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Arrivals to Sri Lanka

Arrivals to Sri Lanka – Year to-date in comparison with the previous year :

MONTH	2008	2009	% CH '08
January	56,916	38,468	-32.4
February	40,551	34,169	-15.7
March	38,049	34,065	-10.5
April	29,747	26,054	-12.4
May	31,140	24,739	-20.6
June	27,960	30,234	8.1

Country wise arrivals for the month of June, 2009

COUNTRY	8-Jun	9-Jun	% CH 08
Austria	78	72	-7.7
Australia	1,230	1,578	28.3
Belgium	102	138	35.3
China	633	625	-1.3
France	447	687	53.7
Germany	1,317	1,143	-13.2
India	5,664	6,124	8.1
Italy	537	484	-9.9
Japan	624	879	40.9
Malaysia	363	354	-2.5
Netherlands	699	592	-15.3
Pakistan	711	705	-0.8
Russia	261	252	-3.4
Singapore	615	854	38.9
Switzerland	168	263	56.5
Sweden	237	331	39.7
United Kingdom	5,304	5,883	10.9

COUNTRY	MAY 08	MAY 09	% CH 08
Austria	111	80	-27.9
Australia	1,038	1,196	15.2
Belgium	81	102	25.9
China	885	592	-33.1
France	501	502	0.2
Germany	1,692	1,216	-28.1
India	9,579	5,697	-40.5
Italy	510	335	-34.3
Japan	738	675	-8.5
Malaysia	489	338	-30.9
Netherlands	618	554	-10.4
Pakistan	474	599	26.4
Russia	546	417	-23.6
Singapore	519	518	-0.2
Switzerland	249	208	-16.5
Sweden	192	136	-29.2
United Kingdom	4,962	4,558	-8.1 6

The figure published by the Sri Lanka Tourist Board as tourist arrivals includes Sri Lankans who have foreign passports, transit passengers, business traffic, traders, VFR, etc.

Arrivals to Maldives – Year to-date in comparison with the previous year :

MONTH	2008	2009	% CH '08
January	64,621	61,531	- 4.8
February	67,963	58,520	-13.9
March	71,623	62,127	-13.3
April	62,670	57,186	- 8.8
May	48,764	43,154	-11.5