489 372

1l,406 1l,094

297 222

228 204

891

198

477 786 420 105 438 171

678 57/:>

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3

75 81

5,760 105

L236 222 702 654 543 III 552 255 264 477

1,095

5.286 78 1,053 159

1.200 897 501 126 480 396

462

879 2,058

780 L428

549 1,590

543 312

132 285

216 93

552 846

3,693 6,789

2.340 4,464

270 318

291 408

RI 78

210 330

66 105

27 63

39 42

528 7:18

12,090 )) ,565

249 303

279 357

2,067 1,257 2,070

R25 960 1,062

2,45 I I :161 1,239

126 234 270

459 240 228

81 156 309

489 801 957

7,398 6,336 5,715

369 294

4.173 4.353 6.261 6,447 '.796 1.4

:148 348

120 81

22R 267

117 276

45 93

72 183

270 31~ 1')-1 1.5

642 1,290 1,308 I. 9

252 342 675 2.7

390 948 633 2.2

135 135 234 1.7

48 63 144 2.tI

87 r: <)() 1.1

1.0:15 612 594 336 387 1-9

12,006 12,720 12.981 12,252 13,197 LI

240 282 462 429 456 1.3

282 402 375 270 2 I 3 2.0"

966

5.112 6.603 162 I II 1.632 1,350

234 19S

945 S91

1.005 804

507 630

177 114

!;16 516

312 249

285 267

297 30}

861 1,230

71;o"i: 1,062

6.873 151 948 123 543 972 576 159 663 390 252

981 83 I 144

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255 1.8

SIO 1.9

1.191 1.4 -

489 1.2

I X6 1.4

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180 1.9

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5,118 102

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1,092

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MODE OF TRANSPORT AND PORT OF ARRIVALS - 2001 & 2002

2.0 1.7 L3 1.7 1.2

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Katunayakc (BIA) 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9
Kankusanturai
TOTAL AIR 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9
Tulaimannur
C\lloll\ho Harbour 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
TOTAI.SFA 0.1 0.1 0.1 (1.1 (1.1 (1.1 0.1 e.t 0.1 0.1
TOTAL 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 IOll.0 100.0 1110.0 100.0 )00.0 2.4

2.5

I.J 1.4 1.4 U 1.9 2.7

2.2

1.7

2.6

1.1 1.9 1.1 1.3

2.0"'-" ~ \

1.4 u: 1.9

1.4 1.2 !.4

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TOURIST ARRIVALS BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE & MODE OF TRANSPORT - 2002

Table 4

NORTH AMERICA 19,866
Clllalb ~.3() I
US.A. 11.:i6:i
LATIN AMERICA &
THE CARIBBEAN 555
WESTERN EliROPE 200,295
Austria 6,117
Belgium 4,767
Denmark 1,96S
Finland 729 19,989 55,170

---:- .c--:,.~.~_ . . __ -z-v-:-:-: ,'1-2; 177

. .. _._----,-_._-- .-_ .. _----- _-_---_---._ ... _ --- -' -_._,.------.

France Germany

:<-,:c-=·:,~!taly:.-~-_:_ ...

Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland

1l,748 2,889 2,328 2,487 9,375

67,533 3,018

U.K.

Others

EASTER.N EUROPE 8,079
Russia 2,946
Others 5,133
MIDDLE EAST 6,492
AFRICA 1,611
ASIA 143,064
,
China (P.R.) 4,338
Hong Kong, China 3,759
India 69,960
Indonesia 1,476
Japan 13,602
Korea(South) 2.616
Maldives 9,651
, Malaysia 9,861
i r Pakistan ,6,756
t
, 1,641
, Philippines
Singapore 7,599 .:.:
I: ~ .. 3,945
Taiwan (P.c.)
......
i ':' Thailand .. - ~ .. .. 3,432 .
,.:,
l'_ 4,428
.: . .;..- 1 Others
AUSTRALASIA 13,209
Australia 11,217
New Zealand 1.920
Others T2
;, .. TOTAL 393,171
i!I ..... ,": • 19,860

X.29S

11.562

555

200,292 6.117 4,767 1,968

729 19,989 55,167

. _:_:_=- .. ---IT,!_!'_!-=-:::_:=_:~_~

11,748 2,889 2,328 2,487 9,375

67,533 3,018 8,079 2,946 5,133 6,492 1,611

143,061 4,338 3,759 69,960 1,476 13,602 2,616

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2002
Inter-Regional
Flights 65.5 67.9 67.0 67.5 69.8 69.0 69.9 74.1 78.0' 79.6
Intra-Regional
Flights 21.3 23,6 24.8 27.6 24.7 19.7 19.6 18.8 18.6 18.0
Charter Flights 13.1 8.4 8.1 4.8 5.4 11.2 10.4 7.1 3.3 2.4
TOTAL AIR 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 130at (Talaimannar)
TOTAl. SF.\ 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 n.1 n.1 n.1 n.t 0.1 0.1
TOTAL 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 10(l.O 000

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Balair 6,44X 4.719 ~.()()7 4,21 X 4,~93 3.117 3.624 976
Sterling Airways
Fin Air 4.719 3,546 594 1,623
Montana
Hapag Lloyd
Scan Ail 4.317 2.X 14
~
Lauda 3,219 1,395 1,722 1,527 1,737 3,771 246 715 567
::> ,.<:Jo.. --
.~ Air Europe 1,617 4,509 3,507 4,197 4,9S3 6,2R2 3.747 1,360 3.645
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Total 34,392 32,487 14.643 19,555 42,755 45,522 28.260 11,236 9,.B6
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TOURIST ARRIVALS BY CHARTIER CARR~IERS - 1994 TO 2002

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_---- EMBARKATION ----. DISEMBARKATION

Table (f)

REGIONS OF EMBARKATION & DISEMBARKATION ~ PERCENTA.GE
DISTR~IBUTION -1993 TO 2002 f

2002
-~----.-.
ludo-Pak isuui t:mb 15.5 ('r:, 2(l.O no 2(U Ill_; I' .\j 1,17 1, •. ·, 21.'
Sub-Continent Disc 11.9 15.2 19.0 21.6 21.0 20.1 15.7 14.0 15.6 21.8
Other Neighbouring Emb 25.1 24.7 22.1 27.1 25.8 25.0 23.2 24.2 22.2 23.3
Countries'!' Dise 30.9 29.2 23.7 33.2 32.4 28.2 28.4 25.4 24.5 24.1
Europe Emb 50.4 48.8 43.2 41.0 43.4 48.7 49.5 49.0 46.4 39.4
Dise 46.0 44.8 46.2 36.6 38.8 43.5 45.3 45.2 41.9 36.9
All Other Emb 9.0 9.0 8.7 9.9 10.5 10.0 11.4 12.1 15.0 16.0
l iixc I 1.2 IO.~ II I 8'(, 7.R 8.2 10.6 15.4 Ie: !I 1;.2
(1) Includes SlIlgapore. Malaysia. Thailand & Maldives TOYRI~i ARRIVAl~ BY COUNTRY OF NATIONALITYp REGION OF ~MBARKATION &. DI~EMBARKATION ~ 2002

Table 6

NORTH A,\!UUCA Emh

Disc

LATIl\, AMERICA & Emh

THE CARIBBEAl\ Disc

WESTERN EUROPE Emb

Disc

France Emb

Disc

_ --_ .. _------

Germany Emb

Disc

Scandinavia Emb

Disc

United Kingdom

Emh Disc Emb Disc

Others

EASTERN EUROPE Emb

Disc

MIDDLE EAST

Emb Disc

AFRICA

Emb Disc

ASIA

India

I.X

Japan

Others

AUSTRALASIA

20JHI~ 20,960

549 560

200,676 201,307 19,980 19,630 55,137 54,918

8,121 9,090 67,932 68,766 49,506 48,903

8,046 8,190

6,462 7,109

1,545 1,683

Emb 13,311

Disc 13,691

Emb 393,171

Dise 393,171

TOTAL

()

,US\! 4,401

114 128

10,340 10,845 1,119 1,179 1,530 1,098

833 819 4,902 4,814 1,956

2,935

531 655

72\! 641

225 251

66,552 67,239 56)W~

56,541 504 927 9,246 9,771

1,341 1,506 83,621 85,666

6,917

210 191

22,666 26,977 1,398 4,122

-----rx~ 3,295 1,192 1,818 8,142 8,940 9,036 8,802

816 983

1,290 2,061

333 488

51,952 48,196 6,777 6,205 7,959 6,358

37,216 35,633

7,533 9,035 91,703 94,848

629

18 36

1,464

2,420

75 196~ _

213--··- O·

209 71 151 735 U75 370 489

93 82

81 142

12 18

6,589 7,581 471 690 4,383

5,166 1,735 1,725

102 275 8,617 11,183

(1) Il1dm & PnkJStan

(2) $lIlgapo",. Malaysia. Thilliand end Maldives

II o

3,783 3,144

Emb 142,578

Disc 139,671

Emb 69,996

Disc 68,952

Emb 13,566

Dise 13,245

Emb 59,016

Disc 57,474

o II

226 29,944

177 33,784

o 4,914

0 6,085

o 48 30 o o 178

147

--6,363 6,127 1,247 1,454 9,015 11,316

8,405 8,802

o o

1,917 2,129

o o

3,987 3,270

o o

786 606

98 115 (l

o o o

98 115

12,060 11,775 3,747 3,447 444

397 7,869 7,931

o o 324 292

1,620 1,369 54,172 56,137

:;,271

75 60

136,036 127,104 12,474 8,048 44,133 44,189 4,730

4,818 45,138 42,321 29,561 27, 728

4,689 4,341

5,327 4,765 2.199 2,069

276 397 2.852 2,299

2,715 1,506 . 154,734 145,045

132 145

375 995

189 320

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,
Pleasure 98.7 92.7 95.1 94.9 95.2 93.1 88.1 90.1 ~l)2 ~q
Business 1.0 5.2 2.7 2.9 2.9 4.1 5.2 4.8 <>.7 9.4
Visiting Friends 0.1 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.6 1.1 2.7 2.1 LX 2.0
& Relations
Rdigious & 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.7 2.3 1.7 1.2 1.0
. Cultural
( )11",l's ()2 0') 1.1 0<) 1.0 r.o 1.7 U
T(HAI. 100.0 1011.0 100.11 1110.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.11 ItHLlI Table 7 I:

T©U~I~'f ARRDVAl~ ~y COUNITRY OIP RIESIDIENC~ ~ f'lIJ~POSE OF VISIT a 200~

"

.'oOHTI-I A\IEHICA Canada

U.S.A

LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN WESTERN ECROPE

555

200,295 6,117 4,767 1,968

729 19,989 55,170 12,177 11,748

2,889 2,328 2,487 9,375

67,533 3,018 8,079 2,946 5,133 1,611

660 951 6,492 143,064 4,338 3,759 69,960

1,476

13,602 2,616 9,651 9,861 6,756 1,641 7,599 3,945 3,432 4,428

13,209 11,217 1,920 7~

1l),~116 8,30 I 11,565

Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France

Gennan),. _

Italy

Netherlands

I.

10

Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland

., o

U.K.

Others

EASTERN EUROPE

Russia Others AFRICA South Africa Others

MIDDLE EAST ASIA

China(PR)

__ Hong Kong, China India

g)

Indonesia

?fl1l2

.Japan

Korea( South) Malaysia Maldives Pakistan Philippines Singapore Thailand Taiwan(P.C.} Others AliSTRALASIA

g5.4

9.4

2.0

1.0

Australia Nc« /c';ILlI1d ( )11"",

',111.0

TOTAL

393,171

17.169 7,530 9,639

459

186,456 5,895 4,479 1,689

645 J8,444 52,581

11,154 10,968 2,538 2,205 2,064 8,949

62,205 2,640 7,353 2,673 4,680 1,086

504 582 5,765 106,579 2,632 3,204 49,212

1,164

11,610 1,311 7,893 8,628 4,626 1,233 5,937 2,856 2,313 3,960

11,031 9,363 1,620 48

335,898

2.076 540 1,5J6

78

8,474 177 237 255

S4 684

1,194 414-

510 270

105

381

348

3,536 279 330 162 16S 390 126 264 272

23,871 981 441 13,584 180 1,404 882 1,275 795 1,251 249

1,473 342 684 330

1,302 I,OS6 210

36,793

300 n

222

222

114 108

15 3

729 2,851

9 27

39 6

12 3

o 0

75 621

117 942

27--- -12-

66 36 15 33 27

243 30 57 27 30 99

9 90 75 3,861 69 27 2,310

75 105

72 345 132 408

81 69 141 15 12 liB

147 l.'

5,319

24 15 o 3 27

1,126 45 57 21 36 15

3 12 4 4,041

27

15 3,441

9 54 48 69

108 45 45 69 18 45 48

630 573 4~

7,823

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4() 1,709 320 36 492 39 39 ]

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1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 19XO 1981 19l\2 1983 1984 1985 1986 19~7 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 I ()<)') ~()II() ~()III 2002

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24.5

24.9 26.2 29.5 26.9 27.5 30.6 30.9 27.5 27.7 30.8 33.7 3U

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25.9 25.2 21.6 ]9.9 20.0

25.9 22.0 22.2 21.4 21.1 21.9 22.4 17.7 18.1 20.8

4.7 4.2 3.1 3.3 5.0 5.0 4.5

25.2 19.6 18.1 20.4 29.6 26.1 23.7 20.4 21.9

22.6

29.4 27.4 26.7 26.1 lX.I

27.2

2S.8 31.5 26.2 26.9 26.6 23.4 31.2 36.0 37.6 45.0 23.2 14.0

9.6 10.n 13.9 12.8 12.2 26.2 30.0 34.5 38.5 24.7 24.4 25.1 27.1 26.4

27.0

2.6

1.0

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100,0 100.0 1000 100.0 100.0 100.0 100,0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ron.o ]00.0 100.0

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10.1

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10.5 1(l.5 10.5 ').9 I.~ ').2 9.8 10.0 10.7 ro.s

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.o , !l.S In.O 9.6 X.9 '1.2 1).9

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10.7 1(l.S 11.·; 10.3 ! ').6

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AVERAGE DURATION OF STAY AND TOUR~ST NIGHTS BY COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY - 2002

Table 8

NORTH A\lLRICA 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 MIDDLE 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

Austraha

Others

TOTAl.

19,896 ~UX6 11,610

546

192,780 4,704 4,704 1,974

687 19,884 54,870 8,155

10,571 2,775 2,310 2,493 8,976

67,677 3,000 6,717 2,247 4,470 6,462 1.545

142,578 1,518 4,350 3,582

69,996

1,473 13,566 2,607 9,603 9,855 6,726 1,626 7,5n 3,954 3,417 2,727 13,311

11,334

1.'i2()

57

10.] 20S,562

9.9 82.031

10.6 123,530

13.4 7,316

11.82 2,278,908

12.X 60,211

11.1 52,214

12.6 24,872

11.8 8,107

10.7 212,759

13.6 746.232

9.1 74,211

12.8 135,309

10.7 29,693

9.7 22,407

11.2 27,922

12.8 114,893

10.9 737,679

10.8 32,400

9.8 10.1

65,607 22,695

9.6 42,912

7.9 51,050

9.7 14,987

7.6 1,081,649

7.1 10,778

6.9 30.015

6.7 23,856

7.6 531,970

5.9 8.617

8.9 120,737

9.4 24.375

6.1 58,962

7.1 69,971

8.6 57,507

6.1 9,984

7.8 59.330

6.0 23,724

8.7 S.I 12.4 12.4

29,728

22.0H9 11l5,1l15 140,542

12.7

12.1

10.1 .',R70,o9J

108 51 57

3 7,896 1440 27 6 39 96 267 4016 1192 117

39 30

336 255 36 1,329 696 633 o

o o O'

o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o u

9,336

U.I 11.1 12.7

U92 668

20,004 8,337 11,667

724

14.0 II.J 14.6 10.0

8.4 12.1 !l.9 14.6 12.2 14.1 13.4 9.7

10.1 9.0 9.2 12.1 12.2 14.3

9.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

o o.o

42 549

100,711 200,676

21 ,024 6,144

270 4,731

50 1,980

472 726

1,140 19,980

-------

3,898 55,137

48,995 12,171

16,807 11,763

1,568 2,892

378 2,349

303 2,523

3,024 9,312

2,346 67,932

436 3,036

16,220 8,046

9,953 2,943

6,267 5,103

o 6,462

o 1,545

o 142,578

o 1,518

o 4,350

o 3,582

o 69,996

o 1,473

o 13,566

o 2,607

o 9,603

o 9,855

o 6,726

o 1,626

o 7,57'll

o 3,954

o 3,417

o 2,727

o 13,311

o 11,334

() 1.920

U ':II

()O U.tI

12.7

39],171

118,365

10.3 9.9 10.7

206,95.t 82.70() 124,254

13.4 7,358

11.9 2,379,619

13.2 81,235

11.1 52,484

12.6 24,923

11.8 8,579

10.7 213,898

13.6 750,130

10.1 123,206

12.9 152,116

10.8 9.7 11.2 12.7 10.9 10.8 10,2 11.1

31,260 22,785 28,225 117,917

740.025

32,836 81,826 32,648

9.6 49,179

7.9 51,050

9.7 14,987

7.6 1,081,649

7.1 10,778

6.9 30,015

6.7 23,856

7.6 531,970

5.9 8,617

8.9 120,737

9.4 24,375

6.1 58,962

7.1 69,971

8.6 57,507

6.1 9,'184

ts 59,336

6.0 23,724

i

l

,

I

,

8.7 K1 12.4 12.4

29,728 22,()Xt) 165,615 140,542

12.7

12.1

Oy!!

lO.1 3,989,051'

~.-.
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--_ .. _--_.-_. __ . -- ........ ----.'~.----"".'--.- -------,.,-----, .. _-----
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Sn Male 58.4 59.5 60.3 62.1 60.3 59.1 58.3 58.7 5~.5 59.2
t
Female 41.6 40.5 39.7 37.9 39.7 40.9 41.7 41.3 41.5 40.8 \
P
Agl' Group 3-19 10.1 11.5 8.7 6.7 6.4 5.8 6.5 6.8 7.1', 7.6
20-29 32.9 33.0 32.4 36.0 34.6 33.8 33.5 38.4 32.6 31.6
30-39 26.0 29.9 32.4 31.1 27.6 26.0 30.8 29.0 31.5 30.4
40-49 11.3 11.0 12.4 14.2 17.5 19.8 15.9 12.9 16.2 16.X
50-59 S.X 3.7 2.9 3.6 .'i. I 5.5 3.0 3.3 5.5 7.1
60 '" Over D.9 10.'> 11.~ SA ~.~ <>.1 I(U <l.t> (,-1 6.f, 60& Over
50-59
0. 40-49
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0
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BY AGE

• 2001

-- - -- -- - --

o

_5

10 __ 15===20-==--25

30

35

% in Arrivals

U.S.A.

LATI;\, AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN WESTERN EUROPE

Austria

Belgium Denmark Finland France

Germany ~ly_ ._ Netherlands

Norway

Spain Sweden Switzerland

U.K.

Others

EASTERN EUROPE

Russia

Others MIDDLE EAST AFRICA

South Africa Others

ASIA

China (P.R.)

Hong Kong, China .___ India

-.

I r

I

I,

Indonesia Japan

Koreat South) Maldives Malaysia Pakistan Philippines Singapore Taiwan(P.C) Thailand Others

AUSTRALASIA

Australia Nell' !<':lland

TOTAL

l'Ui(,(J

11.5h~

555

200,295 6.117 4,767 1.968

729 19,989 55,170 12,177 11,748 2,889

2,328 2,487 9,375

67.533 3.018 8,079 2,946 5,133 6,492 1,611

660 951 143,064 4,338 3,759 69,960

1,476 13.602 2,616 9,651 9,861 6,756 1,641 7,599 3,945 3,432 4,428

13,209 11,217 1,920

11.~7~

306

106,392 3,105 2,583 1,275

414 10,164 28,617 6.525 6,540 1,695 1,155 1,491 4,785

36,447 1.596 4,131 1,560 2,571 4,931 1,071

435

636 96,711 2,685 2,223 50,865

828 S,20S 1,830 6,066 6,060 5,385

840 4,761 2,706 1,680 2,574 7,767 6,588 1,140

393,171 232,883

72 .19

H.2'12

4,5')6

93,903 3.012 2,IX4 693 315 9,825

26,553

5,652 5,208 1,194 1,173

996 4,590 31.086

l.4n

3,948 1,386 2,562 1.561

540 225 315

46,353 1.653 1,536 19,095 648 5,394

786 3,585 3,801 1,371

801 2,838 1.239 1,752 1.854 5,442 4.629

no

160,288

4,857 2,793

1.7h 1

3,783 1,.'hX 2.415

24 18(, 120

14,654 69,150 56,105

393 1,425 1,377

396 1,155 1,038

372 3XI 453

45 165 159

2,037 6,556 4,212

4,368 1 R,402 13,440

597 4,524 3,420

-993 -- 2.9-0-7 ---2,571

915 588 474

90 783 714

375 453 465

870 2,199 2,067

2,987 28,664 24,935

216 94R 780

2,07(; 867 1.209 1,542 432 192 240

52,812 1.503 1,167 32,460 375 2,910

840 2,589 2,550 1,944

489 1.983 1,398, 1,0~2 1,572 2,643 2,178

444

119,513

2,064 2.4%

249

552 2,409

258 n4

294 1,425

702 1.965

117 465

75 180

42

2R5 42,717 r.zoo 1,401 20,844 480 4,755

429 3,762 2,055 2,259

492 1,581 957 534 1,959 3,075 2,571

6,117 342

177 1,929 60

240 354 576 615

99 609 204 156 33

2,736 2,415 ~15

4~9 I~

29,759

124,224

3,732 l.29.1 2.439

159 33,591 1,335 1,107 423 165 4,539

12,405 1,950

····-2.5~

489 456 477

2,253 4,842 606 1,947 618 1,329 1,503 408

132 276

22,011 795 714 5,904 363 2,709

624 1,869 2.640 1.329

411 2,139 948 1,047 519 2,607 2,220 ~66

21

21

65,958

1,641 516

1.125

27

12,028 810 600 216 141 722

2,451 918

1,611 261 141 468

1,041 2,390 258 630 108 522 354

93 42 51

12,039 381 51

7,272

114 534 318 573

1,053 327

78 648 129 351 210

1,113 966 144

, 27,925

'711 I.02h

39

14,767 777 471 123

54 1,923 4,104 76L.

},122 162 144 249 945

3,715 210 465 111 354 426

96 39 57

7,368 108 249 1,551 84 1,971 165

504 987 282

72 639 309 312 135

1,035 867 162

25,792

!:..L. _

i

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OCCUPAT80NlAL CATEGOR.IES - 2@@1I & 2002

Chart· 10

J

5.3%

I.

Businessmen

Executives

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-.-----~-- .. ~.--
Occupation 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002
Businessmen 16.4 19.0 In; 16.8 10.2 12.4 10.5 9.2 10.1 104
Professionals 4.4 5.0 6.4 5.2 4.1 4.5 6.8 7.6 7.9 7.7
Executives 4.2 5.1 7,7 9.7 10.1 11.9 14.5 15.9 16.7 15.8
Scientists & 4.0 3.8 2.8 3.7 3.1 3.5 3,2 3.1 7.6 7.5
Technicians
Educationists 4.5 3.8 2.5 4.3 5.4 9.4 6,0 6.4 5.0 5.3
Other Occupation 29.2 28.4 33.0 33.9 35.6 31.4 30.4 30.5 27.8 28.4
NIl Occupation 27.3 26.7 21.7 ~O.7 25.6 21.0 21.4 20.2 19.1 19.0
Rl'Iirt'd Persons IO.n ~.2 ~.I 5.7 5.9 5.9 7.2 7.1 5.S 5.l) ~--.: !WII~~~~, -'~ •• )IT II ~(7 !: 'I

TOURIST ARRIVALS BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE AND OCCUPATION - 2002

Table 10

'\ORTII A'IERICA 11),866

Canada x_-,O 1

U.S.A. II,~(,:;

LATIN AMERICA &

THE CARIBBEAN 555 WESTER:-.I EIjROPE 2()O,295

'.

Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France

__ Germany IwJyNetherlands

i........ Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland U.K.

0.4

Others

EASTERN EUROPE Russia

Others

AFRICA

South Africa

Others

MIDDLE EAST ASIA

China(P.R)

Hong Kong, China " -.._ ~ India

I Indonesia Japan Korea(South)

Malaysia Maldives Pakistan Philippines Singapore Thailand

Taiwan (p'e) Others AtJSTRALASIA Australia

New Zealand Othl'IS

TOTAL

7.1

7.

\.3

6,117 4,767 1,968

729 19,9R9 55,170 12,177 11,748 2,889 2,328 2,487 9,375

67,533 3.018 8,079 2,946 5,133 1,611

660 951 6,492 143,064 4,338 3,759 69,960

1,476 13,602 2,616 9,651 9,861 6,756 1,641 7,599 3,945 3,432 4,428

13,209 11,217 1,920 T2 393,171

1,353 (,(,3

690

1,923 70S 1,21 R

39 57

6,225 16,152

207 408

132 363

81 174

30 87

522 1,407

1,383 3,552

291-~1,023

408 942

69 285

135 270

123 198

279 651

2,433 132 483 237 246 114

36 78 660 31,386 486 315

20,670 171 702 756 876

1,449 2,382 126 648 1,128

663 1,014 447 402 39 6 40,707

6,444 34S 810 267 543 174

72 102 441 9,585 96 360 4,116 138 801 69

1,203 531 429 141 669 222 366 444

1,326 1,104 219 3 30,468

3,243 1,260 1,983

54

35,503 672 474 234 174

1,434 10,755 1,479 3,090 621 429 774

1,554 13,384 429

1,266 459 807 324 126 198 564

18,108 660 423 6,852 150 2,235 117 1,929 1,500 525

174

2,244 267 192 840

3,012 2,523 468 21 62,074

1,239 597 642

66 16,010 789

873 126 72 2,424

1,251 633 618

21 12,224 234 174 63 21 2,151

5,079 1,779 3,300

210 65,079 1,839 1,740 495 240 6,183

3,603 4,686 17,910

330----414- - 5;493

777 360 4,296

456 135 657

192 240 1,341 4,710 150

597 168 429 189 105

84 1,185 9,081 420 246 4,020

174

1,128 213 783 453 573 120 459 147 105 240

1,044 888 153 3 29,484

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

87 48 384 3,326 141 267 81

186 42 18 24

264 6,159 42 234 3,051 48 465 27 318

963 624 3,603 19,953 1,083 2,388 804

U84 489 183 306

1,974 34,761 1,683 1,356 15,522 489 4,290 681 2,088

870 2,664

129 1,521

36 651

258 903

105 1,221

444 954

132 738

552 1,728

471 1,200

78 507

:3 21

20,780 1ll,708

4,989 2.394 2,595

93 37,368 1,239 768 753

81 4,782 10,599 2,322-

1,170 591

183 414

1,191 12,639 636

1,002 414 5S8 234 108 126

1,236 26,823 315 393 13,554 273 2.841

468 1,584 2,226 1,080

369

1,587 627 582 924

3,021 2,631 378 12 74,766

15 11,661 729

243 42 24 1,086 2,682

4,644 99 1,266 516 750 45 12 33

168 7,161 636 432 2,175 33

1,140 285 870 168 117

24 831 228 126

96 2,079 1,998 78

23,184

789 270 519

825--~-'- 705

75

69

66

372

.'

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Sri Lankan Airlines 45.1% 5(~.1 °/0
Emirates 12.3% 13.5%
Indian Airlines 7.6% 2.8%
Saudia 7.0% 4.2%
LTU 6.7% 1.2%
Cathay Pacific 5.1% 2.0%
Singapore Airlines 4.0% 5.1%
Kuwait Airways 2.5% 2.0%
Gulf Air 2.1% 4.0% '-'-"-~
_.--.-_._-
Condor 1.2% 3.4%
Others 6.4% 5.7% @l~IXl~[Q)lLD[h,~[Q) ~Orn.[h,O~~ (Q)[p~~uo(Q)lr!l@l ~ @l~lla[M@ ~~[j2)~~aW 0 ~@@~ Table 11
._--_. __ -_."_----_. -._
Nil. of incoming No. of seats available Percentage Ill' total
flights per week on incoming flights seating capacitv
Type of Seating per week by carrier
Airline Aircraft Capacity Winter" Summer Winter* Summer Winter" Summer
._-----_.
l.Aerotlot A310 191 1 192 D.4 0.0
2. Sril.ankan Airlines A340 312 19 24 S,92g 7,4SS 45.1 56. I
A33D 2SI J~ 56 10.61'8. 15,736
A320 140 24 23 3.~60 3,220
.' l.miratcs A330 2(,7 9 U\69 2,403 12. , 13.5
13777 395 <) S J.S5~ 3,160
A310 195 4 780
4.GulfAir 8767 236 4 S 944 1,888 2. I 4.0
S.Indian Airlines A320 145 9 2 1.305 290 7.6 2.X
8737 117 7 819
A330 217 227 :;....
A300 144 7 7 IJ)()S I,OOS
6. Kuwait Airways A300 232 4 4 928 92X 2.5
A310 175 1 175
7. Royal Jordanian A310 206 2 2 412 412 0') () l)
X .Saudiu B777 2X7 5 4 1,4.,5 1,148 7.0 4.2
13747 417 4 2 1,66X g34
9. Singapore Airlines 13777 ~J-l 3 6 702 1,404 40 5. I
13772 22x 22X
A313 143 I> 7 X5X I,(JOI
10. Th:); Airwavs A100 2(,0 2 4 'i2() 1.040 1.2 >
, 11.I:n I Airways B7h7 27~ II 2 1.(,(,:-; 556 (,.7 >
.,
~ A330 32.1 4 1,2')2
! 12. C'nt hay Pacific fl777 31-l -' 3 942 942 5.1 , 0
-
A.BO J2~ -1 1.292
"
I, 1.1. (_)at:)J" .. \11 way' .'\.1::'0 I ~-l 144 2.7 ,
..
AJOO ~-l() 5 2 1.2t10 4l'(O
f 1·1. ("<Hhh'r 1l7(17 ~(\') (, ~-,;-\ 1.614 1.2 ; -l
I' f\1.liUll .,\I(J() ~..t:' ·1'H) I 1 tI (J
lh_ ()!l);111 .\\1 .\ \ I tI 111 \-11 00 (J \
1'1' \ Lt!.I\ :-.i:l!! _\ uluu--, \ ~ H) .'(1 - ~ 5."\4 1).11 1 \
nIT.\I IS(1 1117 ·U.!.U -17,151 tnu.o I uu.u
'l\'..'\(.'I1I/lt'l' /(/() 1 [(1 A))(r/ :'(10;1 "-(i@ I
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1,000,000

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:;l 600,000

a I

a..

400,000 I 200,000

11

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I. Arrivals

o

• Departures

:i::t .. _~_ +

1993 1994

1995 1996 1997

2001

2002

1998 1999 2000

Year

II

Table 12

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1/ ,

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TOTAL Am 912,419

2 ' 2

Colombo Harbour 2.947

~.()

TOTAL SEA

2,'147

(;I~AND TOTAL 915,3M>

I ,

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1111

Totul

Sri Lankan Residents

Foreign Tourists Other' Foreigners'"
Arrivals Departures Arrivals Departures
.193,159 355),63 26,()6h 62.055
393,159 355,863 26,066 62,055
12 7 ~.IS2 1.9(\9
IZ 7 2.182 1,1)69
393,171 355,870 2!1';248 64,024 Departures Arrivals Departures

~-- - ---- ------~---------....:::.::---=~::.:....:..:.:.:....:..:-----=-:..:--

950,655 493,194 532,737
2,X()4 7'" X2X
2,1104 753 !l211
953,459 49.1,947 533,565 (1) Excluding Indians, who are repatnated under Indo-Sri Lanka Agreement

(2) ConsIsts o! resid~nt vIsa holders and ottie: toreiqn travellers, who cannot be classified as tourists

Source

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r Greater Colombo 1,826 1,826 1,935 1,946 2,045 2,032 2,101 2,254 2,315 2,415
South Coast 3,702 3,763 4,105 4,247 4,692 5,055 5,217 5,306 5,382 5,504
East Coast 114 114 114 108 151 151 165
High Country 344 344 385 469 535 506 570 622 669
Ancient Cities 1,574 1,829 1,899 2,048 2,252 2,282 2,239 2,448 2,500 2,466
Northern Region
All Regions 10,365 10,742 11,255 11,600 12,370 12,772 12,918 13,311 13,626 13,818 1f(Q)Vl~O~u [A!)O@jDiJl!~ ~JMITJ) <DCc(!J)(PJ~!MeV ~'1J'[E~ ~')f ~©l~u~iJ ~ 2@@~

Chart - 14

350,000

60

325,253

•

UFGN

occ. Rales

310,209

2 ~

> o c

50 8.

:::J o o o

o

286,747

300,000

283,630

274,510

z e !:.

:? 250,000 s:

Ol Z

4l 200,000

:J .

e

r:

Ol

~ 150,000 o

u,

254,212 ~ ."~

262,986

224,033

,',1

~

-!-,- -_.

'~I-···· r

, »

... 100;000

30

.~ 50,000·

Oct

Nov

Dec

Feb

Mar

Jun Jul

Monlh

Apr

May

Aug

Sep

Jan

. 2.J~·rJ~ ~; IJc;:C3T '0Ii:((?;j~,n .. -<;n n Table 13 b ~f1)(J)2i

1993

1994

.1995

1996 1997

A, Accommodation Capacity - Tou rist Hotels

(a). No. of Units

(b). No. of Rooms

(e). No. of Beds

158 12,370 22,944

164 12,772 23,373

215 13,626 25,595

222 13,818 25,968

138 11,255 21,680

173 12,918 24,216

207 13,311 24,953

129 10,365 20,242

134 10,742 20,929

144 11,600 22,040

. I B. Accommodation Capacity -

--~. , Supplementary Establishments

(a). No, of Units

(b). No. of Rooms

(e). No, of Beds

227 2,635 4,574

230 2,700 4,671

199 2,011 3,479

230 2,500 4,250

169 2,045 3,783

208 2.494 4,563

223 2,509 4,574

224 2,640 4,592

222 2.549 4,410

140 1,562 3,182

2

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 3,045,368

323,914 365,872 385,058 435,915 525,146 598,984 610,175 716,430 770,848 940,228

C. Guest Nights - Tourist Hotels

(a), Foreign

(b). Local

,)

5

D, Guest Nights - I
5 Supplementary Establishments J
(a). Foreign 161,684 202,247 220,162 153,604 185,735 191,702 210,872 124,589 109,037 135,068
" (1)). Locul 138,630 165,236 225,958 242,394 244,071 258,345 263,425 235.187 294,233 302,456 I
" E. 'J'lIIri" ~Igh's (Total)
4,148,554 4,251,[66 4,023,796 2,947,178 3,679,998 3,944,406 4,478,761 4,056,305 3,342,233 3,989,058
(a) I, q 111,1 11~11t.'ls 3,21R.J20 :1,238,913 J,OP,:\.lS 2.2~5,5S2 2,936,953 3,21>3,1 :17 3,836,1118 3,610,889 2,767,11(7 3,045,J6R
(1)). "';"1'1',,"""'"'''1',. lst.thlixhmcnts 161,6~4 202,247 2~(l.1(12 153,604 IX:i.7.~5 191.702 21O,S72 1:'~.589 109,037 135,06);
(c). Others 768,550 RIO,OO6 71t>.2X(. 547,<)92 557,310 4S9,567 431.271 J20.X27 466,009 808,622 ----- .. -.---~

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Resort Region

Room Occ.Rate

2001 2002

.~

"1 Ancient Cities l

39.1%

42.4%

CHtlAW·

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

East Coast

15.0%

44.8%

High Country

35.4% 36.3%

South Coast

41.1% 38.0%

L _

TabJe{i)
J@(~]
2000 2001 2002
...
52.9 45.4 56.4 ·tl
f
61.0 47.2 42.8
51.8 41.1 38.0
10.7 15.0 44.8 t
45.2 35.4 36.3 'I
48.8 39.1 42.4
52.3 42.1 ~J.I 1994
Colombo City 53.9 57.4 55.3 44.6 54.9 53.1 58.6
Greater Colombo 59.8 60.1 58.4 48.6 54.7 60.1 61.3
South Coast 58.9 55.6 49.8 35.4 45.2 52.2 57.4
East Coast 13.6 16.2 9.0 1.2 6.1 11.8 20.4
lligh Counrrv 51.4 53.6 50.8 37.1 46.3 45.9 52.3
Ancient Cities 59.2 56.6 51.8 38.4 47.0 55.7 56.6
Northern Rq.!,ilHl
All Rt'giolls 57.0 56.6 52.6 40.3 49.1 52.!! 57.6 ~©!Nl'iY1f{] 1L)f cce llJJ ~ffi\!Nl©)f M 'iY~~ Olf!] 'iY©llJJlnO~'iY 1f{]©1i~1L~ ~)f ~~@O©!Nl 0 ~©©~

Table 14

Resort Region

No. of

Units Rooms Jan

Annual Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug . Sep Oct· Nov Dec 0< e, lUI.

Colombo City

21 2,599 44.4 52.5 52.3 47.5 54.7 54.3 53.6 62.5 71.4 57.7 61.7 65.1 56.4 44 2,415 41.6 45.6 41.8 36.0 33.7 34.1 38.9 42.5 45.2 43.4 50.0 54.8 42.8

32 1,945 40.4 43.1 40.5 35.6 31.6 32.5 37.6 40.7 42.9 40.9 49.1 54.5 41.5

Greater Colombo

North of Colombo

South of Colombo

12

470 46.4 56.0 47.4 37.8 44.2 40.6 44.4 50.1 54.6 53.1 53.4 55.7 48.4

South Coast

91 5,504 39.4 43.7 41.2 33.8 26.7 23.3 30.6 37.8 41.5 40.7 49.2 49.4 38.0

Upto Galle Beyond Galle

60 4,072 43.8 48.8 45.9 36.9

31 1,432 26.5 28.8 26.5 24.3

4 165 22.7 47.8 36.6 62.9

17 669 30.1 35.1 34.9 43.3

29.3 25.8 33.3 40.9 19.1 15.8 23.0 29.1 40.6 43.7 53.5 74.7 31.6 25.6 34.2 46.5

47.8 47.3 56.4 53.9 42.3

22.9 22.3 28.7 36.9 25.2

45.9 27.9 28.1 48.5 44.8 37.4 32.3 39.3 44.8 36.3

East Coast

High Country

Kandy Area .. _ . .l.........

21 1,172 33.4 43.6 41.5 35.6 31.1 27.7 41.9 47.1 44.8 40.7 47.2 47.6 40.3

Anuradhapura PolonnaruwaiGiritale

7 10

220 29.9 31.5 34.0 35.3 29.0 26.3 37.9 44.7 32.7 31.2 31.6 39.8 33.7

337 39.4 51.7 45.7 54.3 34.5 36.2 52.7 69.4 59.1 59.9 63.0 62.9 33.7

Habarana/SigoDamb.

28.4

32.4 30.1 33.6

52.3

36.4

7 737

26.1 32.2 37.0 29.4 22.5 44.3 51.0

Northern Region

All Regions

222.13,818

45.2 43.0 38.8 34.4 32.4 39.4 47.2

48.5 44.5 50.9

43.1

53.1

39.3

Table 14 a

©~£©[J'i])1 ~[Q) [fDO@[}{]1J@ O[Rf] £(bib £©©@G:'}J~@[Q)&UO@~ ~©uMID!10®[}[]~~~m [IDW ©lL&®©

12

3 Star 2 StAr

5 404 404

31 2.273 2.230

Total" . Guest Nights

2001 . 2002

local Guest Nights

2001 2002

Room Occupancy Rate 2001 2002

Foreign Guest Nights

'2001 2002

.4

Class

of of of

Accommodation Units Rooms

2Cl01 2002 2001 2002

.8

o

(A)Tourlst Hotels 215 222 13,626 13,818 25,595 25,968 3,535,286 3,985,596 2,766,095 3,045,368 770,848 940,228 42.2 43.1

747.832 210.809

84.756 92.583 44.7 54.5

54.346 77.985 49.6 49.7

4,277 604,063 1.829 270.732

808 127.782

4.294 650.366

1.335 158.087

840,415 519.307

288.794 215.886

127,863 98,816

650.971 528.693

11 2,497 2.492

4.286 1.738 808 4,377 1.322

11 7 5

31 21

5 Star 4 Star

805

B

847

97.508 28.966 30,355 48.4 48.5

<z=»

470,553 12-1.673 180.4.111 ~.8 43.2

4

81.060

73.875

76.966 '61.054 316 28.7

1 Star

735

134.929

21

742

140 146 6.912 7.103 13.064 13.425 1.724.2;'6 1.942.624 1.322.333 1,444.791 401.720 497.833 40.2 39.2

2S.7 2 •. s

4.17524

III •• U-' 7

2.5UO

q

,~ I

,f l~ .

Ii j

.'

!

IF\(.DlR~~U!~lf!J ®l1J.J~®lJ ~~JU®U41r® Ult:!J lJ"'(gXL!J!R.U@lf' [}{]@Lf~[b~ lIDW ~~©g@!t'J ~~lQ) litilQ)li8lf'[}{] '" ~@©~

Table 15

Resort Region

Dec

Total

Colombo Cit)·

Greater Colombo

North of Colombo

South of Colombo

South Coast

Upto Galle Beyond Galle

East Coast

High Country

Ancient Cities

Jan

. Jul .' Aug

Sep

Oct ' Nov

4H,(,Ofi

48,026 57,548 50,996 56,9HfI 5t\,H(,5 56.566 66,660 71,924 63,270 63,035 7U50 712,932

50,224 47,624 40,246 38,096 34,210 44,062 49,265 50,333 51,257 52,761 60,579 560,006

85,416 11,444

464,328 95,678

96,860 107,260 106,633 81,721 59,956 52,971 78,315 91,851 105,519 112,973 134,699 132,179 1,160,937

Feb

Jun

Mar

Apr

May

41,349 35,843 5,506

41,595 39,897 34,302 }2,055 28,079 36.360 39,319 40,945 42,258 43,)44 50,331

8,629

7,727 5,944 6,041 6,131

7,702

9,946 9,388 8,999 9,417 10,248

9,035 6,977 5,296 10,756 13,899 11,029 12,815 17,900 20,241

94,439 93,572 72,686 52,979 47,675 67,559 77,952 94,490 100,158 116.799 111.938 1,015,663

145.274

890

12,820

12,821 912

13,061 604

361

863

588

897 2,020

1,966 1,650

943

1,126

5,196

8,039 8,228 6,785 5,994 5,600 8,115 11,313 8,526 8,594 10,607 11,318 98,315

39,751 42,349 36,429 29,746 27,722 48,039 53,455 48,795 46,593 47,981 47,837 500,358

Anuradhapura Area

18.424 n.2_~ _}~,~~_. _20,808 18.189 16,734

---- --- -9T5---~o90- -1:244-1~62r----748--6~9~7 --'~i-~, 7~17 :-~;-16-_::-I;I"7(j---1~3z5---I;1G8:_--l.9QI':::~-:i6;j5c~

--- Kandy Area

Polonnaruwa I Giritale

Habarana/Sig/Darnb Northern Region

All Regions

224,033

31,661

24,486 29,011 26,358 26,634 27,312 28,168 283,645

1.829 10,493

2.536 13,168

3.136 2,381 2.640 1,538 5,989

5,483 3,328 3,130 3,460 3,183

38,633

13,405 11,619 8,169 8,753 15,847 16,845 17,933 15,504 15,501 14,489

161,726

3,045,368

Table 16 .,i

1 t

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----~~~--=-~~~-=~~~~~~~--~~~I

r

--~--~------ ~

254,212

262,986 217,040 191,366 178,265 237,1I7 274,510 286,747 283,630 310,209 325,253

[L©@~ ®l1O~@u ~D®(}{]u® O[f:!] lr@M~@u [}(j@~[1,@ (0)1 ~@O@[f!J ~[Q) ~@001J[}{l c:l ~@@~

Apr May

;,;

Colombo City

Greater Colombo

•

North of Colombo

South of Colombo

South Coast

Upto Galle Beyond Galle

East Coast

High Country

Ancient Cities

Kandy Area '

Anuradhapura Area

Polonnaruwa I Giritala

IIIIbnmnalSig./Dumb,

Nnrthern R"~i""

All Regions

12,014

14,950

8,780

6,170

28,076

19,247

8,829

1,808

5,702

21,611

9,057

2,933

2,601 7020

lJ,841 7,9899,279 8,150 10,036 12,364 15,()S4 11,314 9,946 10,597

9,981 11,070 10,596 12,934 12,748 11,222 13,799 11,119 12,269 12,501

6,588 7,436 ,3,393" 3,634

7,301

7,526

8,710 9,277

30,842

2S,298

12,420

133,004

t

147,937 f

101,337t~_ 4~,6{ja--- .

292,98'

8,847 4,087

9,110

7,427

9,835 3,964

3,593

3,559 3,224

14,748 10,500 4,248

19,967 10,875

204,468 88,521

3,638

3,795

2,246

33,818

3,295

21,418 21,623 30,682 24,045 21,519 23,574. n,l08 23,191 --17,377 18,534

14,550

21,193 9,489 5,097

17,279

12,885 12,036

5,575

58,275

17,056

15,169 6,350

16,760 _6,814

22,805

274,205

10,446 3,334

102,416

15,521

9;30.3

5,912

4,492 6!498

~

655 ~ 608 "

34,856

4,467

39,045

6,868

6,102

6,989 3,702

3,169

10051 97,888 ~

{,

84,161 69.21'1 66~"9 91,3)9 75,089 70,333 79,268 105,269 73,3611 65,101 66,643 94,129 940,2211

,

3,301

5,448

1,896

2,895

2,993

3,658

3,434

4,491 21,349 '

2,916 2,898

4,154

6,235

4,655

9,238

5,319

32,625

21,938 21,505 7,458 7,264

2,427 1,992

17,424

20,939

24,653 10,049 3,122 4,368

4,714

2.899 6153

2.479 2,642

9574 9607

17,989

26.447

19,427 8,223 2,603 2,627

. 9,114

9,159

10,053

9,288 3,009

5,983 2,402

6,322

4,184

2,915

2,868 2,598

3,067 2,878

4,852

1,920 7119

9566

6314

7114

13674

5974

5722

15

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IN US $ MILLION

IN RS. MILLION

711

'4

.5

~o

;8

13

ii8I

.tal

Year

16

104

Table 17

521

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Tourist Arrivals 392,250 40,7511 403,101 302,265 366,165 381,063 436,440 400.414 336,794 393,171
Excursionist Arrivals 6,093 8,413 10,556 12,863 18,265 27,629 28,335 44,518 60,084 63,560
Official Receipts
Rs. mil. 10,036.8 11,401.6 11.551.6 9,559.1 12,980.3 14,868.0 19,297.3 19,162.2 18,863.3* 24,202.0+
US$ mn. 208.0 230:7 225.4 173.0 216.7 230.5 274.9 252.8 21 J.I * 253.01
SDR Unitstmn.) 149.0 161.1 148.6 119.1 16Q.4 169.9 201 191.9 165.7* 195.3+
Receipt per Tourist (ill US $) 530.3 566.1 559.2 572.3 591.8 604.9 629.9 631.3 626.8* 643_)-1
R,',Tlpl 1'<'1' Tourist per day (in US $) 50.1 54.2 56.1 57.9 58.6 59.5 61.4 62.3 63.1 * 63.4+
'Revised +Provisional
Source: Sri Lanka Tourist Board
Department of Immigration & Emigration H8

!'I5

!Os

116

156

nls

Table 18

In Rs. rnn.

In US $ mn.
Total 2001 2002 Total
Change * + Change
1805.2 75.2 89.1 13.9
1120.5 45.1 53.8 8.7 Source

+

2001 2002

6,718.1

Banks

8,523.3

Travel Agencies

4,026.0

5,146.5

Shops

49.0

58.7

4,379.4

5,615.2

1,235.9

Hotels

29.2

35.4

3,386.4

771.9

2,614.4

~~----~--

---- ---

---- - - ----------~-

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

1,530.6

Gem Corporation

1,125.4

405:2'"

24,202.0

211.1

253.0

5338.7

18,863.3

Total

• Revised

+ Provisional

9.7

6.2

41.9

Table (m)

28.1

36.8

38.4

2000 2001
35.8 40.9
69.9 79.9
I
-
10.7 12.9
0.7 __ ~~~ ~19~9~3 1~9~9~4 1~9~9~5 __ ~1~99~6~_~19~9~7 ~19~9~8 ~1~99~9 ~ ~ 2002

35.8

34.1

36.8

30.5

.,
8.2 8.9 iO,3 10.8
0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5
72.5 75.7 80.9 86.3
67.4 70.8 77.7 80.2
~
47.5 49.4 51.3 55.3 10.1

11.0

n.s

0.6

0.5

0.5

107.6

113.9

87.6

96.3

81.2

.~

64,6

70.4

75.8

59.0

Source: Cenlral Bank of Sri Lanka

46.4

13.8

0.8

143.7

123.9

89.4

95.7

';- ,,"

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2001

2002

i EMPLOYMENT CATEGORY .~ Technical, Clerical Allied

l and Supervisory

,t

1 Mannual & Operative

60.5%

59.9%

23.8%

24.2%

" Manager-ia]~Scientifil:&---------"-":_'-'

1 Professional 15.7% 15.9%

Table 19
[Q)O~~(Gtr ~[R1)[plL(Q)~~~u O~ u[}{]~ U(Q)lUJ~O@u O~[Q)(lfl@U[%W <" ~@©@ u@ ~@@~
l\Ian:lgl'rial Technical
Category of No. of Scientific and Clerical Allied Manual & Total ,.
Establishments Establishments Professional and Su~er\'isor" 0l2erativc
2000 2001 2002 2000 2001 2002 2000 2001 2002 2000 2001 2002 2000 2001 2002
Accommodation
" ----
j Establ ishrncnts
and Restaurants 709 706 867 3,093 2.883 3.194 14,152 13,050 15,289 8,138 6,014 6.217 25,383 21,947 24.700
l'ruvcl Agents
Tour Operators 346 340 377 1.282 1,057 1,470 2,318 1,954 2,726 567 590 767 4,167 3,601 4,%.'
Airlines 19 19 17 775 562 560 3,076 2,536 1,860 748 578 775 4,599 3,676 3.195
Agencies Providing
Recreational 11 9 7 (I II 27 24 54 10 S 33 43 35 (IX
I'acilitics
Tourist Shops 145 136 212 ~04 ~O() 372 615 760 1,000 136 144 1.\27 955 1,104 2.199
Guides 953 1465 1662 953 1,465 1.(,(.2
Nat ionul Tourist
( 1\ !~~millition 11 ~ 1 17 1 ~() 121 I, , 12(. 17S IX7 17~ 414 439 ~ I S
", I . II \' " \ 'l'l ~ 11 1(· 1(. 1(. .;~II ·h'~ ·1-(1 ~\)7 ~~ 7 (1 ';<'.~ 71_' ~1I "\ :-,lJ-I 1.~~'1 1.44~ 1 .~;-\(I
1111;11 I.~n 1.217 I.~"- ". "'\', :'.2S" h.I\'-' ~ 1.11::'9 !IlAIlIi 1 \_~lq IO,·I~'J S.(I!~ 10.1,.':-0:'; .17.'1~.1 .n.7 HI is.S!1 TOURIST PRICE INDEX* ·1991192 TO 2002103

Chart· 17

PART E: TOURIST PRICES

","""f--.I."

6000 .--- ....

cJ"J

QJ o

0:

.... cJ"J ...

::J

fl_

....

o )( QJ

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5000 -_

Table 20

2000

i

I r--

~-~.I. I' ..... _-- Accommodation

JOOO

---.: .... --- All Items

1000

do

=-;

Transport

*(1973/74=100)

1974175 105 199 106 107 104 110 107
1975176 114 119 125 118 133 131 126
1976177 154 140 143 146 152 146 14R
1977178 168 159 149 160 167 151 159
1978179 262 254 188 243 199 198 219
1979/80 420 336 246 346 248 206 2RI
1980/81 555 453 367 462 354 233 369
1981182 701 532 463 558 409 241 429
19~2/83 .741 595 .526 578 487 262 464
1983/84 .. '., . 812~: 499 451 56'1 .488 . 265 457
.-
.- .1984/85 . ,,' 7S9_.1i .~ .. 448 449 516 452 279 431
",v5!s(i;'",~~~lZ"~~f:'.;'.-;·i:'~'-'?~{'-'£:·:"';~;'·439· . ~·.:{.,~;?~:.119.:-,~ . : .::.)·;<1tQ:o~:,d;~~ii~~:1i~·~,~~8~~t~~".':.,~;t~J?7. .. :; .... " . ._432
. .. _ ,.:..rU$'i,· •.. ·~ .. '-i.,.c:"': .. '·' .. .:>!n.·).~"'*';; ..... I . I '1

i

1,337 1,427 1,572 1,600 1;755 1,920

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Table 21

SRI LANKAN DEPARTURES - GROWTH TRENDS· 1974 TO 2002

..:...
1974 44,825 33,414 8,366 2,518 527
1975 53,848 39,817 10,833 2,472 726 I
1
1976 53,305 41,296 9,102 2,On 829 •
I
1977 66,900 55,734 7,494 2,833 839 I
,
1978 117,075 71,923 4,085 40,115 952 I!
1979 122,197 86,492 34,606 1,099
1980 137,797 100,803 36,396 598 I:
1981 185,035 147,402 36,903 730 I;
1982 216,466 185,215 30,462 789
1983 244,955 220,289 24,088 578
1984 274,418 229,568 44,234 616
1985 239,272 238,577 695
1986 229,386 228,925 461
_. ~
1987 257,207 553
1988 298,583 906
1989 285,510 284,765 745
1990 296,884 296,080 804
1991 310,373 309,588 785
J\ 420,749 419,726 1,023
1992
1993 416,246 415,434 812
1994 448,437 447,224 1,213
II 1995 504,420 502,059 2,361 I!
1996 494,258 493,407 851
1997 530,712 529,908 804
1998 518,050 517,222 828
1999 496,963 496,045 91R
~{I()(l 524.212 52\4X5 727
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2,532 2,674 4,438 5.158 5.931 5,762 9,386

10,915 11,740 15,627 17,569 23,114 28,366 36.108 45,168 40,932 49,104 33,546 28,814 32,890 25~446 20.400 12,962 26,592 28,932 35,730 42,726 45,402 45,987 30,957 32,652 37,224 44,379 43,311 ·HI

97.057 105,050 125.988 149,858 187,537 242,495 302,280 364,018 493,619 584,326 559,276 593,883 543,397 570,304 512,289 516,400 552.189 603,595

2,315 2,345

2,746 2,648

4,123 3,757

5.430 4,814

6,570 5,166

5,848 5,564

8,343 7,875

9,648 9,847

10,388 11,158

15,214 13,431

18,064 18,216

22,427 20,497

25,226 25,472

33,896 34,416

39,384 38,376

40,148 42,178

44,018 44,710

32,406 32,628

27,012 29,886

30,512 28,932

- 23,7i4----22,838'

19,150 19,430

12,344 16,032

26,368 26,946

28,080 27,153

38.859 33,399

40,116 37,953

41,067 41,277

42,591 40,074

29,550 26,442

35,010 34,098

35,n3 32,256

41,526 41,022

43,287 40,110

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t6,238 13,834 12,312 22,788 20,541 28,410 29,589 28,080 33,756 20,376 26,907 25,578 34,443 33,642 36 06

107,719 116,028 139,554 159,841 206,188 258,017 325,710 388.270 562,421 546,490 534,217 650,812 585,213 591,448 548.408 544,760 563,027 581,698

5,458 5,042 4,500 4,871 5,057 3,071

1.919 1,271 1,620 1,98R

1.970 1,391 1.973 2,OR2

2,645 1,943 2,417 2,822

3.7:"4 2,121 2,5'16 3,352

952 961 1,897 2,467

3,282 2,302 3,703 4,634

4,168 3,246 5,919 6,680

3,241 3,303 5,404 6,147

5,587 4,787 5,925 8,565

6,097 4,550 4,278 3,481

7,602 5,536 9,881 11,129

8,803 7.134 13.252 15,542

13,042 10.674 16,801 20.203 19,468 15.082 22,986 27,440 21,642 16,836 28,266 32,788 28,972 25,772 30,942 34,332 32,850 24,350 25,132 8,430 18,224 17,866 26,694 27,626 14,014 11,092 18,362 20,138 13,100 9,536_12,330_15,190

8,204--'1,650-1 0,200=H ;408 11,124 11,540 17,660 18,670 12,750 11,630 15,194 17,220 18,286 18,050 26,410 26,786 17,745 17,394 30,645 28,824 21,024 23,157 33,771 40,143 22,368 20,412 32,904 32,796 21,777 21,399 35,370 32,817 24,672 22,416 35,994 35,814 17,655 19,668 25,380 24,765 22,407 23,160 30,867 32,034 20,394 22,410 29,529 31,446 25,212 26,184 33,288 39,081 23,404 21,825 33,267 34,422 26.924 28;.}23 28566 15,717

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7,659 9,253 11,961 10,628

8,777 4,999

438 291 12 12 44

439 1,079

13 19

1,608 1,714 1,856 2,514 23,666

2,056 2,568 2,315 3,783 28,272

2.597 3.593 4,030 5,119 40,204

1,074 3.408 3,663 5,587 46,247

I.Iili 1 2,5X5 4,003 5,702 39,654

3,402 4,476 6,155 7,R28 56,047

4,184 5,977 7,137 9,505 77,8R8

4,986 6,199 8,338 10,583 85,011

5,287 7,622 11,271 14,984 103,204

6,707 10,63613,600 16,464 118,971

7,594 11,541 17,106 19,536 153,665

10.245 14.340 20,759 24,934 192,592

14,798 19.376 25,743 31,616 250,164

19,902 23,646 23,988 37,982 316,780

24,086 27,030 29,512 39,086 370,742

29,754 30,296 33,748 40,550 407,230

10,050 16,410 20,570 29,350 337,530

21,764 25,800 27,906 29,590 317,734

15,242 18,176 23,218 31,724 257,456

12,398 12,732_18,114 25,110 230,106 .

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14,980 16,742 10,560 8,572 182,662 T

14,264 15,050 18,948 26,026 184,732 I

22,438 23,060 24,596 35,568 297,888 I.

24,762 25,173 28,272 40,182 317,703

29,838 32,079 35,967 41,292 393,669

27,495 30,621 35,103 40,167 392,250

31,062 33,216 33,306 42,738 407,511

30,828 30,603 2lU65 32,001 403,101

23,211 23,511 24,921 35,829 302,265

29,793 28,314 31,995 38,928 366,165

31.653 31,767 38,421 45,102 381,063

33,915 35,112 41,952 40,326 436,440

31,035 26,658 32,469 36,984 400,414

1l175,~ 12,904 17, 44 23~300 _336,.7~'!..

Table 24

725 855 1,005

949 1,162 1,548 3,267 3,309 2,599

993 1,116 1.313 1,492 1,470 1.349 3,626 1.966 2,456 2,175

123,610 135,341 166,725 187,464 224,925 314,684 374.728 448,851 578,221 681.660 1,540 7.189 545,324 -';72,179 14,086 18,500 ,682

134.585 146,367 174,370 194.844 238.842 326.972 395,946 469.2S6 637,677 655,541 629,662 '752,368 586,948 593,009 549,941 546,960 564,313 583.454 714,439

II

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Conference Status No. of Delegates Revenue j
Year National International Local Foreign in Rs'OOO
---------
.ii
1977 25 12 10,330 99 I
1978 39 24 33,697 1,971 773.5
1979 46 26 41,204 2,573 1.431 J I
1980 86 29 57,519 1,940 1.459.1
19RI 95 37 45.807 1,684 2.491.5
1982 121 26 2,356 3.0R6.6
1
1983 133 18 49,0(>] 2,518 2J126.2 1
1984 141 10 51,012 3,645 3.511.2 I
1985 128 9 72,953 720 4,217.9 1
1986 114 8 72,446 2,461 3,009.2
1987 50 8 25,410 376 1,619.0
- -= _1988_ -==:-- 42 4 13,850 156 1,264.3
-------- -----_, .. __ ..... _- .- •.. -.----- ---- -
1989 34 -9- ---'--8,639 .. _, .. _._-------_. 7nl .-.- .. --~--
1990 31 7 12,145 2.011 1,201.3
1991 40 6 12,000 2.500 1,700.0 ,...\, .-
1992 127 33 69,601 5,248 13,939.3
1993 141 11 20,080 5,540 7,798.2
1994 lOS 9 35,080 1,730 4,906.7
1995 120 10 40,000 1.900 5,933.2
1996 152 16 58,000 1,300 5,411.2
1997 9R 10 48,415 3,150 4.157.5
1998 101 5 49.475 1,550 6,039.4
1999 125 I 55,855 350 4,759.0
2000 134 4 54,110 600 6,685.5
2001 83 13 35,001 400 3,574.5
2002 577 6 285,545 1,005 46,244.7 Collection
Year No. of Tourists in Rs. Million
1981 224,354 11.4
1982 191,856 19.6
1983 159,006 ·14.8
19X4 149,600 16.4
1985 133,632 13.6
1986 93,884 14.7
1987 76,645 13.7
19S8 74,062 14.1
1989 79,683 19.2
1990 124,382 44.7
1991 132,641 69.6
1992 153,817 102.3
1993 148,913 149.6
1994 168,402 176.1
19<)5 166,661 168.7
19% 102,788 121.2
1997 144,517 186.0
1 ,),)~ I (,~,4h~ ~25.0
Il)I)\) 207,:l9X .'\(In.)
~OO\l 155.167 276.0
cOllI 12'1.201 222.0
:011: 13 l.SH~ H~.X I l)l)') 1 h,6~(' ~hO. 7

200() 1(l.I~~ 5OC,.~

2001 11.157 h20.4

2(1(12 U.57~ 7N'lJI

1979 24,541 240.9 .

1980 31,083 30~-- ._,

1981 30,560 353.9 '

1982 30,050 269.9

1983 13,159 254.3

1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 199X

13,777 8,813 15,088

5,538 12,315 20,354 38,248 22.159 26,920 31,373 31,229 24,997 13,278 13,916 14,417

337.5 217.6 352.9 138.5 254.0 479.3 902.1 821.4

I,005.S 1.180.X 1.154.1 1.1710

622.2 712.1 7}' '/!.. 7

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Table 28

Year No. of Collection
Tourists in Rs. '000
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 .
- .. _._- .. ,._---_- T' .
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
2002 147,329 30,204*
• Details given below. ","

Domestic Tourists Foreign Tourists
Locution Number Revenue Number Revenue
Dchiwela 1,493,353 40,611,802 . 9,802 1,811,525
Pinnuwala 457,084 9.163,713 137.527 28,392,800
1 .. lal 1.'15ll,4J 7 4<),775515 l-l7.JZ<l J(),2(l-l •. nS Total

Number Revenue

42,423,327

1,503,155 594,611

37,556,513

2,ll<l7,766

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Table 29

._-----------------------_._-_. __ ._-

Total Revenue in Rs. '000

------------------

Year

Peradcniva Hakgala Gampaha
42X.2 (,'U 1.3
509.6 82.6 1.3
692.4 10U~ L5
1,517.7 I XX.7 3.0
2.4 72.1 304.6 2.4
2,525.9 329.2 2.1
2,016.4 154.8 2.2
2.000.3 122.2 2.5
1.641.2 85.4 1.8
1.468.1 97.0 1.4
1,164.5 62.6 1.4
1,019.1 58.0 1.2
1.873.1 77.5 4.9
.'+,068,) ____ • 209.0 5.7
.. _. -_. ---~----~----.----
5,799.2 372.X 12.7
8,981.2 584.0 19.3
9,608.8 634.9 23.4
18,477.5 1,037.4 36.0
23,922.2 1,227.9 49.1
16,082.6 6R9.1 28.1
20,931.5 866.5 36.3
25,481.6 1.211.1 5.3
31,160.3 1.428.7 45.9
28.066.6 1.357.0 37.2
20,250.0 940.0 36.4
25,348.2 962.9 34.4 1977 1978 1979 19RO 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

_ ~ 19.2Q~.·-_._

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

Year Yala Wilpattu Kumana Udawalawe
National National Bird National
Park Park Sanctuary Park
1982 962.7 525.7
1983 890.2 420.3 51.7 L5
1984 956.4 2,117.9 89.1 1.7
1985 2,272.6 314.9 2.0
1986 MI.l
19~7 373.7 17.6
198~ 226.7 11.0
1989 365.4 2.7
1990 1,151.6 3.6
1991 1,511.6 9.5
1992 2.700.9 207.3
1993 IO,X03.8 829.2
1994 21,613.4 5,529.1
1995 21.595.8 3,905.1
1996 15,196.9 2,928.7
19<)7 12,138.6 10,642.1
1 'J<>X X,<)IX.7 13,626.4
I <JI)l) 20,420.1 18,098.6
COO() ~:\'417.S 15,S76')
cliO I ~'.l \,1 lll'qll()
~OO~ ~~.SU~.-l 1 ~,81.i.7
• Inc(lIcJo~ BWJ(/d/d. 1-I00tOll P/d'n~ .Hld ~·\',l,"~;dnH .. W[) N,,1I0rllll Park.s. Others"

Total Revenue in Rs.'O()O

49.4 65.0

214.7 456.2 I,R24.9 2.224.0

13,03H 9,776.1 11.708.5 I X.6S 1.0 17.454.1 1 X,X) 7.S I S.~()('.O 17,<)10.-1

-I'i-l.X 593.5

795.7 1.709.4 2.779.1 2,X57.2 2.173.4 ~.125.() 1.72X.4

1,566.5 I'

1,228.5

1.078.3 1.9555

4.2830- ~=_

6.1 S4.7 9.584.5 10,267.1 19,550.9 25.199.2 16.799.8 21.l\34.3 2h.WX.O

.\2,634.9 29,460.X 21,226.4 26,345.5

---"'_'__I 'IIt!'t- -,-y

1.488.4 1,363.7 3.165.1 2.5S9.5

641.1

YJI .. "' 287.1 433.1

1,155.2 I,D5.8 3,364.4 13.457.9

29,366.5 38.538.7 27.901.7 34.4892 4 i.2211.1 55.972.X W.152.5 '--l.1')\I(}

Amount
Year in Rs'ooo
19n 77'1',.9
1974 X:;() I
1<)75 r.orz.o
1976 1,189.7
1977 3,170.5
1978 4,814.8
1979 9,588.3
19XO 29.811.1
19~O 34.577.1
1982 36.363.4
1983 29.742.1
1984 29,007.9
1985 25,745.6
-_.,---------- .. _ .. 1986 46.021.2 ~: ....... _:-.-J:_
, ... ------_-.---- 36,42TT-
1987
1988 37,201.2
... 1--' 1989 53.861.0
1990 99,020.3
I 1991 130.943.1
I
1992 177,151.1
1993 196,125.0
1994 203.755.5
1995 201,550.5
1996 151.132.5
1997 183,082.5
1998 190,531.5
1999 218,220.0
2000 200.207.0
200] 269,268.0
2002 393,171.0 Table 31

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Source of Revenue 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Hotels & Restaurants 80.2 78.3 79.5 59.6 116 143.6 164.5 162.7 128.4 149.7
Travel Agencies 20.7 26.2 28.0 26.4 39.1 58.8 67.3 61.7 52.6 61.5
Shops 9.2 10.0 10.8 9.3 12.1 14.4 16.5 15.1 13.9 14.8
Embarkation Tax 196.1 203.8 201.6 151.1 183.1 190.5 218.2 200.2 269.3 393.2
Cultural Triangle 149.6 176.1 168.7 121.2 186 225.0 300.5 276.0 222.0 242.8
Botun ical Gurdcn« 10.3 19.6 25.2 16.t~ 2l.R 26.7 32.6 29.4 21.2 26.3
Zoological Gardens 10.3 11.5 11.4 14.4 15.1 18.9 23.1 29.2 22.3 30.2
Nalionall'arks 135 29.4 38.5 27.S 34.5 41.2 56.0 60.2 54.4 5R.S
\lll:--I..'llllh 1.2 1.2 12 0.6 0.7 07 o<) 0.5 (l(, O.X
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DEFI]'I;ITIONS OF TERMS

Lanka irrespective of their length ofstay,

\"isitorfrollrisl Excursionist:

Diplomatic personnel

(a)

3.

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

In March 1993, the U.N.O. Statistical Commission adopted a set or 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"

---------c-and "International Excursionist. "The defin'itions are:

4.

Dependents of temporary immigrants and children below 3 years.

In this report the term "Visitor",

1.

The term 'International Visitor' refers to any

"Excursionist" are used for "International Visitor-i:., j ..

"International Tourist" and "International Excursionist" 1F-

respectively.

In Sri Lanka's tourism statistics,

person who, travels to a country other than that in which he/she has his/her usual residence but

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.

outside his/her usual environment for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose of visit is other than the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the country visited.

(b)

Tourist Arrivals:

II.

The term 'International Tourist' (ovcrnight 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) ofa tourist to the country cither 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 arc not regarded as visitors).

(e)

Tourist Night:

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iii. The term 'International Excursionist' (same day vis itor] refers to an International Visitor who,

the nighi in a collective or

docs not spend

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

private acconunodauon in the country visited.

To clarify further the following arc excluded from the definition (If'lnt.:rnational Visitor':

(d)

Guest Nigh!;

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,\11 p c rs o n s a rri vi uu with a s p cc i tic purpo:«: of cllgaglllg tirCIIIsCI\'C's tn gainful (l('cllpalion or to establish residence in Sn

A night spent in a Tourist Hotel. Rcsthousc or Guesthousc approved by tire' Sri I .ank.. Tourist Board, as being suitahk • foroccup.uiou by torcign visitors,

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(c)

Passenger Statistics:

Tourist !lutch:

(d)

All Tourist Hotels, which arc reckoned to be up to international standards ofopcr.u ion.

Passenger arrival and departure reports compiled by the lrnmiuration Department.

(I)

Supplcmcntury Accommodation:

(c)

Air Traffic Statistics:

All Guest Houses, Rcst Houses, IIIIlS, Youth Hostels ctc., which are approved by the Sri Lanka Tourist Hoard as being suitable for occupation by foreign visitors.

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

___ (g)__ Official Receipts:

(I)

Statistics 011 Official Tourist 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:

2. SOURCESOFINFORMATION

(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.

Embarkation and Disembarkation cards filled by the foreign visitors.

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(h) Statistics of Tourist Prices:

(b) Excursionist Stutistics

Passenger arrival reports compiled by the Immigration Department.

Price data collected from a sample of tourist establishments.

(i) Revenue Statist it's:

(c) Acconuuodatiun Statistics:

r"10nlhly report obtained by the Sri Lanka Tourist Board lhl111il\l' rcgistnc'" .nconunodation cstahlishmcnts.

Inland Revenue Department. Airport 8: Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd., Ministry (If Cultural .. \lbirs, Departmerit of Wild Life. Department of Agriculture and Handarauaik,' Memorial lntcrnational Confcrcnrv 11,111

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Title ofthe Report

Report on-the Slincy olTnrcign Visitors (July 196 7 to March I ')(,X)

Travel Industry Survcv

Quarterly Review ofTourism Statistics

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Report of the Charter Tourist Survey

Ceylon Tourist Board Quarterly Review of Sratistics-l " Quarter

Ceylon Tourist Board Quarterly Review of Stat istics - 1" Quarter

Survey of Foreign Tourist to Sri Lanka

Ceylon Tourist Board Quarterly Review ofTourism Staristics-l ' Quarter

Ceylon Tourist Board Quarterly Review of Tourism Statistics-

I"Quartcr 2'''' Quarter

Ceylon Tourist Board Quarterly Review of Tourism Statistics-I' Quarter

Report ofthc Al) HOC committee on expansion oftourist accommodation

Tourism in Sri Lanka - A Review of Perf om lance

Report of t he Census ofthe Unauthorised Establ ishmcnts providing Iaciliucs to tourists in Sri Lanka

Year of Publication No.of Pages f
Volume I ~IJ ,
Volume II ~() i
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1969 •
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Jan-Apr 1970 38 •
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1973 23 - T"
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Title of the Report Year of Publication No. of Pages
Italy Market Study 1<)~3 IS
Market Intelligence News Release
No.1 Jan 1983
No.2 feb 1983
No.3 May 1983
No.4 JUIlC 1983
No.5 July 1983
No.6 Aug 1983
No.7 Sep/Oct 1983
No.8 Nov/Dec 1983
SurveyofDeparting Foreign Tourists from Sri tanka -- - Feb-~p~ -1983 54
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~. 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 ofGerman, French & UK Tourists Dec 1987 24
Japan Outbound - A Market Profile Nov 1988 29
Report of the 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 Ncgornbo
The Federal Republic of Germany - A Market Profile May 1989 31
Korea Outbound - A Market Prof Ie May 1989 21
.~ I"Jll?rfonnance of the 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.l) Jan-Dec 2001 179
Hotel Industry Study 1999/2000 2001 42
Tourism Update-Market Intelligence Report (VoL 11) Jan-Dec 20()~ 100
Hotel Industrv Study 2000/200 I 2002 51
Report Oil \ ,', "\"111'1'111 Seminar- 2002 2002 -l~ , "

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