<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>
A former Sri Lankan military officer has been arrested after he reportedly raped a…