Tourist arrivals up just 1% in Oct.

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Confirming the challenging environment for the leisure industry, tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka in October have risen by only 1% to 152,429

Arrivals in the first 10 months have risen by 3% to 1.7 million. Earlier this year authorities were hoping to draw 2.2 million tourists, a target which industry analysts believe is likely to be missed.

Arrivals from Western Europe declined by -1% YoY to 42,416 persons in October 2017 whilst arrivals from East Asia rose +10% YoY to 34,870 persons. Meanwhile, arrivals from South Asia rose marginally YoY to 46,763 persons.

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