Tuesday, December 21, 2010

The New York Times recently Ranked Sri Lanka as No 1 of the 31 places to visit in 2010 (www.nytimes.com)


According to the Newspaper, it says "Elephants roam freely, water buffaloes idle in paddy fields and monkeys swing from trees. And then there’s the pristine coastline. The miles of sugary white sand flanked
by bamboo groves that were off-limits to most visitors until recently..."



Secretary to the Ministry of Tourism George Michael said the number of tourist arrivals has risen by 30 per cent in January as against the same month last year.
According to George Michael, there is a marked increase in the number of tourists arriving from European countries such as the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Italy.

He said the tourism industry is showing such an increase after a lapse of ten years and the key contributing factor to this growth is the peaceful environment that has been created in the country following the end of a 30-year long conflict.

He added that due to this increase in tourist arrivals, suitable lodging facilities available in many areas including Colombo have got filled to capacity.

There was also an increase in the number of Asian tourists arriving from countries such as Japan, India and Malaysia, he observed.

Statistics have revealed that in January alone, 50,757 tourists visited the country which is a healthy improvement compared to only 447,890 tourists who visited the country during the whole of last year.


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