Sri Lanka's tourist arrivals 18% lower in 2019 than 2018

<p>Sri Lanka’s international tourist arrivals declined by 18% in 2019 compared to 2018.</p> <p>Although numbers picked up slowly following the initial plunge after the Easter Sunday bombings in April, monthly numbers still remained significantly lower than the same month the previous year.</p> <p>India, among the countries where visa-less travel was offered by Sri Lanka, was the largest source of tourist traffic to the island, accounting for 19% of total foreign arrivals in December.</p>

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