ANNUAL STATISTICAL REPORT 29 SRI LANKA TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
ANNUAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF SRI LANKA TOURISM 29 This is the fortyfirst in the series of Annual Statistical Report published by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (formerly "Sri Lanka Tourist Board") and it provides a continuing review of the trends and development of the tourist industry. The report is divided into three sections. Section I contains a summary of performance of the tourist sector in 29 and Section II presents statistical tables and charts. Section III comprises the definitions of terms and sources of information. The statistical analyses presented in this year's report cover the following subject areas: A Trends and Structural Characteristics of Tourist Traffic B Scheduled Airline Operations & Passenger Movements C Accommodation Industry Capacity and its Utilization D Income and Employment E Tourist Prices F Foreign Travel by Sri Lankans G Growth of Travel and Tourism H Revenue from Tourism Copyright 29 Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority ASR
SECTION I: SUMMARY PERFORMANCE OF SRI LANKA TOURISM 29 3 SECTION II: TABLES AND CHARTS 13 CONTENTS PART A: TRENDS AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TOURIST TRAFFIC Chart 1 Tourist Arrivals by Year 1967 to 29 14 Table ( a ) Market Growth Trends by Nationality Growth Indices 14 Table 1 Tourist Arrivals by Country of Nationality 23 to 29 15 Chart 2 Tourist Arrivals by Top Ten Markets 28 & 29 16 Table ( b ) Market Growth Trends by Residence Growth Indices 16 Table 2 Tourist Arrivals by Country of Residence 23 to 29 17 Chart 2( a ) Shares of Tourist Arrivals by Region 22 to 29 18 Chart 2( b ) Tourist Arrivals by Region 28 & 29 18 Table 2(a) Tourist Arrivals by Miscellaneous Countries 27 to 29 19 Chart 3 Seasonality of Tourist Traffic 29 2 Table ( c ) Seasonal Variation in Traffic Flow 1967 to 29 2 Table 3 Tourist Arrivals by Country of Residence & Month 29 21 Chart 4 Mode of Transport and Port of Arrivals 28 & 29 22 Table ( d ) Relative Importance of Different Ports Percentage Distribution of Arrivals 2 to 29 22 Table 4 Tourist Arrivals by Country of Residence & Mode of Transport 29 23 Chart 5 Tourist Arrivals by Type of Carrier 28 & 29 24 Table ( e ) Relative Importance of Different Carriers Percentage Distribution of Arrivals 2 to 29 24 Table 5 Tourist Arrivals by Country of Residence & Carrier 29 25 Table 5( a ) Tourist Arrivals by Charter Carriers 2 to 29 26 Chart 6 Purpose of Visit 28 & 29 27 Table ( f ) Percentage Distribution of Tourists by Purpose of Visit 2 to 29 27 Table 6 Tourist Arrivals by Country of Residence & Purpose of Visit 29 28 Chart 7( a ) Period of Stay 28 & 29 29 Chart 7( b ) Average Duration of Stay & Region 28 & 29 29
Table ( g ) Period of Stay Percentage Distribution 1978 to 29 29 Table 7 Average Duration of Stay and Tourist Nights by Country of Nationality 28 & 29 3 Chart 8 Tourist Arrivals by Age & Sex 28 & 29 31 Table ( h ) Percentage Distribution by Sex & Age 2 to 29 31 Table 8 Tourist Arrivals by Country of Residence, Sex & Age 29 32 Chart 9 Occupational Categories 28 & 29 33 Table (i) Percentage Distribution by Occupational Categories 2 to 29 33 Table 9 Tourist Arrivals by Country of Residence & Occupation 29 34 PART B: SCHEDULED AIRLINE OPERATIONS AND PASSENGER MOVEMENTS Chart 1 Shares of Total Seating Capacity by Carrier 29 36 Table 1 Scheduled Airline Operations & Seating Capacity 29 36 Chart 11 Growth of Passenger Arrivals & Departures 1999 to 29 37 Table 11 Passenger Arrivals and Departures by Port and Category of Travellers 29 37 Table ( l ) Exchange Rates (Annual Average) 1999 to 29 47 Chart 15 Direct Employment in the Tourist Industry 27 to 29 48 Table 18 Direct Employment in the Tourist Industry 27 to 29 48 PART E: TOURIST PRICES Chart 16 Tourist Price Index 2/21 to 29/21 5 Table 19 Index of Tourist Prices 1974/75 to 29/21 5 PART F: FOREIGN TRAVEL BY SRI LANKANS Chart 17 Sri Lankan Departures 1999 to 29 52 Table 2 Sri Lankan Departures Growth Trends 1977 to 29 52 PART G: GROWTH OF TRAVEL & TOURISM Table 21 Tourism Growth Trends 1967 to 29 54 Table 22 Tourist Arrivals by Month 1969 to 29 55 Table 23 Passenger Arrivals and Departures 1976 to 29 55 PART C: ACCOMMODATION INDUSTRY CAPACITY AND ITS UTILIZATION Chart Shares of Accommodation Capacity (Rooms) by Resort Region 2 to 29 4 Table ( j ) Accommodation Capacity (Rooms) in Graded Establishments and its Regional Distribution 2 to 29 4 Chart 13 Tourist Nights and Occupancy Rates by Month 29 41 Table Accommodation Capacity and Guest Nights in Graded and Supplementary Establishments 21 to 29 41 Chart 13( a ) Occupancy Rates by Resort Region 28 & 29 42 Table ( k ) Occupancy Rates by Region 2 to 29 42 Table 13 Monthly Occupancy Rates in Graded Establishments by Region 29 43 Table 13( a ) Capacity and Nights in all Accommodation Establishments by Class 28 & 29 43 Table 14 Foreign Guest Nights in Graded Accommodation Establishments by Region and Month 29 44 Table 15 Local Guest Nights in Graded Accommodation Establishments by Region and Month 29 44 PART D: INCOME & EMPLOYMENT Chart 14 Value of Tourism 1999 to 29 46 Table 16 Volume & Value of Tourism 21 to 29 46 Table 17 Foreign Exchange Earnings from Tourism 28 & 29 47 PART H: REVENUE FROM TOURISM Table 24 Conferences Held and Revenue Earned at BMICH 1981 to 29 58 Table 25 Number of Foreign Visitors Visiting the Museums and Revenue from Sale of Tickets 1983 to 29 58 Table 26 Number of Foreign Visitors Visiting the Cultural Triangle and Revenue from Sale of Tickets 1985 to 29 59 Table 27 Number of Foreign Visitors to the Zoological Gardens and Revenue from Gate Fees 1981 to 29 6 Table 28 Revenue from Foreign Visitors Visiting the Botanic Gardens 198 to 29 61 Table 29 Revenue from Foreign Visitors Visiting the Wild Life Parks 1985 to 29 62 Table 3 Revenue from Embarkation Tax 1975 to 29 63 Table 31 Public Sector Revenue from Tourism (In Rs.million) 27 to 29 63 SECTION III: DEFINITIONS OF TERMS AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION 66 LIST OF RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS OF THE SRI LANKA TOURIST BOARD 68
SUMMARY 1 SECTION PERFORMANCE OF SRI LANKA TOURISM 29
HIGHLIGHTS International tourist arrivals has declined worldwide by 4%, from 924 with the last year. The other significant contributors to the total are; million in 28 to 88 million in 29. Global economic crisis Western Europe 37.9 per cent, Eastern Europe 5.9 per cent, Australasia aggravated by the uncertainty around the A(H1N1) pandemic turned 5.8 per cent, North America 5.6 per cent and Middle East 5.3 per cent. 29 into one of the toughest years for the tourism sector. As in previous years, India remained as the major producer of tourist Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka during the year 29, amounted to traffic to Sri Lanka with 83,634 arrivals, accounting for 18.7 per cent 447,89 recording an increase of 9,415 or 2.1 %, when compared with market share. the previous year. During the first half of the year tourist arrivals decreased by 16.3% mainly due to the security uncertainty which The average duration of stay decreased to 9.1, as compared to 9.5 prevailed in the country and resultant travel advisories issued by main nights in the previous year. tourist generating markets. Ending of over three decade internal conflict in the country and liberalization of Northern and Eastern The room capacity in tourist hotels (graded establishments) decreased provinces in May 29 has opened up new vistas for Sri Lanka Tourism. by 332 rooms from 14,793 in 28 to 14,461 in 29 due to the Following this situation, tourist arrivals recorded a remarkable growth degrading of some tourist hotels into guest houses. of 21.5 per cent in the second half of the year. The Room Occupancy Rate of graded accommodation increased to The foreign exchange earnings increased marginally by 1.1 %, from Rs. 48.4 per cent in 29 as compared to 43.9 per cent in the previous 37,94. million (US $ 319.5 mn) in 28 to Rs. 37,56 million (US $ year an increase of 4.5 percentage points. 326.3 mn) in 29. Foreign Exchange (FE) Receipts per tourist per day recorded an increase of US $ 5.1, from US $ 76.7 in 28 to US $ 81.8 in 29. Tourism continued its position as the sixth largest FE earner even in the year 29. Those that ranked above tourism were Foreign Remittances 382.8 billion, Textiles and Garments Rs. 376.1 billion,tea 136.2 billion, Transportation Services 99.4 billion and Rubber Based Products 44.2 billion. The portion of tourism's contribution to total FE earnings in 29 amounted to 2.6 per cent as compared to Foreign Remittances26.6 per cent, Garments 26.2 per cent, Tea 9.5 per cent, Transportation Service6.9 per cent and Rubber based Product 3.1 per cent. Asia continued to be the largest source market region to Sri Lanka with 38.9 per cent of the total arrivals for the third consecutive year. However, there was a slight decrease in Asia's share when compared 4
A WORLD TOURISM SCENE For the year as a whole, international arrivals show the share of the European regions declined from 54.4 that, except for Africa, which bucked the global per cent in 26 to 53.5 per cent in 27, 52.9 per A International trend, all the world regions were negative in cent in 28 to 52.2 in 29, while Africa was a 29.The Middle East, Europe and the Americas robust performer recording 1. per cent increase International tourist arrivals decreased worldwide were the hardest hit regions. Preliminary estimates than the previous year. by 4%, from 88 million in 28 to 92 million in points to a 6% drop in arrivals for the Middle East 29. Furthermore international tourist arrivals last year with, in line with trends for Asia, a B Tourism Demand Volume and Value shrank by 1%, 7% and 2% in the first three turnaround in the second half after a double digit quarters of 29 respectively. decline in first six months of 29. As in 28, (B1) Volume Europe (6%) turned in one of the worst The global economic crisis aggravated by the performances. Central, Eastern and Northern Europe The tourist arrivals for the year 29 as a whole uncertainty around the A(H1N1) pandemic turned (8%) were particularly affected, while in the increased by 2.1 per cent to 447,89 as compared to 29 into one of the toughest years for the Americas (5%), all sub regions ended 29 down the figure of 438,475, recorded in the previous year. tourism sector. Added to that, consumers tended on the previous year, but North and Central America to travel closer to home during 29.Several (both at 6%) recorded largest decreases. Tourist nights, one of an important yardstick in destinations have seen domestic tourism endure to measuring the volume of tourist traffic, is recorded the crisis better and even grow significantly, often Table A2 4,75,799 in 29, recording a decrease of 2.2 % with the support of specific government measures Regional Distribution of World Tourism Arrivals nights compared to the year 28. This was mainly aimed at leveraging this trend. (26 to 29) due to the decrease of average duration of stay from Table A1 Region Relative Share 9.5 nights in 28 to 9.1 nights in 29. World Tourist Arrivals by Regions 26 27 28 29 (See tables 7 & ). in million (26 to 29) Africa 4.8 4.9 5. 5.5 Americas 16.2 15.8 16. 15.9 (B2) Value Region 26 27 28 29 % Change Africa Americas East Asia & Pacific Europe Middle East South Asia World 4.9 135.7 158.8 46.8 41. 9. 846 7/6 8/7 9/8 44.2 45.7 48. 8.1 5.5 5.1 142.1 147.1 139.6 4.7 3. 5.1 175.3 184.1 18.5 1.4 1.1 1.9 48.1 487.1 459.7 4.2.3 5.6 46.4 55.6 52.5 13.2 8.2 5.6 9.7 1.3 1. 7.8 1.1 2.8 898 924 88 6.1 2. 4.3 Source World Tourism Organization (Note Figures for 29 are provisional estimates) E. Asia & Pacific 18.8 19.5 18.9 19.3 Europe 54.4 53.5 52.9 52.2 Following the slight increase in tourist arrivals, the overall official tourist receipts marginally increased by 1.1 per cent, from Rs. 37,94 million in 28 to Source World Tourism Organization 37,56 million in 28. (Note Figures for 29 are provisional estimates) Middle East 4.8 5.2 6.1 6. South Asia 1. 1.1 1.1 1.1 Total 1 1 1 1 European region continues it's position as the major tourists receiving region in the world recording more than one half of world tourism (52.2 per cent), while Europe and Americas as the traditional scenes of international tourism, and receive almost seventenths, (68.1 per cent) of world tourism. However, it is noteworthy that the gradual decline in the share of world tourism received by the Europe, during the past consecutive four years period. Thus In terms of US Dollars, the total receipts in 29 amounted to US$ 326.3 million, as against US$ 319.5 million recorded for the previous year, recording a marginal increase in dollar terms of 2.1 per cent. The average spending per tourist increased to US $ 744.4, recording an increase of 2.2 per cent when compared to US $ 728.6 in 28. The average spending per tourist per day amounted to US $ 81.8, which showed an increase of 6.6 per cent as compared to US $ 76.7 in 28. SUMMARY 5
SUMMARY Tourism as a foreign exchange earner, is relatively C Sources of Tourism Demand Table C2 important in the overall economy of Sri Lanka. The given Table B1 below reveals figures for 28 & Table C1 below presents the distribution of the 29. tourist arrivals in different source market regions for the years 27 29 as compared to the base year Table B1 1999 and the percentage changes recorded for each year as compared with the previous year. Africa Americas Relative Importance of Tourism as FE Earner 28 29 Sector FE % of FE Sector FE % of FE Earnings Earnings Earnings Earnings Rs. Million Rs. Million Rs. Million 1 Textiles & Garments 376,24 26.5 1 Private Foreign 382,818 26.6 Remittances 2 Private Foreign 316,91 22.3 2 Textiles & Garments 376,146 26.2 Remittances 3 Tea 137,6 9.7 3 Tea 136,171 9.5 4 Transportation 4 Transportation Services 99,391 6.9 Services 18,43 7.6 5 Rubber based 5 Rubber based product 44,163 3.1 products 58,671 4.1 6 Tourism 37,94 2.6 6 Tourism 37,56 2.6 7 Minor Agriculture 7 Computer & products 31,69 2.2 Information Technology Services 28,161 2. 8 Petroleum products 27,551 1.9 8 Minor Agriculture Products 27,616 1.9 9 Computer & 9 Petroleum Products 15,484 1.1 Information Technology Services 24,917 1.8 1 32,118 21.3 1 289,2 2.1 Total 1,419,565 1. 1,436,578 1. Source Central Bank of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority th Tourism has retained its position as the 6 largest earner of FE in the national economy by ranking behind Private Foreign Remittances, Textiles & Garments, Tea, Transportation Services and Rubber based products. Further, the contribution of tourism to the total FE earnings remained relatively small as 2.6 per cent in 29, which remains unchanged in its share, as compared to the previous year. Tourism fell far behind the top five FE earners who accounted for 72.3 per cent of the total, namely Private Foreign Remittances 26.6 per cent, Textiles and Garments 26.2 per cent, Tea 9.5,Transportation Services 6.9 per cent and Rubber based products 3.1 per cent. Table C1 International Tourism Arrivals by Regions (1999, 27, 28 & 29) Market Region 1999 27 28 29 % Change 7/99 8/7 9/8 International Tourist Receipts by Regions in US $ Billion (26 to 29) Region 26 27 28 29 Local currencies constant prices % 7/6 8/7 9/8 24.5 29.5 3. 28.7 9.4 3.8 4. Esat Asia & AmericaNorth AsiaNorth East AsiaSouth East 18,477 27,723 23,646 28,355 33,832 18,425 24,311 27,688 17,443 24,948 31,439 16,.89 53.5 22. 22.1 14.2 18.2 5.3 2.6 13.5 3.2 UNWTO estimates that worldwide receipts from international tourism reached US$ 852 billion last year, down from US$ 942 billion in the previous year AsiaSouth 63,6 148,36 7,911 6,25 183.5 13.7 1.3 ( See Table C2). In absolute terms, international Australasia 15,159 22,924 21,839 26,68 51.2 4.7 19.4 tourism receipts decreased by US $ 9 billion. On the EuropeWest 275,796 194,448 167,187 17,3 29.5 14.2 1.8 hand, in real terms, i.e. using local currencies at EuropeEast 6,24 25,573 29,44 26,31 3.2 15.1 1.6 Middle East 4,821 13,554 16,776 23,741 181.1 23.8 41.5 constant prices in order to adjust for exchange rate 1,68 8,537 5,88 2,166 43.9 31.1 63.2 fluctuations and inflation, international tourism World 436,44 494,8 438,475 447,89 13.2 11.2 2.1 receipts decreased by 5.7% in 29.This was the first year of decline since 23,when international tourism was hit by the Iraq war and the outbreak of The major drop in tourist arrivals were recorded SARS, decreasing by 1.3% in real terms. from other countries (Latin America & the Caribbean and African regions) recording 63.2 per cent as All regions suffered drop in receipts in real terms( and concerned to the previous year. South East Asian also in arrivals, with the exception in Africa),albeit Market, South Asia and Eastern Europe are also with varying rates of decline. The hardest hit regions recorded drops of 3.2,1.3 and 1.6 percentage were Americas and Europe, where receipts declined points respectively in 29, as against to the last year. by 1% and 7% irrespectively in 29 when Other market regions recorded increases during the compared with the figures of previous year. Asia and year under review. North America by 2.6 per cent, the Pacific( 1%),the Middle East and Africa ( both North East Asia by 13.5 per cent, Australasia by 19.4 4%) did comparatively better than the world per cent, Western Europe by 1.8 and Middle East by average. 41.5 per cent. Pacific Europe Middle East South Asia World 153.7 144.5 376.3 3.5 11.5 741. 171.1 187.6 165.2 6.4 4.7 9.8 172.3 193.4 188.1 1.2 3.4.1 435.2 473.7 413.3 2.7 1.2 6.5 35.2 41.5 41.8 1.2 4.8.7 13.9 15.5 15.1 6.8 7.4 3.6 856.8 924. 852.2 5.5 1.4 5.7 Table C3 below gives the percentage shares of tourism received from the broad market regions for 28 to 29 as compared with year 1999. 6
Table C3 Table C4 Meantime, Canada has dropped from the list. Relative Importance of Market Regions TopTen Source Markets (1999, 28 & 29) (28 & 29) D Profile Characteristics (D1) Seasonality of Arrivals Market Region Percentage Share 28 29 1999 28 29 AmericaNorth 4.2 5.5 5.6 AsiaNorth East 6.4 6.3 7. AsiaSouth East 5.4 4. 3.8 AsiaSouth 14.4 29.2 28.2 Australasia 3.5 5. 5.8 EuropeWest 63.2 38.1 37.9 EuropeEast 1.4 6.7 5.9 Middle East 1.1 3.8 5.3.4 1.4.5 World 1. 1. 1. Market Total Percentage Market Total Percentage Arrivals Share Arrivals Share India 85,238 19.4 India 83,634 18.7 U.K. 81,331 18.5 U.K. 81,594 18.2 Maldives 31,564 7.2 Maldives 31,916 7.1 Germany 3,625 7. Germany 29,654 6.6 Australia 19,536 4.5 Australia 23,239 5.2 Russia 15,797 3.6 France 15,886 3.5 U. S. A. 14,53 3.2 U. S. A. 14,241 3.2 Netherlands 13,3 3. Russia 11,834 2.6 France 1,594 2.4 Netherlands 11,291 2.5 Canada 1,258 2.3 Japan 1,926 2.3 The peak months for arrivals fall during November/December and the mini peak in July/August. The highest number of arrivals was recorded in December, with the seasonal index moving up to 152, recording a 52.3 per cent increase above the monthly average. The seasonality ratio in 29 was decreased to 1.5, from 1.6 in 28. The coefficient of seasonal variation in 29 was 23, compared to 24 in 28.(See Tables c & 3). The Lowest number of arrivals was recorded in May, which was mainly due to the war. The seasonal index has fallen to 66 (See Table c). Similar to the previous year Western Europe as the Total 3,26 71.1 Total 314,215 69.9 Katunayake International Airport, the only air access major market source for Sri Lanka has dropped from point to Sri Lanka, handled 99.9 per cent of the total 63.2 per cent in 1999 to 38.1 per cent in 28 and to It can be seen that the top major source of markets tourist arrivals during the year under review. The 37.1 per cent in 29. On the other hand market in the table above. India became the top producer balance.1 per cent used the Colombo Harbour as share of South Asia has expanded from 14.4 per cent in 29 too. But the arrivals from India decreased the port of entry to the country as in previous in 1999 to 29.2 per cent in 28 and 28.2 per cent in by 1,64, from 85,238 in 28 to 83,634 in 29. years.(see Tables d & 4). 29. Further UK too retained its second position with a slight increase of 263 arrivals, from 81,331 in 28 (D3) Arrivals by Carrier Table C4 below shows a comparison of the Topten to 81,594 in 29. source markets for tourism to Sri Lanka in the years Altogether twenty scheduled airlines operated 28 and 29. regular services to Sri Lanka and accounted for 98.7 It was a noteworthy feature that first five largest per cent of the total tourist traffic to the country producers in 28 i.e. India, U.K, Maldives, during the year review. Charter flights (1.2 per cent) Germany and Australia retained their same positions and arrivals by sea (.1 per cent) accounted for the in the year 29 too. However in absolute terms balance. The drastic drop in the operation of charter only U.K., Maldives and Australia produced increases flights was due to the impact of internal conflict in traffic. France who occupied the eighth position in aggravated by global economic downturn and 28 moved up to sixth, with a 5 per cent increase uncertainty of A(H1N1) pandemic. in arrivals in absolute terms, while Russia and Netherlands moved down from fifth and seventh Sri Lankan Airlines, Emirates, Qatar Airways, Cathay positions to eighth and ninth positions respectively. It Pacific and Singapore Airlines (SIA), are the 5 leading is a noteworthy that, Japan is featuring in the list. scheduled airlines (each carried more than 18, (D2) Mode of Transport and Port of Arrival SUMMARY 7
SUMMARY tourists in 29) which accounted for 77.1 per Cultural visits decreased to 2. percent from 2.6 cent of the total tourist traffic to the country (See percent, Visiting friends & Relations(VFR) decreased Table 5). from 8.3 percent to 5.2 percent and other purposes moved down to 2.8 per cent from 6. per cent Interregional flights accounted for 82.5 per cent of compared to the previous year. the total tourist arrivals, which was an increase of 7.8 percentage points when compared with 78.1 It should be noted that the majority of the pleasure per cent recorded for 28(See Table e). travellers, 4.8 percent were from Western Europe, Correspondingly, the share of intraregional traffic 36. percent from Asia, 6.4 per cent from decreased to 16.2 per cent, from 18.8 per cent in Australasia, 6.1 percent for each from Eastern the previous year. It is a noteworthy that, the share Europe and Middle East, and the balance 4.6 of intraregional traffic is decreasing from last four percent from other countries (See Table 6). The years from 22.9 per cent in 26, 2.6 per cent in largest proportion of business tourists (private and 27, 18.8 per cent in 28 to 16.2 per cent in official) came from Asia while Western Europe 29. taking the second place. It is noteworthy that 58.1 percent of those who came for business purposes During the year under review, there are three were from Asian countries. Out of those 35.5 European Charter Airlines operated flights to Sri percent are from India only. Lanka, bringing a total of 5,469 tourists to the country. In terms of market share, more than half India, as the major tourist market produced over of the proportion of charter arrivals decreased eighty three thousand tourists to Sri Lanka in from 3. per cent in the previous year to 1.2 per 29 is comparatively different from that of all cent in the current year. other markets namely 69.7 percent Pleasure, 16.3 percent Business, 3.5 percent Visiting Friends (D4) Purpose of Visit and Relations (VFR), 2.7 percent Convention and With the fluctuation of the tourist traffic since past Meetings, 6. percent Religious & Cultural and ten years, the momentum pattern of tourists other purposes 1.8 percent, constituted the rest. visiting the country has undergone significant (D5) Average Duration of Stay and Tourist changes. Likewise, the proportion of pleasure Nights tourists (namely those who visit the country for holiday, recreation and sightseeing etc), has There is a substantial decrease of the average declined continuously until the year 27 to 67.1 duration of stay of tourists during the year 29.It per cent from 9.1 per cent in 2. (see table 6 & decreased from 9.5 nights to 9.1 nights (See Table g). f).but from 28 and 29 a portion of pleasure It can be seen that, 25.7 percent of tourists stayed tourists increased upto 73.2 percent and 79.9 3 nights or less whilst 29.2 percent. stayed percent respectively. For the year 29, there was between 47 nights, 34.1 percent stayed between 8 a marginal increase of those who visited for Private 14 nights and 11. percent stayed for more than and Official Business to 8.6 percent from 8.5 two weeks. percent, Conventions and Meetings moved up to 1.4 per cent from 1.5 percent, Religious and 8
The total number of nights spent by the 447,89 (D7) Occupation The composition of this kind of traffic denoted that as tourists who visited the country in 29 amounted Of the total tourists 78.4 percent of the tourists were many as 56.6 per cent of these passengers were Sri to 4,75,799 (See Table 7). This was a decrease of gainfully occupied in 28, recording an increase of 2.1 Lankans. The two way tourist passengers accounted 2.2 percent when compared with the 4,165,511 percentage points in comparison to the 76.3 percent for 26.9 percent of the total. The balance 18. nights recorded for the previous year (See Table ). recorded in 28. Retired Persons constituted 4.4 percent constituted the Resident Visa Holders and percent while the balance 17.2 percent declared Other Foreign Travelers, who could not be classified According to the review, the number of nights spent as tourists (See Table 11). in graded accommodation was 2,818,487 in 29. themselves as having no occupation. Those in the "No This was a decrease of 2. per cent, when compared Occupation" category were mainly housewives and G Tourism Supply dependants (See Tables 9 & i). with the figure of 2,763,223 nights recorded in (G1) Accommodation Capacity 28. (See Table ). Of the tourists who engaged in gainful occupations, 26.1 percent were engaged in "Other Occupations" Due to degrading of some tourist hotels, the number However, the tourist nights spent in supplementary viz.: whitecollar workers in the nonexecutive grades of registered tourist hotels decreased to 242 units establishments amounted to 779,317 in 29, which and skilled/ semiskilled workers. with 14,461 rooms from 256 units with 14,793 rooms was an increase of 11.1 percent as compared to in the previous year. [see Table 13 (a)]. 71,254 nights recorded in 28. in gainful occupations were Businessmen (.4 percent), Executives (13.9 percent), Professionals However, the supply of supplementar y It should be noted that in 29, only 69.2 percent of (1.3 per cent), Scientists & Technicians (7.7 per cent) accommodation units (namely guesthouses, motels, the tourist nights were spent in graded establishments and Educationists (8. per cent). inns etc) increased by 51 additional units, from 578 in while another 19.1 percent were spent in 28 to 629 in 29. The degraded units are supplementary accommodation establishments. The E Scheduled Airline Operations included to these additional units. The room capacity balance 11.7 percent of the tourists have been spent in Twenty scheduled airlines operated flights to Sri in these units increased by 627 from 5,319 to 5,946 unregistered accommodations units and private houses Lanka in 29 during the same period under review. (See Table ). (See Table 5). During the summer season from May to October, the The room capacity distribution in graded (D6) Age & Sex Distributions number of flights operated per week amounted to accommodation was 34.2 per cent in the South Coast 268 with a seating capacity of 66,9 per week region, 22.1 per cent in the Colombo City region, It should be noted that out of the total tourist (See Table 1). 18.5 per cent in the Ancient Cities region,17.2 per cent arrivals in 29, 59.7 percent were male and the in Greater Colombo region (including Negombo), balance 4.3 percent female (See Table h). During the winter season from November 28 to 6.4 per cent in the High Country region and the April 29, the number of flights operated amounted When reviewing agedistribution, the majority of balance 1.6 per cent in the East Coast regions (See Table to 277 per week, with a seating capacity of 7,343 j). the tourists were in between 449 years, accounting per week. for 28.6 percent of the total traffic recording a 1.2 (G2) Occupancy Rate percent percentage points over 27.4 percent F Passenger Movements recorded in 28. Compared to 28 age groups 3 In 29,the overall annual room occupancy rate of 19,339, 559 and 6 & over showed decreases The up & down movement of passengers (includes graded establishments increased to 48.4 per cent while 229 and 449 showed increases of their age arrivals and departures), through the Katunayake from 43.9 per cent in the previous year (See Table k). brackets. International Airport, amounted to 3.32 million. This represented a decrease of.9 per cent as compared to All regions, have recorded increases in room the up & down passenger traffic of 3.35 million occupancy in 29, when compared with the recorded for the previous year (See Tables 11 & 23). corresponding figures for 28. Colombo City and 9SUMMARY
SUMMARY Greater Colombo regions have increased marginally During the year under review, the total of foreign Approximately two third of those employed are compared to the previous year recording.1 guest nights recorded in all registered from Accommodation and Catering sectors. This percentage points each whilst East Coast,Ancient accommodation establishments (both tourist hotels amount is 61.2 percent of the total direct Cities, High Country & South Coast recorded and supplementary accommodations) amounted to employment. Travel Agents and Tour Operators 16.2,9.2,8 & 3.5 percentage points respectively. 3,597,84 accounting for 88.3 per cent of the total accounted for 13.7 percent while Airlines accounted tourist nights spent in the country as against to 83.2 for 1.1 percent. The sectors such as Accommodation When reviewing the regions, the highest occupancy percent in 28. and Catering, Travel Agents and Tour Operators, level was recorded in the Colombo City (57.8 Agencies providing recreational facilities and Tourists percent), followed by the Greater Colombo region The distribution of foreign guest nights in tourist shops shows marginal increases in their employment (52.7 percent) and South Coast (49.6 per cent). hotels by resort regions shows that 32.5 percent of capacity. the total foreign guest nights have been spent in It is noteworthy that the highest overall monthly the South Coast Region recording the highest Of the total direct employment, 58.5 percent were in occupancy rate of 71.2 percent was recorded in proportion. The Colombo City Region accounted the Technical, Clerical and Supervisory grades, 24.6 December due to the highest arrival of the year and for 26.9 percent, Greater Colombo region 21.4 per percent were in the Manual and Operative grades the lowest monthly occupancy rate of 31.4 percent cent, Ancient Cities region 15. per cent, High and the balance constituted 16.9 percent in in May due to the critical war situation in the Country 3.3 per cent and East Coast region.9 per Managerial grades. country (See Table 13). cent (See Table 14). (G3) Guest Nights H Employment in the Tourist Industry The total indirect employment in the supplying sector in 29 was estimated at 72,899 (See Table 21). Thus the total of both direct and indirect Notably, the total foreign guest nights recorded in all The Tourist Industry creates employment tourist hotels amounted to 2,818,487 which was an employment as a result of tourism in 29 adds up to opportunities directly in tourism related business increase of 2. per cent over 2,763,223 nights 4,97. This was a slight increase of 1.5 percent over establishments such as hotels and other recorded in 29.(See Table ). The local guest the figure of 3,134 recorded in 28. accommodation units, restaurants, travel agents and nights also recorded at a rate of 18.7 percentage in tour operators, recreation and entertainment One of the significant comparisons is the ratio of jobs these hotels from 979,438 to 1,163,22 during the businesses, souvenir, handicraft and other shops etc. generated, both directly and indirectly, due to the same period. and also indirectly in those businesses, which sell number of tourist arrivals. In 29, this ratio was one goods and services to the tourism sector. In general, it job for every 3.6 arrivals. In the case of supplementary accommodation establishments, there was an increase in the number has been found that indirect employment generated of foreign guest nights recorded in by 11.1 percent, as a result of tourism is much higher than direct I Tourist Prices from 71,254 in 28 to 779,317 in 29. These employment. Research conducted in Sri Lanka reveal Under the year under review, the overall tourist price nights as a proportion of total guest nights in that the ratio of direct employment to indirect index showed a marginal increase of.6 percent, supplementary accommodations are 62.3 percent employment is 1:1.4. This means that for every 1 when compared with the previous year. In absolute for the same year. jobs created in the tourism sector there will be 14 terms, it increased by only 3 points from 4,91 in jobs generated in the supplying sectors. the 28/29 season, to 4,94 in the 29/21 The local guest nights recorded in these The total number of persons employed directly in the season (See Table 19). The category in which the supplementary establishments also increased tourism sector as at end of 29 amounted to 52,71 prices of Accommodation sector slightly increased substantially by 11.8 percent, from 421,987 in which was an increase of 1.5 percent over the figure by.7 percent while the Food and Beverage sector 28 to 471,73 in 29. The local guest nights as of 51,36 recorded in 28 increased by.4 percent and Transport sector (See Table a proportion of total guest nights in supplementary 18). increased by.6 percent. Within the establishments are 37.7 per cent. accommodation sector, the price increases occurred 1
at a lower rate in all areas recording City Area 1.3 percent while Beach area.4, Circuit area 1.3 percent. J Public Sector Revenue Tourism brings revenue from public sector institutions in a multitude of ways, namely direct and indirect taxes, fees and levies, profits from business undertakings etc. However, statistics of revenue collections are readily available only from a few sources, such as tourism development levy, embarkation tax, Income of Tourism Development Authority, entrance fees to cultural triangle, Wild life parks, museums, botanical gardens, BMICH etc. The revenue collections from some of these sources are given in Tables 25 to 31. In 29,the revenue collected from the listed sources amounted to Rs 2,152.4 million as compared to Rs.1,854.2 million collected from the same sources in the previous year. This was an increase by 16.1 per cent. Of the total revenue collected in 29, the top contributors were; embarkation tax Rs.766.3 million, Tourism Development Levy 45.2 and cultural triangle entrance fees 42.8 million. In addition to this, the Zoological gardens, BMICH and the Wild Life Parks contributed 21.7 millions,146.7 millions & 13.9 millions respectively. SUMMARY The tourism sector has backward linkages. Therefore it is noteworthy that in addition to direct revenue, the government also earns substantial amount of income as indirect taxes such as from income tax, electricity, water, post and telecommunication, lease rentals etc. are unavailable. The presented figures are only a partial indication of total revenue from tourism. 11
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TABLES & CHARTS 2SECTION PART A: TRENDS & STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTCS OF TOURIST TRAFFIC
PART A: TRENDS AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TOURIST TRAFFIC 6, Tourist Arrivals by Year 1967 to 29 7 Chart 1 5, Arrivals % Change 6 5 4, 4 Arrivals 3, 2, 1, 1967 1968 1969 197 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 198 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 199 1991 1992 Market Growth Trends by Nationality Growth Indices (Average 1963/1966 = 1) 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 Market 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 3 2 1 1 2 3 Average Annual Growth Rates % Change Table (a) Western Europe Asia 3,33 2,69 2,56 3,255 3,64 2,93 2,917 2,498 2,115 2,171 7. 1,525 1,486 2,371 2,95 3,26 3,76 4,24 3,338 2,926 2,9 7.6 North America 493 463 569 713 871 1,328 1,14 86 66 7 3.6 Australasia 2,162 1,533 1,579 2,363 3,314 3,58 2,954 2,728 2,752 3,87 8.5 1,547 1,77 2,67 2,873 3,265 2,815 3,536 5,749 6,492 6,57 2.6 All Markets 2,16 1,771 2,68 2,633 2,978 2,889 2,943 2,598 2,36 2,355 7.4 14
Tourist Arrivals by Country of Nationality 23 to 29 Table 1 Country of Nationality NORTH AMERICA Canada U.S.A. LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN WESTERN EUROPE Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Italy Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland U.K EASTERN EUROPE Russia MIDDLE EAST AFRICA ASIA Bangladesh China (P.R.) Hong Kong, China India Indonesia Japan Korea (South) Malaysia Maldives Nepal Pakistan Philippines Singapore Thailand Taiwan (P.C.) AUSTRALASIA Australia New Zealand Total 23 24 25 26 25,99 11,19 13,99 636 255,179 7,337 4,268 2,732 1,13 28,576 58,875 15,648 18,2 3,677 2,81 3,916 11,177 93,36 3,551 1,6 3,683 6,917 6,759 1,925 177,377 1,851 7,38 3,15 9,639 1,392 17,178 2,7 9,283 11,577 977 9,674 2,418 8,423 6,8 2,532 2,195 23,67 2,75 2,858 134 5,642 3,654 14,974 15,68 715 285,366 8,625 5,718 3,496 1,989 3,422 58,932 17,984 21,487 3,444 2,987 8,14 1,687 17,42 4,413 14,259 4,985 9,274 9,486 1,759 196,23 1,76 9,424 916 14,39 1,426 19,747 4,597 9,939 15,21 89 9,629 1,87 7,866 5,29 1,929 1,293 27,94 24,471 3,331 138 566,22 46,727 21,335 25,392 732 227,558 4,148 3,891 3,793 1,15 26,641 46,32 1,147 15,252 4,333 1,781 5,462 8,339 92,929 3,372 9,35 3,719 5,586 1,23 2,337 222,844 2,325 9,818 1,219 113,23 1,639 17,163 6,23 11,668 24,396 1,77 11,56 2,36 1,796 5,49 2,75 2,167 29,575 25,836 3,68 131 549,38 35,688 14,863 2,825 85 228,666 4,677 6,373 3,54 1,244 22,73 47,296,353 19,46 3,57 2,369 5,579 7,729 88,531 3,755 14,236 8, 6,236 1,191 3,163 241,954 2,466 16,364 1,83 8,52 4,94 16,217 5,318 9,823 24,55 1,152 11,165 3,48 6,662 5,475 2,58 2,24 24,9 21,665 3,7 18 559,63 27 28,338 11,862 16,476 4,14 195,813 3,573 4,653 1,782 498 9,54 35,16 11,451 17,532 2,34 2,481 4,824 4,911 94,89 3,159 25,485 13,53 11,955 13,587 2,991 2,697 1,668 1,413 21 15,96 1,44 14,274 4,86 6,666 29,55 885 1,173 2,16 5,691 2,517 2,544 1,83 22,993 2,241 2,655 97 494,8 29 25,44 1,785 14,259 666 17,186 2,411 2,613 1,36 742 16,25 29,664 7,214 11,297 1,669 2,383 3,578 6,247 81,682 3,175 26,177 11,39 14,787 23,821 1,591 174,382 1,295 8,574 1,325 83,65 1,39 1,931 3,595 6,878 31,89 679 7,388 1,421 7,976 3,198 2,711 1,832 26,23 23,249 2,623 151 447,89 28 23,23 9,745 13,458 3,721 165,822 2,684 2,394 1,336 489 1,73 3,154 9,137 13,18 1,62 2,251 3,745 5,261 8,214 2,654 29,352 15,831 13,521 16,71 2,354 175,944 1,438 1,15 421 88,628 1,258 1,578 4, 5,21 31,458 897 7,72 1,52 5,72 3,51 1,988 1,76 21,378 19,145 2,148 85 438,475 PART A: TRENDS AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TOURIST TRAFFIC 15
PART A: TRENDS AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TOURIST TRAFFIC Tourist Arrivals by Top Ten Markets 28 & 29 9, Chart 2 8, 7, 29 Tourist Arrivals 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 28 India UK Maldives Germany Australia France By Country of Residence U.S.A Russia Netherlands Japan Market Growth Trends by Residence Growth Indices (Average 1963/1966 = 1) Table (b) Average Annual Growth Market 1999 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Rates Western Europe 3,727 3,525 2,757 2,77 3,449 3,844 3,71 3,88 2,628 2,26 2,299 Asia 1,617 1,294 1,268 2,22 2,57 2,8 3,157 3,423 2,862 2,446 2,467 North America 666 624 576 716 95 1,72 1,674 1,273 1,22 876 899 Australasia 2,153 2,589 1,862 1,876 3,262 3,77 4,224 3,569 3,256 3, 3,73 1,187 1,177 1,315 1,573 1,884 2,575 2.1 2,686 4,35 4,896 498 6.9 7.2 4. 8.8 18.6 All Markets 2,295 2,16 1,771 2,68 2,633 2,978 2,889 2,943 2,598 2,36 2,355 7.4 16
Tourist Arrivals by Country of Residence 23 to 29 Table 2 23 24 25 26 Country of Residence NORTH AMERICA Canada U.S.A. LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN WESTERN EUROPE Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Italy Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland U.K EASTERN EUROPE Russia MIDDLE EAST AFRICA South Africa 25,11 11,164 13,946 634 255,169 7,31 4,34 2,72 1,16 28,585 58,98 15,654 18,197 3,674 2,78 3,88 11,24 93,278 3,533 1,633 3,686 6,947 6,789 1,991 98 1,11 61,819 29,759 14,633 15,6 741 284,44 8,633 5,582 3,269 1,989 29,996 58,258 18,862 21,455 3,477 3,1 7,979 1,61 16,645 4,675 14,336 5, 9,336 1,463 1,855 987 868 64,714 46,457 21,185 25,272 75 227,191 4,7 3,855 3,781 1,15 26,653 46,35 1,192 15,156 4,33 1,781 5,42 8,399 92,629 3,386 9,29 3,74 5,586 1,236 2,34 1,17 1,233 69,998 35,323 14,623 2,7 775 228,445 4,662 6,333 3,531 1,244 22,693 47,42,424 19,36 3,54 2,367 5,524 7,727 88,36 3,818 14,221 7,985 6,236 1,345 3,235 1,116 2,119 73,349 EAST ASIA 27 28,355 11,869 16,486 3,962 194,448 3,58 4,669 1,796 497 8,91 35,42 11,451 17,526 2,34 2,484 4,851 4,917 94,6 3,18 25,573 13,621 11,952 13,554 2,7 933 1,779 52854 28 24,311 1,258 14,53 3,739 167,187 2,651 2,378 1,32 468 1,594 3,625 9,6 13,3 1,613 2,282 3,711 5,326 81,331 2,732 29,44 15,797 13,643 16,776 2,141 756 1,385 44,944 29 24,948 1,77 14,241 617 17,3 2,49 2,617 1,362 738 15,886 29,654 7,514 11,291 1,666 2,387 3,56 6,331 81,594 3,114 26,31 11,834 14,476 23,741 1,549 779 77 48,329 7,251 3,75 9,88 1,538 9,668 1,69 16,274 973 China (P.R.) Hong Kong, China 11,949 186 9,8 537 8,55 1,33 1,395 17,115 2,79 9,331 1,466 19,641 4,531 1,132 1,669 17,148 6,56 11,578 5,42 16,189 5,298 9,713 Indonesia Japan Korea (South) Malaysia 1,44 14,274 4,87 6,74 1,157 1,75 4,3 5,188 1,4 1,926 3,695 6,85 2,433 8,444 5,999 2,547 1,52 115,532 1,83 9,63 11,583 98 9,74 832 1,88 8,546 5,35 1,97 1,22 133,354 1,721 15,151 15,13 883 9,638 948 2,366 11,156 5,424 2,72 1,144 153,353 2,316 113,323 24,576 1,71 11,29 1,38 3,474 7, 5,46 2,565 1,349 168,783 2,456 8,37 24,831 1,146 11,145 835 Philippines Singapore Thailand Taiwan (P.C.) SOUTH ASIA Bangladesh India Maldives Nepal Pakistan 2,162 5,688 2,467 2,553 597 149,626 1,665 16,67 29,539 885 1,24 1,266 1,693 5,82 3,583 1,97 89 8,98 1,564 85,238 31,564 86 7,885 987 1,421 7,88 3,28 2,715 786 6,25 1,294 83,634 31,916 676 7,373 1,3 22,965 19,958 2,858 149 5,642 26,54 23,247 3,184 19 566,22 29,738 25,986 3,617 135 549,38 25,7 21,849 3,147 131 559,63 AUSTRALASIA Australia New Zealand Total 22,924 2,241 2,627 56 494,8 21,839 19,536 2,24 63 438,475 26,68 23,239 2,672 157 447,89 PART A: TRENDS AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TOURIST TRAFFIC 17
PART A: TRENDS AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TOURIST TRAFFIC Shares of Tourist Arrivals by Region 22 to 29 Chart 2(a) 29 28 27 Western Europe Asia Year 26 25 24 23 22 % 2% 4% 6% 8% 1% North America Australasia Eastern Europe Share Tourist Arrivals by Region 28 & 29 Chart 2(b) North America 24,948 24,311 29 28 Latin America 617 3,739 Western Europe 17,3 167,187 Region Eastern Europe Middle East 26,31 29,44 23,741 16,776 Africa 1,549 2,141 Asia 174,534 173,42 Australasia 26,68 21,839 5, 1, 15, 2, 25, Tourist Arrivals 18
PART A: TRENDS AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TOURIST TRAFFIC TOURIST ARRIVALS BY MISCELLANEOUS COUNTRIES 27 to 29 Table 2(a) Country of Residence 27 28 29 LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN 3,962 3,739 617 Argentina 233 352 75 Bolivia 215 291 39 Brazil 289 258 157 French Guyana 4 748 229 2,825 2,9 117 WESTERN EUROPEOTHERS 3,18 2,742 3,114 Greece 382 395 96 Ireland 1,866 1,647 1,366 Portugal 334 49 565 598 291 277 EASTERN EUROPEOTHERS 11,952 13,643 14,476 Bulgaria 361 242 27 Czech. Republic 1,88 2,555 2,814 Hungary 584 582 418 Poland 3,761 4,96 5,138 Romania 236 35 272 Slovakia 465 74 1,164 Ukraine 524 952 2,577 Lithuania 16 459 546 3,981 2,884 1,34 AFRICAOTHERS 1,779 1,385 7 Algeria 22 69 Kenya 265 54 229 Mauritius 59 93 117 Nigeria 95 99 131 Zambia 1 78 51 1,58 455 13 MIDDLE EAST 13,554 16,776 23,741 Bahrain 545 85 943 Iran 338 2,13 1,27 Israel 2,648 2,596 1,91 Jordan 1,446 1,398 1,18 Kuwait 831 1,11 1,3 Lebanon 464 759 94 Oman 515 499 727 Saudi Arabia 3,861 3,456 6,685 Qatar 219 3 1,158 UAE 814 2,469 5,974 Egypt 456 417 51 Turkey 372 378 563 1,45 546 839 ASIAOTHERS 1,863 1,877 2,98 Myanmar 261 376 262 Vietnam 88 17 224 Afganistan 62 168 2 Bhutan 342 498 668 1,11 665 744 Total 36,29 4,162 44,746 19
PART A: TRENDS AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TOURIST TRAFFIC (1) Seasonal indices are compiled by taking average arrivals per month as 1 (2) Seasonality ratio = Highest Monthly Arrival / Average Arrival per month (3) Coefficient of Seasonal Variation is obtained by calculating the standard deviation of the Seasonal Indices. 29 13 92 91 7 66 81 113 11 11 119 152 1.5 23 28 156 111 14 81 85 77 9 84 81 96 11 134 1.6 24 26 27 137 15 85 8 64 75 17 19 9 9 11 148 1.5 25 1967 1968 1969 197 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 198 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 199 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2 21 22 23 24 25 8 113 132 134 179 3 145 154 137 158 137 144 136 135 146 1 175 7 134 172 167 134 84 17 19 18 131 134 137 3 17 117 2 13 157 86 97 16 114 1 117 117 3 141 199 5 9 136 1 153 141 14 1 6 7 118 156 2 6 159 156 6 8 16 16 118 3 1 7 117 115 111 114 13 166 97 94 92 115 113 119 1 1 5 156 119 1 139 13 135 143 8 2 8 4 4 159 3 139 151 15 8 14 19 13 11 116 2 119 15 1 113 1 158 11 98 81 117 11 88 82 85 47 66 84 9 68 9 77 73 9 81 92 88 116 89 92 11 16 91 8 92 78 86 91 83 1 81 88 81 95 11 131 83 81 65 19 17 97 84 79 97 29 7 66 46 65 62 59 55 63 73 7 85 117 69 65 68 54 73 83 74 67 64 68 64 73 7 73 64 69 7 96 81 72 64 96 94 64 59 58 56 29 5 5 47 56 46 43 44 51 57 54 77 87 68 52 5 5 76 75 73 66 7 62 63 67 78 76 71 72 66 11 8 76 68 96 94 82 84 72 67 57 79 91 76 69 43 77 82 81 86 92 91 89 11 86 64 67 116 99 16 115 13 11 14 17 11 11 93 92 1 19 15 17 1 119 11 88 84 87 75 99 13 87 1 35 87 97 97 16 11 3 14 94 79 75 3 1 18 19 2 1 97 17 98 15 99 17 14 56 18 11 13 116 114 82 87 78 8 57 73 64 7 62 68 59 64 71 74 78 88 36 82 71 65 66 98 93 9 94 91 84 91 92 92 98 1 93 93 42 11 86 19 84 83 87 19 17 88 78 96 91 88 87 17 9 89 93 88 87 89 58 98 85 66 8 11 98 93 95 97 94 98 91 93 93 1 97 8 46 111 6 85 83 94 98 95 1 132 11 118 131 137 134 9 3 18 96 99 73 15 18 94 93 69 3 99 17 19 17 98 84 99 15 1 115 98 62 114 132 138 82 81 7 161 153 145 173 168 146 149 174 166 153 155 152 142 7 119 14 1 148 131 135 56 169 143 151 5 3 6 95 142 8 142 111 15 83 9 138 14 86 84 1.3 1.6 1.5 1.4 2. 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.2 1.7 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.3 1.7 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.1 1.2 22 25 27 28 6 33 3 37 44 47 37 36 3 27 26 16 45 19 3 41 4 25 25 18 22 18 21 22 21 2 16 21 16 2 43 15 23 26 15 15 Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Seasonality ratio of Seasonal Coefficient (2) Variation (3) Seasonal Variation in Traffic Flow 1967 to 29 (Seasonal Indices) (1) Table ( c ) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Month 4 Tourist Arrivals (Thousands) 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 44,311 42,223 41,27 38,468 37,983 37,575 34,169 34,65 3,234 26,54 24,739 14 1 8 6 Index Arrivals Index 6, 56,862 16 Seasonality of Tourist Traffic 29 Chart 3 2
Tourist Arrivals by Country of Residence & Month 29 Table 3 Country of Residence NORTH AMERICA Canada U.S.A. LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN WESTERN EUROPE Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Netherlands Italy Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland U.K EASTERN EUROPE Russia AFRICA South Africa MIDDLE EAST Total Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Season ality Ratio 24,948 1,77 14,241 617 17,3 2,49 2,617 1,362 738 15,886 29,564 11,291 7,514 1,666 2,387 3,56 6,331 81,594 3,114 26,31 11,834 14,476 1,549 779 77 23,741 174,534 8,55 537 83,634 1,4 1,926 3,695 6,85 31,916 7,373 1,421 7,88 3,28 2,715 4,31 26,68 23,239 2,672 157 447,89 2,215 1,32 1,183 86 15,574 189 188 179 1,85 2,9 1,214 799 157 269 324 628 6,599 23 4,47 2,38 2,99 143 65 78 1,147,657 925 181 5,268 48 861 376 298 2,616 554 14 463 197 452 314 2,239 2,21 214 4 38,468 1,688 685 1,3 13 15,637 224 26 111 81 1,683 2,549 1,62 763 154 198 331 722 7,316 237 3,592 1,523 2,69 111 55 56 1,176 1,277 67 13 4,31 42 867 29 229 2,77 453 72 39 256 178 349 1,558 1,41 9 19 34,169 1,752 741 1,11 65 14,665 255 3 85 63 1,761 2,7 972 48 24 243 642 6,579 267 2,88 1,26 1,62 87 39 48 1,23,6 627 57 5,1 66 876 429 273 2,52 423 63 516 576 153 564 1,332 1,188 144 34,65 1,396 646 75 72 1,489 9 217 44 39 956 1,869 69 39 92 164 153 43 5,213 184 1,394 788 66 137 73 64 1,159 9,841 668 62 4,511 72 764 134 243 1,965 322 14 314 27 1 3 1,566 1,39 17 6 26,54 1,559 693 866 26 8,1 8 42 25 52 1,216 554 335 7 68 136 28 4,558 114 1,2 417 585 115 5 65 818 11,878 592 17 5,697 89 675 252 338 2,145 599 224 518 33 111 21 1,331 1,196 5 1 24,739 2,155 828 1,327 39 1,161 72 138 1 21 687 1,143 592 484 165 86 331 263 5,883 196 723 252 471 115 53 62 1,225 14,8 625 7 6,4 84 879 231 354 3,427 75 5 854 144 9 272 1,736 1,578 152 6 3234 2,669 1,58 1,611 34 16,69 237 326 191 48 1,757 2,662 1,37 571 179 178 32 787 7,79 292 1,28 378 83 138 64 74 4,149 15,315 685 165 6,732 191 99 488 451 3,72 986 166 646 245 229 35 2,2 1,761 254 5 42,223 2,337 1,65 1,272 26 16,823 226 171 5 37 1,675 2,689 97 9 82 31 282 343 8,671 393 1,573 674 899 114 4 74 2,973 15,486 893 118 7,49 98 1,318 38 84 2,24 761 113 74 211 334 283 1,875 1,598 266 11 41,27 1,645 692 953 41 13,27 15 176 76 59 683 2,179 798 535 96 163 221 287 7,331 273 1,298 463 835 114 77 37 2,76 17,193 632 113 1,185 58 1,116 218 755 2,15 489 16 669 172 221 39 1,959 1,711 232 16 37,983 1,551 632 919 26 13,873 143 18 95 49 1, 2,7 81 792 147 223 311 477 6,592 234 1,982 1,311 671 18 55 53 1,871 16,346 755 61 9,219 77 372 643 2,428 675 118 479 221 24 38 1,818 1,657 148 13 37,575 2,38 856 1,182 26 15,2 221 232 13 79 1,424 3,433 1,17 637 153 23 334 578 6,336 318 3,456 1,491 1,965 167 99 68 2,886 18,7 714 77 8,769 84 8 292 1,134 3,586 681 89 788 311 292 441 2,456 2,157 273 26 44,311 3,943 1,779 2,164 46 19,962 483 369 184 117 1,833 3,614 1,215 897 269 294 592 966 8,726 43 2,867 1,23 1,844 2 19 91 2,41 21,265 764 159 1,418 88 1,142 233 1,292 3,924 725 137 1,467 275 264 377 6,178 5,572 565 41 56,862 1.9 2. 1.8 2.5 1.4 2.4 1.7 1.6 2. 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.9 1.6 2. 1.8 1.3 1.6 2. 2.3 1.7 1.5 1.7 1.4 2.1 1.5 1.3 1.6.8 2.2 1.4 1.6 2.3 1.5 1.6 1.9 2.3 2.2 2. 1.7 2.8 2.9 2.5 3.1 1.5 ASIA China (P.R.) Hong Kong, China India Indonesia Japan Korea (South) Malaysia Maldives Pakistan Philippines Singapore Thailand Taiwan (P.C.) AUSTRALASIA Australia New Zealand Total PART A: TRENDS AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TOURIST TRAFFIC 21
PART A: TRENDS AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TOURIST TRAFFIC Mode of Transport and Port of Arrivals 28 & 29 Chart 4 Katunayake 99.9% Colombo.1% Relative Importance of Different Ports Percentage Distribution of Arrivals 2 to 29 Table (d) Port 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Katunayake (BIA) 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 Kankasanturai TOTAL AIR 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 Talaimannar Colombo Harbour.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 TOTAL SEA.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 Total 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 22
PART A: TRENDS AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TOURIST TRAFFIC Country of Residence NORTH AMERICA Canada U.S.A. LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN WESTERN EUROPE Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Italy Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland U.K EASTERN EUROPE Russia AFRICA MIDDLE EAST ASIA China (P.R.) Hong Kong, China India Indonesia Japan Korea (South) Malaysia Maldives Pakistan Philippines Singapore Thailand Taiwan (P.C.) AUSTRALASIA Australia New Zealand Total Tourist Arrivals by Country of Residence & Mode of Transport 29 Total By Air Katunayake Sea Colombo 24,948 24,825 3 1,77 1,673 34 14,241 14,152 89 617 617 17,3 169,845 278 2,49 2,38 29 2,617 2,586 31 1,362 1,336 26 738 738 15,886 15,886 29,654 29,622 32 7,514 7,495 19 11,291 11,251 4 1,666 1,647 19 2,387 2,387 3,56 3,56 6,331 6,331 81,594 81,5 82 3,114 3,114 26,31 26,291 19 11,834 11,815 19 14,476 14,476 1,549 1,549 23,741 23,741 174,534 174,534 8,55 8,55 1,33 1,33 83,634 83,634 1,4 1,4 1,926 1,926 3,695 3,695 6,85 6,85 31,916 31,916 7,373 7,373 1,421 1,421 7,88 7,88 3,28 3,28 2,715 2,715 4,68 4,68 26,68 26,68 23,239 23,239 2,672 2,672 157 157 447,89 447,47 42 Table 4 23
PART A: TRENDS AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TOURIST TRAFFIC Tourist Arrivals by Type of Carrier 28 & 29 Chart 5 Carrier 28 29 InterRegional Flights 78.1% 82.5% IntraRegional Flights 18.8% 16.2% Charter Flights 3.% 2.% Sea Carrier.1%.1% Relative Importance of Different Carriers Percentage Distribution of Arrivals 2 to 29 Table (e) Carrier 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 InterRegional Flights 74.1 78. 79.6 77.8 74.5 77.3 76.1 77.6 78.1 82.5 IntraRegional Flights 18.8 18.6 18. 18.9 21.5 21.6 22.9 2.6 18.8 16.2 Charter Flights 7.1 3.3 2.3 3.2 3.9 1..9 1.7 3. 1.2 TOTAL AIR 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 Passenger Ships (CBO).1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 TOTAL SEA.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 Total 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 24
Tourist Arrivals by Country of Residence & Carrier 29 24,948 1,77 14,241 617 17,3 2,49 2,617 1,362 738 15,886 29,654 7,514 11,291 1,666 2,387 3,56 6,331 81,594 3,114 26,31 11,834 14,476 23,741 1,549 174,534 8,55 1,33 83,634 1,4 1,926 3,695 6,85 31,916 7,373 1,421 7,88 3,28 2,715 4,68 26,68 23,239 2,672 157 447,89 7,85 2,419 5,431 255 8,8 165 115 119 89 8,11 19,542 4,536 5,834 321 715 1,541 3,789 35,329 694 1,97 4,23 5,894 6,37 216 85,753 2,689 175 5,713 43 1,518 75 2,55 2,458 3,265 11 516 865 7 1,398 9,597 8,729 849 19 2,65 353 222 131 3,728 55 62 41 32 29 236 156 421 94 65 84 96 2,28 77 152 84 68 245 8,167 759 189 2,8 119 3,792 325 398 749 35 1 3,458 24 99 19 1,687 1,426 249 18,424 354 235 119 17 998 25 49 33 41 39 6 45 86 49 75 56 73 258 43 82 45 37 1,256 28 758 33 19 253 88 43 31 23 136 132 27 214 56 3,763 17 111 59 24 66 29 48 21 36 55 47 25 56 78 45 36 49 56 25 498 233 265 98 75 3,71 874 231 362 74 1,146 26 26 49 11 1 19 749 31 34 23 11 5,26 574 249 325 21 1,943 22 31 25 5 326 179 5 326 41 79 23 21 91 79 734 365 369 265 74 5,941 425 289 1,254 23 259 25 1,441 891 45 79 9 316 398 367 463 243 29 11 1,15 91 42 49 37 256 31 19 11 23 2 17 3 42 24 29 2 9 32 777 425 352 472 98 1,574 356 45 777 66 33 36 36 3,341 86 439 367 24 2,849 78 142 131 49 187 92 139 4 11 8 149 29 1,298 61 1,81 52 849 649 13 1,168 2,14 218 1,32 9 2,474 214 139 214 17 249 2,56 25 279 379 2,3 2,89 214 9 18,7 3,39 1,245 2,145 11 32,34 629 65 99 13 2,214 3,451 983 3,541 156 321 423 1,21 18,457 211 5,15 1,759 3,256 8,256 77 14,283 256 19 5,916 29 691 1,856 1,254 719 2,794 29 4 268 141 187 4,985 4,95 75 5 68,321 1,447 689 758 16 2,532 451 5 11 22 591 451 22 15 23 26 23 658 1,78 622 456 4 1 698 4 25 1 11 13 3 79 154 159 8 19 6,454 399 2 187 19 1,569 231 145 116 1,798 1,259 567 159 143 214 321 198 4,985 421 1,118 4 76 345 47 5,39 18 4,486 25 23 16 365 89 65 94 71 29 94 93 46 41 6 17,98 362 149 213 16 94 22 56 41 36 45 21 71 34 13 9 325 219 354 156 198 8 142 1,694 845 22 145 198 1 14 19 49 69 25 175 597 574 19 4 4,869 54 21 33 2 1,16 321 215 29 19 21 11 9 21 3 214 361 147 214 1,756 4 6,415 41 4,438 46 29 44 953 367 22 21 42 62 149 1,245 1,29 28 8 11,135 32 13 19 16 67 23 15 41 23 175 21 15 34 15 48 45 4 16 146 11 45 3 89 382 23 79 26 11 17 49 77 77 1,472 75 43 32 528 22 32 15 45 84 56 91 48 21 47 32 11 317 13 214 34 21 273 13 24 14 22 16 18 35 42 22 1 9 4 32 171 98 63 1 1,431 49 71 2 584 33 22 56 6 26 41 56 41 78 63 25 56 69 98 25 73 19 3,6 1 2,658 11 33 5 119 5 98 119 111 11 358 267 79 4,85 11 1,3 49 63 456 22 8 2,529 4,252 Total SriLankan A/L SIA Saudia Thai A/W Malaysian A/L Indian Air Lines Cathay Pacific 542 328 214 22 2,482 29 9 187 74 213 89 269 84 39 145 49 67 989 119 1,244 935 39 533 67 5,314 418 3,228 29 268 13 785 49 21 279 49 36 37 92 791 1 8 11,4 Jet Air ways Emirates Kuwait A/W Kinfisher Royal J danian Air India Express Condor 7,13 3,652 3,451 1 2,497 326 451 9 1,57 3,186 31 4 164 194 89 141 13,845 235 539 214 325 1,421 39 8,582 398 1 2,145 135 98 329 4,9 156 31 1 214 5 319 962 832 1 9 39,153 Qatar A/W Euro fly Jetlite 26 9 131 22 1,317 83 92 99 14 96 69 73 44 59 79 8 45 365 119 949 458 491 623 11 2,859 22 29 1,26 45 15 47 45 625 214 143 5 98 74 192 718 639 69 1 6,849 Air Arabia 232 1 111 14 1,967 33 29 45 29 33 19 45 65 22 149 1,254 4 252 143 19 214 27 99 21 46 421 13 24 57 61 249 18 11 19 21 19 1 394 37 78 9 4,9 Mihin Lanka Island Aviation(Q2) Country of Residence NORTH AMERICA Canada U.S.A. LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN WESTERN EUROPE Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Italy Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland U.K EASTERN EUROPE Russia MIDDLE EAST AFRICA ASIA China (P.R.) Hong Kong, China India Indonesia Japan Korea (South) Malaysia Maldives Pakistan Philippines Singapore Thailand Taiwan (P.C.) AUSTRALASIA Australia New Zealand Total 29 99 21 44 52 46 11 42 22 2 27 11 21 29 1 4 152 131 21 7 7 42 494 214 28 36 2,255 1 2 15 8 173 358 147 186 17 156 113 9 323 144 361 219 142 168 2 1,439 3 3 36 265 17 14 17 46 32 3 9 238 84 714 63 82 2 5,469 Sea Carrier Charter Carrier 198 13 95 46 47 33 98 17 36 45 185 83 33 625 65 56 58 1,25 39 83 69 88 269 149 19 Table 5 PART A: TRENDS AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TOURIST TRAFFIC 25
PART A: TRENDS AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TOURIST TRAFFIC Tourist Arrivals by Charter Carriers 2 to 29 Charter Carrier 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Table 5(a) 29 Balair 3,624 976 855 Sterling Airways Fin Air 1,623 73 1,181 Montana Hapag Lloyd Scan Air Lauda Air Europe U. T. A.(Charter) Air Solvika Air Holland Austrian Airlines 246 3,747 2,1 715 1,36 1,728 567 3,645 1,86 277 5,275 84 43 1,374 3,7 978 98 Air Liberty Caledonian Sobel Air 3,369 Britannia Air Monarach 11,67 5,586 4,83 4,117 Smart Wings(QS) 1,438 Edelweiss Air 6 1,935 1,536 478 1,7 1,324 1,517 1,226 CSA Czech Airline 1,32 Tvansavia Airline 774 2,235 657 Aeroflot 642 My Travel 32 2,925 1,278 First Choice 578 6,31 9,537 2,85 Arkeyfly 983 31 Holland Excel 3,828 237 Euro Fly 1,476 1,848 2,86 1,923 871 348 447 462 399 2,344 Total 28,26 11,236 9,336 16,446 22,231 5,223 5,116 8,489 13,429 5,469 26
PART A: TRENDS AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TOURIST TRAFFIC Purpose of Visit 28 29 Chart 6 Purpose 28 29 Pleasure 73.2% 8.% Business 8.5% 8.6% Visiting Friends & Relations 8.3% 5.2% Convention & Meetings 1.3% 1.4% Religious & Cultural 2.6% 2.% 6.1% 2.8% Table (f) Percentage Distribution of Tourists by Purpose of Visit 2 to 29 Purpose 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Pleasure 9.1 89.2 85.4 8.8 78.2 69.6 67.4 67.1 73.2 Business 4.8 6.7 9.4 9.1 1.6 16.9 17.8 1.5 8.5 8. 8.6 Visiting Friends & Relations 2.1 1.8 2. 6.2 6.4 8. 7.6 8.3 8.3 5.2 Religious & Cultural 1.7 1.2 1. 1.2 1.5 1. 1.7 2.8 2.6 2. 1.3 1.1 2.2 2.7 3.4 4.5 5.5 11.3 7.4 4.3 Total 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 27
PART A: TRENDS AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TOURIST TRAFFIC Tourist Arrivals by Country of Residence & Purpose of Visit 29 Table 6 Country of Residence Total Pleasure Private & Official Business Convention & Meetings Visiting Friends & Relations Religious & Cultural NORTH AMERICA 24,948 14,99 2,487 236 4,876 62 1,838 Canada 1,77 5,784 789 11 2,985 163 885 U.S.A. 14,241 9,5 1,698 135 1,891 439 953 LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN 617 421 49 11 19 39 78 WESTERN EUROPE 17,3 146,159 1,7 77 7,526 1,413 4,248 Austria 2,49 2,145 147 8 56 11 42 Belgium 2,617 2,298 163 36 66 29 25 Denmark 1,362 1,1 141 8 41 39 Finland 738 459 44 6 49 9 171 France 15,886 13,985 549 72 874 151 255 Germany 29,654 23,451 1,985 119 1,985 342 1,772 Italy 7,514 6,921 3 51 47 89 94 Netherlands 11,291 1,748 222 59 83 77 Norway 1,666 1,42 19 61 28 36 Spain 2,387 2,81 169 22 83 25 7 Sweden 3,56 3,42 246 3 16 4 96 Switzerland 6,331 5,989 215 17 49 31 3 U.K 81,594 7,254 5,214 39 3,897 438 1,482 3,114 2,245 498 14 11 5 2 EASTERN EUROPE 26,31 21,841 1,37 442 1,192 364 1,11 Russia 11,834 1,587 4 44 214 241 336 14,476 11,254 958 398 978 3 765 AFRICA 1,549 1,1 21 55 116 44 MIDDLE EAST 23,741 21,721 1,254 189 4 21 144 ASIA 174,534 9,6 22,338 4,386 8,18 6,36 4,282 China (P.R.) 8,55 6,487 1,254 167 4 1 118 Hong Kong, China 1,33 932 11 76 35 39 147 India 83,634 58,325 13,658 2,268 2,895 4,985 1,53 Indonesia 1,4 652 154 56 114 28 36 Japan 1,926 8, 1,91 133 425 46 319 Korea (South) 3,695 3,1 215 59 256 49 4 Malaysia 6,85 4,258 923 139 987 11 433 Maldives 31,916 25,471 1,687 958 1,581 231 1,988 Pakistan 7,373 5,687 329 321 4 421 23 Philippines 1,421 1,369 56 46 3 97 221 Singapore 7,88 6,478 1,147 29 4 91 173 Thailand 3,28 2,615 298 74 136 45 4 Taiwan (P.C.) 2,715 2,114 346 28 75 67 85 4,68 3,458 269 32 245 39 25 AUSTRALASIA 26,68 22,956 767 173 977 2 983 Australia 23,239 2,586 658 142 743 189 921 New Zealand 2,672 2,231 29 231 21 58 157 139 7 2 3 2 4 Total 447,89 358,188 38,473 6,262 23,2 9,7,718 28
PART A: TRENDS AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TOURIST TRAFFIC Chart 7 (a) Table (g) Period of Stay 28 & 29 Period of Stay Percentage Distribution 1978 to 29 Region North America Latin America Western Europe Eastern Europe Middle East Africa Period 28 29 13 nights 26.4% 25.7% 47 nights 28.7% 29.2% 814 nights 33.2% 34.1% 1521 nights 8.7% 8.1% 223 nights 1.8% 1.5% 31 nights & Over 1.2% 1.4% Chart 7 (b) Average Duration of Stay & Region 28 & 29 1.7. 9.9 9.8 1. 1.2 8. 7.9 7.5 7.6 7.9 9.1 29 28 Year 1978 1979 198 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 199 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Nights 1 3 4 7 8 14 15 21 22 3 31 & Over Total 21.4 21.1 21.9 22.4 17.7 18.1 2.8 4.7 4.2 3.1 3.3 5. 5. 4.5 25.2 19.6 18.1 2.4 29.6 26.1 23.7 2.4 21.9 23.3 22.6 23.1 23.8 38.5 28.3 24.2 26.4 25.7 26.9 26.6 23.4 31.2 36. 37.6 45. 23.2 14. 9.6 1. 13.9.8.2 26.2 3. 34.5 38.5 24.7 24.4 25.1 27.1 26.4 26.8 27. 27.3 27.6 24.3 26.4 29.8 28.7 29.2 29.6 28.4 29.3 25.8 27.3 26.3 2.3 3.7 28.4 24.5 24.9 26.2 29.5 26.9 27.5 3.6 3.9 27.5 27.7 3.8 33.7 37.8 35.9 34.5 34.7 34.8 34.1 25.3 32.2 33.9 33.2 34.1 11.6. 13.1.1.3 11.7 9.8 21.1 23. 22.6 23.1 22.1 26.3 23.8 14.1.2 11.6 8.2 11.5 13..6 11.1.2..1 11.5 11.8 8.1 1.2 8.8 8.7 8.1 5.4 6.2 6.8 5.9 5.5 5.2 3.6.5 13.5 15.4 15.9 16.4 13.3 15.2 4.9 4.1 3.4 3.4 4.6 4.5 3.8 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.3 1.9 2.6 1.8 2. 1.8 1.5 5.1 5.7 5.5 2.6 1.2 1.1.5 7.8 16.9 24.8 22.8 16.4 13.1 17.4 2.1 3.5 1.5 2. 1.9 1.2 1.1.9 1..9 1. 1..8 1.2 1.1 1.8 1.2 1.4 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Average Stay 1.8 11.1 11. 1.5 1. 9.6 8.9 9.2 1.9 13.2.6 1.7 1.8 11.4 1.3 1.6 1.4 1. 9.8 1.1 1.4 1.3 1.1 9.9 1.1 1.2 1.1 8.7 1.4 1. 9.5 9.1 Asia 7.8 7.9 Australasia 1.7 11.5. 2. 4. 6. 8. 1.. 14. 29
PART A: TRENDS AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TOURIST TRAFFIC Average Duration of Stay and Tourist Nights by Country of Nationality 28 & 29 Country of Nationality NORTH AMERICA Canada U.S.A. LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN WESTERN EUROPE Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Italy Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland U.K EASTERN EUROPE Russia MIDDLE EAST AFRICA ASIA China (P.R.) Hong Kong, China India Indonesia Japan Korea (South) Malaysia Maldives Pakistan Philippines Singapore Taiwan (P.C.) Thailand AUSTRALASIA Australia New Zealand Total Arrivals 23,23 9,745 13,458 3,721 165,822 2,684 2,394 1,336 489 1,73 3,154 9,137 13,18 1,62 2,251 3,745 5,261 8,214 2,654 29,352 15,831 13,521 16,71 2,354 175,944 1,15 421 88,628 1,258 1,578 4, 5,21 31,458 7,72 1,52 5,72 3,51 1,988 4,41 21,378 19,145 2,148 85 438,475 28 Average Duration of Stay. 13.8 1.2 9.8 1.2 9.6 1.7 1.6 9.6 9.5 1.9 9.8 1.3. 1.4 11.5 1.6 1.5 8.8 7.9 8.2 7.6 7.6 9.1 7.9 7.6 7.1 8.1 7.5 7.7 8.9 8.2 9.4 7.8 8.4 7.6 7.9 7.4 8. 11.5 13.6 1.7 1.1 9.5 Tourist Nights 271,753 134,481 137,272 36,466 1,696,714 25,766 25,616 14,162 4,694 11,679 33,555 89,543 135,754 19,44 23,41 43,68 55,767 786,97 23,223 231,881 9,814,76 6,928 21,421 1,39,749 76,114 2,989 638,2 9,435 81,451 36,58 41,172 295,75 6,76,768 43,335 27,729 14,711 32,178 245,63 26,372 22,984 858 4,165,511 Arrivals 25,44 1,785 14,259 666 17,186 2,411 2,613 1,36 742 16,25 29,664 7,214 11,297 1,669 2,383 3,578 6,247 81,682 3,175 26,177 11,39 14,787 23,821 1,591 174,382 8,574 1,325 83,65 1,39 1,931 3,595 6,878 31,89 7,388 1,421 7,976 2,711 3,198 3,86 26,23 23,249 2,623 151 447,89 29 Average Duration of Stay 1.7 11.3 1.1 9.9 1. 9.3 1.4 1.2 9.2 9.6 1.2 9.8 1. 1.8 1.2 1.5 1.1 1.2 9.2 8. 8.5 7.5 7.5 7.9 7.8 8. 7.2 7.9 7.3 7.6 8.6 7.8 9.2 7.5 8.2 7.5 7.8 7. 7.8 1.2 11.5 1.1 9. 9.1 Table 7 Tourist Nights 265,887 1,871 144,16 6,593 1,713,463 22,422 27,175 13,321 6,826 155,568 32,573 7,697 1,97 18,25 24,37 37,569 63,95 829,75 29,21 2,674 96,815 13,859 178,658,569 1,43,64 68,592 9,54 657,835 7,585 83,76 3,917 53,648 292,31 55,41 11,652 59,82 21,146 22,386 29,687 294,351 266,5 26,492 1,359 4,75,799 3
PART A: TRENDS AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TOURIST TRAFFIC Chart 8 Tourist Arrivals by Age & Sex 28 & 29 29 28 (6 & Over) (5 59) Age Group (4 49) (3 39) (2 29) (3 19) Sex 28 29 Male 6.4% 59.7% Female 39.6% 4.3%.% 1.% 2.% 3.% 4.% % in Arrivals Table (h) Percentage Distribution by Sex & Age 2 to 29 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Sex Male 58.7 58.5 59.2 58.7 58.9 62.5 63. 6.2 6.4 59.7 Male Female 41.3 41.5 6.4% 4.8 41.3 41.1 37.5 37. 39.8 39.6 4.3 Female 39.6% Age Group 3 19 6.8 7.8 7.6 7.9 9. 9.8 9.6 9.6 1.1 9.6 2 29 38.4 32.6 31.6 3.1 23.1 18.3 18.9 17.1 14.8 15.3 3 39 29. 31.5 3.4 28.7 26.4 24.3 24. 27.6 28.7 28.4 4 49.9 16.2 16.8 17.5 2.6 23. 23.6 3.3 27.4 28.6 5 59 3.3 5.5 7.1 8.9.8 15.4 14.5 8.3 11.7 11.5 6 & Over 9.6 6.4 6.6 6.9 8.1 9.3 9.4 6.9 7.3 6.6 31
Tourist Arrivals by Country of Residence, Sex & Age 29 Country of Residence NORTH AMERICA Canada U.S.A. LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN WESTERN EUROPE Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Italy Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland U.K EASTERN EUROPE Russia AFRICA MIDDLE EAST ASIA China (P.R.) Hong Kong, China India Indonesia Japan Korea (South) Malaysia Maldives Pakistan Philippines Singapore Thailand Taiwan (P.C.) AUSTRALASIA Australia New Zealand Total Total 24,948 1,77 14,241 617 17,3 2,49 2,617 1,362 738 15,886 29,654 7,514 11,291 1,666 2,387 3,56 6,331 81,594 3,114 26,31 11,834 14,476 1,549 23,741 174,534 8,55 1,33 83,634 1,4 1,926 3,695 6,85 31,916 7,373 1,421 7,88 3,28 2,715 4,68 26,68 23,239 2,672 157 447,89 15,2 6,231 8,891 411 96,68 1,498 1,564 745 4 9,325 17,32 4,214 6,695 9 1,183 1,954 4,8 44,897 1,851 16,86 6,894 9,9 821 15,684 18,28 5,4 729 51,249 698 6,587 2,745 3,911 2,369 5,421 1,24 4,568 1,865 1,564 2,354 13,546,3 1,456 87 267,278 Male Female 9,826 4,476 5,35 26 73,443 911 1,53 617 326 6,561,352 3,3 4,596 754 1,24 1,66 2,23 36,697 1,263 9,54 4,94 4,564 728 8,57 66,326 3,426 61 32,385 342 4,339 95 2,939 11,547 1,952 397 3,24 1,343 1,151 1,714,522 11,236 1,216 7 18,6 1,722 811 911 69 16,69 15 159 187 69 2,356 1,897 314 997 213 298 433 5 7,968 516 2,145 1,421 724 56 2,654 17,545 566 5 7,458 33 568 36 498 5,987 658 84 456 452 5 229 2,514 2,256 236 22 42,774 3,713 1,982 1,731 1 22,275 225 256 83 11 3, 3,451 421 1,561 266 147 476 7 1,758 698 4,219 1,984 2,235 297 3,254 31,38 1,568 236 13,698 197 1,369 542 987 7,689 1,458 278 1,25 698 269 1,24 3,477 2,985 456 36 68,385 6,261 2,564 3,697 146 42,99 711 687 32 4,651 6,987 1,854 2,987 383 731 945 1,598 19,875 268 7,316 3,658 3,658 4 5,4 59,276 3,254 397 29,864 364 4,256 1,5 1,698 9,231 3,265 695 2,14 956 9 1,245 6,26 5,478 741 41 7,182 8,151 3,254 4,897 214 53,19 91 798 547 157 4,214 1,589 2,985 3,14 397 891 997 1,998 24,879 742 9,233 4,251 4,982 61 6,784 42,79 1,894 256 19,865 298 3,265 1,369 2,35 7,5 1,254 21 2,689 658 758 4 7,957 7,5 8 2 8,8 3,4 1,421 1,73 22,928 325 341 153 114 921 3,698 1,254 1,689 259 199 479 879,14 63 1,717 459 1,258 4 3,4 15,533 921 167 8,36 63 598 258 981 1,548 625 89 845 321 369 7 4,531 4,251 269 11 51,381 (319) (229) (339) (449) (559) (6&Over) 1,977 675 1,32 64 13,643 97 376 72 195 624 3,32 686 1,43 148 1 23 632 6,1 287 1,68 61 1,619 59 2,225 9,63 347 149 4,713 85 87 95 651 336 113 74 779 3 282 446 1,329 1,144 158 27 3,4 Sex Age Groups Table 8 PART A: TRENDS AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TOURIST TRAFFIC 32
PART A: TRENDS AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TOURIST TRAFFIC Chart 9 Occupational Categories 28 & 29 Occupation 28 29 Educationists 5.9% 8.% Retired Persons 5.5% 4.4% Scientists & Technicians 7.7% 7.7% Professionals 8.% 1.3% Businessmen 15.3%.4% Executives 13.3% 13.9% No Occupation 18.2% 17.2% Other Occupation 26.1% 26.1% Percentage Distribution by Occupational Categories 2 to 29 Table (i) Occupation 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Businessmen 9.2 1.1 1.4 1.1 11.2 13.8 15.1 16.3 15.3 Professionals 7.6 7.9 7.7 8.6 8.4 6.7 7.7 7.6 8. Executives 15.9 16.7 15.8 15.5 15.7 15.6 14.7.7 13.3 Scientists & 3.1 7.6 7.5 8. 7.6 6.6 7.4 7.2 7.7 Technicians Educationists 6.4 5. 5.3 6.6 6. 4.6 5.3 5.7 5.9 Other Occupation 3.5 27.8 28.4 27.4 26.7 24.3 23.2 27.4 26.1 No Occupation 2.2 19.1 19. 18. 18.2 23.7 21.4 18. 18.2.4 1.3 13.9 7.7 8. 26.1 17.2 Retired Persons 7.1 5.8 5.9 5.8 6.2 4.7 5.2 5.1 5.5 4.4 33
PART A: TRENDS AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TOURIST TRAFFIC Tourist Arrivals by Country of Residence & Occupation 29 Table 9 Country of Residence NORTH AMERICA Canada U.S.A. LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN WESTERN EUROPE Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Italy Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland U.K EASTERN EUROPE Russia AFRICA Total 3,383 1,542 1,841 5 18,62 357 133 41 66 1,689 2,784 1,5 1,2 658 882 365 321 8,521 658 1,66 741 325 621 MIDDLE EAST 23,741 2,254 ASIA China (P.R.) Hong Kong, China India Indonesia Japan Korea (South) Malaysia Maldives Pakistan Philippines Singapore Thailand Taiwan (P.C.) AUSTRALASIA Australia New Zealand 24,948 1,77 14,241 617 17,3 2,49 2,617 1,362 738 15,886 29,654 7,514 11,291 1,666 2,387 3,56 6,331 81,594 3,114 26,31 11,834 14,476 1,549 174,534 8,55 1,33 83,634 1,4 1,926 3,695 6,85 31,916 7,373 1,421 7,88 3,28 2,715 4,68 26,68 23,239 2,672 157 27,53 625 456 16,547 521 458 21 1,421 2,1 1,235 625 1,5 745 852 421 2,25 2, 214 24 3,268 1,254 2,14 49 15,675 245 234 4 37 987 1,253 324 2,154 45 654 154 254 8,754 456 5,42 2,897 2,145 23 723 17,681 458 236 5,897 59 2,354 1,987 1,658 2, 1,325 85 987 45 119 369 3,576 2,987 568 21 No Occupation Businessmen Professionals Executives 4,6 2,458 2,154 139 34,284 848 478 25 49 3,689 4,589 1,298 3,568 569 498 792 698 16,589 369 3,27 1,369 1,658 214 658 18,964 1,369 251 1,987 46 2,987 111 658 1,254 236 21 658 69 23 114 495 214 269 Scientists & Technicians 3,84 1,256 2,584 22 11,471 5 235 6 2 569 1,458 456 239 59 111 451 369 6,987 266 1,88 952 856 1 732,989 1,658 231 6,652 9 621 325 523 425 569 321 369 451 459 256 3,59 3,256 236 17 Educationists 1,438 869 569 41 13,9 49 214 23 21 369 3,965 785 1,36 6 46 236 325 5,698 197 3,634 1,269 2,365 231 569 14,27 456 29 7,993 84 658 356 5 2,987 564 99 241 67 356 2,9 2,458 445 9 Other Occupation Retired Persons 3,593 3,259 1,555 63 2,3 722 2,99 1,256 833 96 133 48,148 22,375 6,478 197 132 456 788 299 236 585 1 92 487 19 39 7,948 421 214 8,829 4,987 1,789 1,72 1,756 698 1,517 51 1,265 93 74 42 49 96 51 454 547 561 3,87 436 1 21,582,651 8 74 326 6,523 3,641 1,569 2,295 1,654 657 4,228 1,987 9 17 4 45,869 4,691 1,245 39,372 37,916 6,532 1,955 1,231 798 63 45 19 8,169 23,691 3,698 17 61 33 2,138 1,254 456 372 325 198 1,731 456 278 17,24 5,641 482 1,635 1,756 53 2 41 47 3,37 1,369 22 1,22 569 98 271 789 135 1,648 689 215 6,278 4,979 2,69 5,757 4,658 1,897 483 3 145 38 9 27 Total 447,89 55,354 46,37 62,393 34,492 35,942 117,49 76,997 19,626 34
TABLES & CHARTS PRT B: SCHEDULED AIRLINE OPERATIONS AND PASSENGER MOVEMENTS
Part B: SCHEDULED AIRLINE OPERATIONS AND PASSENGER MOVEMENTS Chart 1 Table 1 Shares of Total Seating Capacity by Carrier 29 Scheduled Airline Operations & Seating Capacity 29 6. Airline Type of Aircraft Seating Capacity No. of incoming flights per week No. of seats available on incoming flights per week Percentage of total seating capacity by carrier 5. 1 Eurofly A332 286 Winter Summer Winter* Summer Winter* Summer 1 1 286 286.4.4 4. 3. 2. 1.. Sri Lankan A/L Emirates Qatar A/W Cathay Pacific Kingfisher Mihin Air Singapore A/L Saudi Arabian A/L Air Arabia Air India Express 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 11 13 Air Arabia Cathay Pacific Jetlite Condor Emirates Island Aviation (Q2) Air India Jet Air Kuwait Airways Kingfisher Air Asia Qatar Airways A32 B7773 B737 B767 B767 B773 A332 A32 B737 A3 A31 A33 A32 A3 162 385 132 27 265 442 225 146 149 232 198 32 18 24 9 7 7 1 27 5 7 7 2 2 7 4 14 9 7 7 1 24 5 7 7 2 2 7 4 14 1,458 2,695 924 27 11,934 1,5 1,22 1,43 464 396 2,24 72 3,36 1,458 2,695 924 265 1,68 1,5 1,22 1,43 464 396 2,24 72 3,36 2.1 3.8 1.3.4 17. 1.6 1.5 1.5.7.6 3.2 1. 4.8 2.2 4. 1.4.4 15.9 1.7 1.5 1.6.7.6 3.3 1.1 5. 14 Royal Jordanian A34 254 2 1 58 254.7.4 Winter Summer A31 2 15 Saudi Arabian Airlines B7471 417 1 1 2 417 2 834.6.3 1.2 Sri Lankan A/L 48.3% 47.8% Emirates 17.% 16.3% Qatar A/W 4.8% 5.% Cathay Pacific 3.8% 4.% King Fisher 3.2% 3.3% Mihin Lanka 2.9% 3.1% Singapore A/L 2.9% 3.% 16 Singapore A/L 17 Sri Lankan Airlines 18 19 Thai Airways Mihin Lanka B7773 B7774 B772 A32 A33 A34 A3 B737 A32 444 358 288 15 287 314 251 186 156 2 1 7 54 41 45 4 13 1 1 7 59 4 37 4 11 888 358 2,16 8,1 11,767 14,13 1,4 2,28 444 358 2,16 8,85 11,48 11,618 1,4 2,46 1.3.5 2.9 11.5 16.7 2.1 1.4 2.9.7.5 3. 13.2 17.2 17.4 1.5 3.1 Saudi Arabian A/L 2.5% 2.4% Air Arabia 2.1% 2.2% Air India Express 1.7% 1.8% 2 Air India Express Total B737 17 7 277 7 268 1,19 7,343 1,19 66,9 1.7 1. 1.8 1. *November, 28 to April 29 1.8% 11.1% 36
Part B: SCHEDULED AIRLINE OPERATIONS AND PASSENGER MOVEMENTS Growth of Passenger Arrivals & Departures 1999 to 29 Chart 11 1,8, 1,6, Arrivals Departures 1,4, Passenger Arrivals & Departures 1,2, 1,, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1999 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Year Passenger Arrivals and Departures by Port and Category of Travellers (1) 29 Table (11) Total Sri Lankan Residents Foreign Tourists (1) Other Foreigners (2) Port Arrivals Departures Arrivals Departures Arrivals Departures Arrivals Departures Katunayake 1,644,142 1,673,265 914,584 962,786 447,47 446,894 282,88 263,585 TOTAL AIR 1,644,142 1,673,265 914,584 962,786 447,47 446,894 282,88 263,585 Colombo Harbour 42 379 42 379 TOTAL SEA 42 379 42 379 Grand Total 1,644,562 1,673,644 914,584 962,786 447,89 447,273 282,88 263,585 (1) Excluding Indians who are repatriated under IndoSri Lanka Agreement (2) Consists of resident visa holders and other foreign travellers who cannot be classified as tourists Source : Department of Immigration & Emigration 37
TABLES & CHARTS PART C: ACCOMMODATION INDUSTRY CAPACITY AND ITS UTILIZATION
Part C: ACCOMMODATION INDUSTRY CAPACITY AND IT S UTILIZATION Shares of Accomadation Capacity (Rooms) by Resort Region 2 to 29 Chart 29 28 Year 27 26 25 24 23 22 Colombo City Greater Colombo South Coast East Coast High Country Ancient Cities 21 2 % 2% 4% 6% 8% 1% Share Accommodation Capacity (Rooms) in Graded Establishments and its Regional Distribution 2 to 29 Table (j) Resort Regions 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Colombo City 2,582 2,656 2,599 2,571 2,67 2,926 3,29 3,29 3,188 Greater Colombo 2,254 2,315 2,415 2,526 2,581 2,49 2,52 2,555 2,651 South Coast 5,36 5,382 5,54 5,521 5,632 4,431 5,1 5,55 5,37 East Coast 151 151 165 258 263 178 184 184 23 High Country 57 622 669 79 69 79 726 734 772 Ancient Cities 2,448 2,5 2,466 2,552 2,486 2,428 2,467 2,417 2,582 Northern Region All Regions 13,311 13,626 13,818 14,137 14,322 13,162 14,218 14,64 14,793 3,19 2,494 4,94 23 928 2,679 14,461 4
Part C: ACCOMMODATION INDUSTRY CAPACITY AND IT S UTILIZATION Tourist Nights and Occupancy Rates by Month 29 Chart 13 4, FGN OCC Rates 74 359,342 7 35, 66 3, 267,26 267,874 256,575 246,289 25, 242,434 237,858 237,346 22,78 2, 174,996 161,61 146,366 15, 1, 5, 62 58 54 5 46 42 38 34 Foreign Guest Nights (FGN) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 3 Month Table Accommodation Capacity and Guest Nights in Graded and Supplementary Establishments 21 to 29 Resort Regions 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 A. Accommodation Capacity Graded Establishments (a). No. of Units 211 222 233 24 223 241 245 256 (b). No. of Rooms 13,626 13,818 14,137 14,322 13,162 14,218 14,64 14,793 (c). No. of Beds 25,134 25,968 26,511 26,938 24,74 27,117 27,5 28,698 242 14,461 28,344 B. Accommodation Capacity Supplementary Establishments (a). No. of Units 199 23 265 345 415 58 513 578 (b). No. of Rooms 2,11 2,5 2,836 3,318 3,962 4,989 5,3 5,397 (c). No. of Beds 3,479 4,25 4,82 5,64 6,537 8,232 8,299 9,7 629 5,946 11,654 C. Guest Nights Graded Establishments (a). Foreign 2,767,187 3,45,368 3,964,234 4,394,44 2,857,575 3,134,243 2,777,599 2,763,223 (b). Local 77,848 94,228 968,315 969,343 818,27 86,143 1,51,77 979,438 2,818,487 1,163,22 D. Guest Nights Supplementary Establishments (a). Foreign 19,37 135,68 22,51 349,51 391,52 68,64 598,931 71,254 (b). Local 294,233 32,456 358,211 42,477 474,95 495,957 497,321 421,987 779,317 471,73 E. Tourist Nights (Total) 3,342,233 3,989,58 5,92,783 5,742,425 4,754,85 5,793,588 4,94,8 4,165,511 (a). Graded Establishments 2,767,187 3,45,368 3,964,234 4,394,44 2,857,575 3,134,243 2,777,599 2,763,223 (b). Supplementary Establishments 19,37 135,68 22,51 349,51 391,52 68,64 598,931 71,254. 466,9 88,622 98,39 998,511 1,54,99 1,978,741 1,563,55 71,34 4,75,.799 2,818,487 779,317 477,995 41
Part C: ACCOMMODATION INDUSTRY CAPACITY AND IT S UTILIZATION Occupancy Rates by Resort Region 28 & 29 Chart 13 (a) JAFFNA ANURADHAPURA CHILAW KURUNEGALA TRINCOMALEE POLONNARUWA BATTICALOA KANDY NUWARA ELIYA Resort Region 28 29 Ancient Cities 35.2% East Coast 21.6% High Country 34.2% South Coast 46.1% 44.4% 37.8% 42.2% 49.6% COLOMBO RATNAPURA Greater Colombo 52.6% 52.7% MORATUWA WADDUWA KATARAGAMA Colombo City 57.1% 57.8% GALLE MATARA HAMBANTOTA Northern Region Occupancy Rates by Region 2 to 29 Table (k) Region 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Colombo City 52.9 45.4 56.4 68.7 75.5 76.3 64.3 63.9 57.1 Greater Colombo 61. 47.2 42.8 48.9 52.9 44.8 48. 49.3 52.6 South Coast 51.8 41.1 38. 48.3 52.6 31.5 41.2 47.6 46.1 East Coast 1.7 15. 44.8 51.1 44.2 29.1 16.9 18. 21.6 57.8 52.7 49.6 37.8 High Country 45.2 35.4 36.3 44.3 52.4 36.6 39.9 41.2 34.2 Ancient Cities 48.8 39.1 42.4 54. 6.4 39.5 43.3 4.3 35.2 Northern Region All Regions 52.3 42.1 43.1 53.2 59.3 45.4 47.8 46.2 43.9 42.2 44.4 48.4 42
Part C: ACCOMMODATION INDUSTRY CAPACITY AND IT S UTILIZATION Monthly Occupancy Rates in Graded Establishments by Region 29 Table 13 Resort Region No. of Annual Units Rooms Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec O/R Colombo City 25 3,19 55.7 52.8 51.2 48.2 43.2 52.9 58.9 65.3 58.3 6.4 66.2 8.3 57.8 Greater Colombo 46 2,494 49.7 48.9 51.3 47.2 38.7 41.1 54.3 56.8 52.7 54.4 58.4 79.2 52.7 I. North of Colombo 38 2,5 5.2 49.2 47.2 44.2 37.2 39.9 49.2 54.9 51.2 53.6 57.4 78.5 51.1 II. South of Colombo 8 444 49.2 48.6 55.4 5.2 4.2 42.2 59.3 58.6 54.2 55.2 59.4 79.8 54.4 South Coast 88 4,94 49.1 47. 44.4 42.1 36.7 39.8 47.4 56.3 52.4 54. 56.4 69.9 49.6 I. Upto Galle 72 4,33 53.4 56.9 53.2 49.9 43.1 45.9 52.6 62.8 58.6 59.3 62.7 72.5 55.9 II. Beyond Galle 16 637 44.8 37.1 35.6 34.2 3.2 33.6 42.1 49.7 46.2 48.7 5.1 67.2 43.3 East Coast 8 23 23.1 22.8 22.9 23.1 18.2 2.9 4.3 54.3 53.2 51.2 55.5 67.7 37.8 High Country 24 928 41.8 38.2 36.5 3.2 23.9 34.6 36.2 48.3 45.8 48.8 54. 68.4 42.2 Ancient Cities 51 2,679 42.8 44.6 43.2 37.2 27.6 32.5 38.1 52.2 46.3 49.4 53.8 61.8 44.1 I. Kandy Area 26 1,318 45.9 49.5 48.9 48.9 37.2 42.3 56.3 68.2 51.2 52.9 56.9 6.9 51.6 II. Anuradhapura Area 7 24 39.2 4.2 35.4 35.4 3.6 37.9 38.1 49.2 47.2 49.2 51.9 59.7 42.8 III.Polonnaruwa / Giritale 7 453 48.7 49.5 52.3 52.3 3.2 32.6 37.9 48.3 46.2 5.2 54.2 6.3 46.9 IV. Habarana / Sig. / Damb. 11 668 37.2 39.2 36.2 36.2.3 17.3 2.1 42.9 4.5 45.2 52. 66.1 37.1 Northern Region All Regions 242 14,461 43.7 42.4 41.6 38. 31.4 37. 45.9 55.5 51.4 53. 57.4 71.2 48.4 Capacity and Nights in all Accommodation Establishments by Class 28 & 29 Table 13(a) Class No. No. No. Total Foreign Local Room of of of of Guest Guest Guest Occupancy Accommodation Units Rooms Beds Nights Nights Nights Rate 28* 29** 28 29 28 29 28 29 28 29 28 29 28 29 (A) Hotel 256 242 14,793 14,461 28,698 28,344 3,742,661 3,981,77 2,763,223 2,818,487 979,438 1,163,22 43.9 48.4 5 Star 13 13 3,8 3,8 6,37 6,37 861,271 879,4 745,79 74,94 116,192 138,64 52.9 56.6 4 Star 9 13 957 1,582 1,876 3,11 238,98 392,111 171,839 288,314 67,141 13,797 51.7 52.3 3 Star 6 13 435 1,79 853 2,115 87,91 168,825 7,285 4,922 17,625 43,93 45.1 48.5 2 Star 3 39 1,9 2,517 3,748 4,933 487,97 588,897 348,761 416,923 139,146 171,974 43.4 44.9 1 Star 22 3 72 1,5 1,376 1,97 88,179 166,727 45,697 13,93 42,482 62,824 29.2 41.9 Unclassified 176 134 7,77 5,198 14,89 1,188 1,978,414 1,786,143 1,381,562 1,143,485 596,852 642,658 4.1 46.3 (B) Supplementary Establishments 578 629 5,319 5,946 9,7 11,654 1,3,241 1,251,47 71,254 779,317 421,987 471,73 48.2 5.7 Total Number of Registered Tourist Hotels *28 256 **29 242 43
Part C: ACCOMMODATION INDUSTRY CAPACITY AND IT S UTILIZATION Resort Region Foreign Guest Nights in Graded Accommodation Establishments by Region and Month 29 Table 14 Annual Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Colombo City 75,982 66,241 64,251 44,36 41,258 42,454 6,42 68,276 6,739 63,458 64,254 17,64 758,595 Greater Colombo 68,93 59,686 46,976 47,538 25,965 29,532 44,8 46,987 42,552 49,99 54,244 86,743 62,233 I. North of Colombo 57,845 49,872 39,989 37,684 19,978 23,985 31,461 35,554 33,298 39,151 41,235 72,154 482,26 II. South of Colombo 1,248 9,814 6,987 9,854 5,987 5,547,547 11,433 9,254 1,758 13,9 14,589,27 South Coast 6,349 67,49 66,51 51,826 57,729 66,583 92,836 91,494 85,177 87,251 89,371 99,342 915,517 I. Upto Galle 49,875 49,875 49,523 44,568 5,441 58,794 82, 8,236 75,214 76,895 78,282 85,684 781,399 II. Beyond Galle 1,474 17,174 16,987 7,258 7,288 7,789 1,824 11,258 9,963 1,356 11,89 13,658 134,118 East Coast 1,92 915 721 754 985 758 2,689 3,568 3,365 3,5 3,458 3,785 26,25 High Country 5,741 1,254 6,987 3,254 2,564 2,784 9,732 11,254 9,5 9,425 9,942 11,658 92,72 Ancient Cities 25,791 33,21 35,335 27,588 17,865 19,49 36,982 45,447 41,476 43,47 46,65 5,21 423,397 I. Kandy Area 1,874 14,5 13,996 13,455 1,258 13,587 18,52 24,587 22,365 22,961 23,7 24,587 213,9 II. Anuradhapura Area 1,354 1,987 1,627 1,5 1,5 1,358 2,689 1,689 1,532 1,685 1,894 1,894 19,839 III. Polonnaruwa / Giritale 11,684 13,547 16,587 9,874 5,4 3,784 13,894 17,584 16,325 17,13 19, 19,854 164,372 IV. Habarana / Sig. / Damb. 1,879 3,542 3,5 3,254 1,358 761 1,897 1,587 1,254 1,658 1,987 3,875 26,177 Northern Region All Regions 237,858 237,346 22,78 174,996 146,366 161,61 246,289 267,26 242,434 256,575 267,874 359,342 2,818,487 Local Guest Nights in Graded Accommodation Establishments by Region and Month 29 Table 15 Resort Region Annual Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Colombo City 17,214 14,528,547 18,354 1,254 16,587 16,5 15,478 13,692 14,581 16,845 15,236 181,441 Greater Colombo 24,796 15,548 16,972 19,75 15,71 14,58 14,66 18,845 15,158 18,813 2,397 22,484 217,587 I. North of Colombo 17,542,547 13,985 16,118,547 11,254 1,658 14,587 11,234 13,4 14,587 15,897 164,8 II. South of Colombo 7,254 3,1 2,987 3,587 3,154 3,254 4,2 4,258 3,924 5,689 5,81 6,587 53,57 South Coast 28,421 21,8 2,241 19,17 18,977 24,64 35, 35,316 26,76 3,591 32,672 33,549 325,892 I. Upto Galle 18,547 11,254 1,987 14,256 13,99 16,81 23,533 23,658 17,364 18,941 2,214 2,698 21,252 II. Beyond Galle 9,874 9,874 9,254 4,851 4,987 7,254 11,587 11,658 9,342 11,65,458,851 115,64 East Coast 1,547 591 57 1,5 921 998 2,698 4,25 3,457 3,256 3,698 3,845 26,731 High Country 6,542 6,345 5,987 4,257 3,91 5,214 8,547 8,968 7,98 9,1 9,425 1,71 86,175 Ancient Cities 17,598 17,464 18,79 22,694 23,79 2,927 26,111 37,22 34,454 35,926 35,79 35,62 325,394 I. Kandy Area 1,547 1,358,8,354 11,987 1,21 14,895 17,895 15,241 15,745 15,985 16,4 163,349 II. Anuradhapura Area 2,852 3, 2,879 2,874 3,487 2,987 2,985 3,895 3,745 3,8 3,981 4, 4,611 III. Polonnaruwa / Giritale 2,874 2,635 2,531 6,8 6,147 7,9 7,222,547,589,911,1 11,587 96,31 IV. Habarana / Sig. / Damb. 1,325 1,369 1,372 1,458 1,458 61 1,9 2,685 2,879 3,458 3,622 3,897 25,133 Northern Region All Regions 96,118 75,64 75,17 85,242 72,842 82,298 13,261 119,654 11,375 1,168 118,746,85 1,163,22 44
TABLES & CHARTS PART D: INCOME & EMPLOYMENT
Part D: INCOME & EMPLOYMENT Chart 14 Value of Tourism 1999 29 5 In US$ Million 4 3 2 5 4 In Rs. Million In US $(Mn) 1999 21 Tourist Receipts (In US$) 23 25 27 Year 29 1 In Rs (Mn) 1999 21 Tourist Receipts (In Rs) 23 25 27 Year 29 3 2 1 (In US $(Mn) 1999 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Receipts Per Tourist Per Day (In US $) Year 29 9 8 7 6 5 4 In US$ Volume & Value of Tourism 21 to 29 Table 16 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Tourist Arrivals 336,794 393,171 5,642 566,22 549,38 559,63 494,8 438,475 Excursionist Arrivals 6,84 63,56 82,66 115,95 119,618 8,719 98,432 87,695 447,89 89,526 Official Receipts Rs. mn. 18,863.3 24,22. 32,81. 42,666.3 36,377.3 42,585.5 42,519.3 37,94. US$ mn. 211.1 253. 34. 416. 362.3 41.3 384.4 319.5 SDR Units (mn.) 165.7 179.3 242.6 298.6 244.6 278.3 25.9 22.1 Receipt per Tourist per day (in US $) 63.1 63.4 66.8 72.2 74.6 83.4 79.1 76.7 37,56. 326.3* 211.6* 81.8* *Revised Source: **Provisional Department of Immigration & Emigration 46
Part D: INCOME & EMPLOYMENT Table 17 Foreign Exchange Earnings from Tourism 28 & 29 In Rs. Mn. In US $ Mn. Source Change Change 28 29 % 28 29 % Banks 14,361.5 14,853.4* 3.4 9.1 9.3.2 Travel Agencies 7,119.6 7,198.6* 1.1 6.2 62.7 4.2 Shops 8,32.2 8,1.* 1.1 66.8 7.6 5.7 Hotels 5,258.3 5,316.7* 1.1 42. 46.2 1. Gem Corporation 2,322.4 2,16.3* 13.2 21.4 17.5 18.2 Total 37,94. 37,56.* 1.1 319.5 326.3 2.1 *Provisional Exchange Rates (Annual Average) 1999 to 29 Table (l) Currency Deutsche Marks 1999 38.4 2 35.8 21 4.9 22 46.4 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 French Francs 11.5 1.7.9 13.8 Japanese Yen Sterling Pound.6 113.9.7 114.8.7 8.7.8 143.7.8 157.7.9 185.3.9 183.3.9 191.5.9 221.4 1.1 2.7 1.2 179.9 U.S. Dollar 7.4 75.8 89.4 95.7 96.5 11.1 1.4 14. 11.6 18.3 S.D.R. Unit 96.3 99.9 113.8 3.9 135.2 14.9 148.7 153. 169.4 171.2 Euro 69.9 79.9 9.4 19.2 5.8 5.5 13.6 151.6 159.3 114.9 177.2 16.2 Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka 47
Part D: INCOME & EMPLOYMENT Direct Employment in the Tourist Industry 27 to 29 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 27 28 29 27 28 29 27 28 29 Managerial, Scientific & Professionals Manual & Operative Technical, Clerical Allied & Supervisory Direct Employment in the Tourist Industry 27 to 29 Category of Establishments No. of Establishments Managerial Scientific & Professional Technical Clerical Allied and Supervisory Manual & Operative 27 28 29 27 28 29 27 28 29 27 28 29 Hotels and Restaurants 1,25 1,246 1,264 4,948 4,895 4,94 22,389 17,22 17,321,421 9,529 9,63 Travel Agents and Tour Operators 532 495 5 2,224 2,27 2,53 4,193 3,826 4,21 1,1 872 88 Airlines 2 2 2 781 77 775 3,524 3,487 3,48 1,91 994 99 Agencies Providing Recreational Facilities 15 15 21 35 33 47 174 147 159 88 79 85 Tourist shops 145 144 151 235 23 242 1,48 1,5 1,4 32 25 264 Guides 3,45 3,46* 3,477 National Tourist Organisation 3 4 4 84 87 92 117 1 5 14 15 11 State Sector 18 18 18 65 65 64 691 691 68 846 846 84 Total 1,938 1,942 1,978 8,957 8,692 8,789 35,586 29,939 3,483 15,973,675,799 *revised 27 39,758 7,538 5,396 297 1,585 3,45 35 2,187 6,516 Chart 15 Table 18 Total 28 31,626 6,725 5,251 259 1,485 3,46* 313 2,187 51,36 29 31,891 7,134 5,245 291 1,546 3,477 327 2,16 52,71 48
TABLES & CHARTS PART E: TOURIST PRICES
Part E: TOURIST PRICES 8 Tourist Price Index* 2/21 to 29/1 Chart 16 *(1973/74 = 1) Index of Tourist Prices 1974/75 to 29/1 Accommodation Table 19 7 Season City Beaches Circuits All Areas Food Transport All Items Index of Tourist Prices 6 5 4 3 2 1 2/1 21/2 22/3 23/4 24/5 Accommodation Transport 25/6 Season 26/7 27/8 Food All Items 28/9 29/1 1974/75 15 199 16 17 14 11 17 1975/76 114 119 5 118 133 131 6 1976/77 154 14 143 146 152 146 148 1977/78 168 159 149 16 167 151 159 1978/79 262 254 188 243 199 198 219 1979/8 42 336 246 346 248 26 281 198/81 555 453 367 462 354 233 369 1981/82 71 532 463 558 49 241 429 1982/83 741 595 526 578 487 262 464 1983/84 8 499 451 561 488 265 457 1984/85 759 448 449 516 452 279 431 1985/86 741 439 419 51 468 277 432 1986/87 74 44 427 514 497 281 442 1987/88 734 44 47 5 52 287 444 1988/89 832 474 43 577 521 36 484 1989/9 884 521 54 645 596 36 55 199/91 1,176 753 665 851 79 491 731 1991/92 1,396 872 87 1,6 968 69 882 1992/93 1,464 1,8 965 1,144 1,17 656 1,9 1993/94 1,695 1,44 1,829 1,565 1,7 661 1,337 1994/95 1,497 1,81 1,98 1,755 1,744 631 1,427 1995/96 1,69 1,894 1,998 1,848 2,1 766 1,572 1996/97 1,72 1,842 1,963 1,837 2,68 822 1,6 1997/98 2,284 2,6 1,976 2,8 2,136 836 1,755 1998/99 2,454 2,148 2,472 2,259 2,47 91 1,92 1999/ 2,679 2,456 2,94 2,584 2,96 1,61 2,228 2/1 2,992 2,725 3,562 2,927 3,11 1,16 2,458 21/2 3,996 3,8 4,6 3,553 3,361 1,167 2,813 22/3 4,928 4,363 6,431 4,962 5,462 835 3,89 23/4 5,878 5,3 6,96 5,69 5,937 1,75 4,413 24/5 6,465 5,835 7,566 6,327 6,24 1,438 4,761 25/6 6,589 5,345 6,923 5,986 6,358 1,678 4,674 26/7 6,874 5,987 7,215 6,636 6,941 2,8 5,235 27/8 6,913 5,85 6,994 6,751 6,31 2,42 4,941 28/9 7,9 5,941 7,18 6,686 5,8 2,245 4,91 29/1 7,97 5,967 7,198 6,733 5,826 2,26 4,94 Avg. Annual Growth Rates 14.9 11.4 14.5 15..6..9 5
TABLES & CHARTS PART F: FOREIGN TRAVEL BY SRI LANKANS
Part F: FOREIGN TRAVEL BY SRI LANKANS Chart 17 Table 2 Sri Lankan Departures 1999 to 29 Sri Lankan Departures Growth Trends 1977 to 29 Air Sea Year Total Katunayake Other Talaimannar Colombo Harbour Sri Lankan Departures 1,, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Colombo Harbour Katunayake 1999 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Year 1977 1978 1979 198 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 199 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 66,9 117,75 2,197 137,797 185,35 216,466 244,955 274,418 239,272 229,386 257,76 298,583 285,51 296,884 31,373 42,749 416,246 448,437 54,42 494,258 53,7 518,5 496,963 524,2 55,341 532,737 591,6 68,248 727,31 756,735 862,11 966,337 962,786 55,734 71,923 86,492 1,83 147,42 185,215 22,289 229,568 238,577 228,925 257,27 297,677 284,765 296,8 39,588 419,726 415,434 447,224 52,59 493,47 529,98 517,222 496,45 523,485 54,53 531,99 59,39 679,131 725,956 756,735 862,11 966,337 962,786 7,494 4,85 2,833 4,115 34,66 36,396 36,93 3,462 24,88 44,234 839 952 1,99 598 73 789 578 616 695 461 553 96 745 84 785 1,23 8 1,213 2,361 851 84 828 918 727 838 828 1,87 1,117 1,345 52
TABLES & CHARTS PART G: GROWTH OF TRAVEL & TOURISM
Tourism Growth Trends 1967 to 29 Year Official Tourist Receipts Tourist Arrivals Tourist Nights 1967 1968 1969 197 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 198 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 199 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 23,666 28,272 4,24 46,247 39,654 56,47 77,888 85,11 13,24 118,971 153,665 192,592 25,164 321,78 37742 47,23 337,53 317,734 257,456 23,16 182,62 182,662 184,732 297,888 317,73 393,669 392,25 47,511 43,11 32,265 366,165 381,63 436,44 4,414 336,794 393,171 5,642 566,22 549,38 559,63 494,8 59,52 41,47 68,54 68,529 58,292 48,31 27,92 23,434 25,49 14,499 7,672 8,494 5,565 8,636 7,737 6,632 7,28 8,638 9,882 6,266 2,417 6,18 4,64 3,954 2,665 5,651 6,93 8,413 1,556,863 18,265 27,629 28,335 44,518 6,84 63,56 82,66 11, 119,618 8,719 98,432 268 296 46 489 395 614 84 874 1,15 1,194 1,645 2,61 2,777 3,548 3,97 4,48 3,179 2,818 2,365 2,513 2,414 2,35 1,97 3,225 3,633 4,55 4,148 4,251 4,24 2,947 3,68 3,944 4,479 4,56 3,342 3,989 5,93 5,742 4,754 5,793 4,94 5.9 1.5 17. 21.5 2.3 43.8 79.5 17.1 157.1 237.8 363.1 87. 1,29.4 1,83.3 2,546.5 3,5.4 2,896.1 2,669.5 2,233.3 2,3.1 2,415.2 2,438.3 2,739.7 5,33.3 6,485.8 8,825.6 1,36.8 11,41.6 11,551.6 9,559.1,98.3 14,868. 19,297.3 19,162.2 18,863.3 24,22. 32,81. 42,666.3 36,377.3 42,585.5 42,519.3 1.2 1.8 2.9 3.6 3.4 7.3.8 16.4 22.4 28.2 4. 55.8 77.7 11.7 132.4 146.6 5.8 14.9 82.2 82.1 82. 76.6 76. 132. 156.8 21.4 28. 23.7 225.4 173. 216.7 23.5 274.9 252.8 211.1 253. 34. 416.8 362.3 41.3 384.4 274.1 236.1 267.7 3.5 334.3 289.8 326.1 28.5 3.6 3.4 6.5 1.4 13.3 18.6 24.5 34.8 44.4 6.1 85.1 1.3 9.8 115.1.4 8.8 69.9 63.4 57. 59.3 97.5 114.6 142.9 149. 161.1 148.6 119.1 16.4 169.9 21. 191.9 165.7 179.3 242.6 298.6 244.6 278.3 25.9 4.5 6. 7.1 7.4 8.6 11.9 15.9 18.7 22. 23.8 24.3 27.1 28. 31.2 33.9 36.2 39.6 37.2 34.8 32.7 34. 33.3 38.6 41.1 42.8 49.7 5.1 54.2 56.1 57.9 58.6 59.5 61.4 62.3 63.1 63.4 66.8 72.2 74.6 83.4 79.1 11. 1.3 1. 1.5 1.5 1.9 1.3 1.3 9.8 1. 1.7 1.8 11.1 11. 1.5 1. 9.6 8.9 9.2 1.9 13.2.6 1.7 1.8 11.4 1.3 1.6 1.4 1. 9.8 1.1 1.4 1.3 1.1 9.9 1.1 1.2 1.1 8.7 1.4 1. 77 93 986 1,48 1,767 1,891 2,468 2,95 3,632 4,581 4,851 5,347 5,599 6,42 6,891 7,539 8,852 9,627 9,826 9,794 9,921 9,977 9,459 9,556 9,679 1,214 1,365 1,742 11,255 11,6,37,77,918 13,311 13,626 13,818 14,137 14,322 13,162 14,218 14,64 1,54 1,86 1,978 2,816 3,534 3,646 4,81 5,699 7,142 8,913 9,447 1,431 11,2 11,79 13,773 15,1 17,65 18,97 19,352 19,31 19,322 19,432 18,464 18,669 18,947 19,97 2,242 2,929 21,68 22,4 22,944 23,373 24,216 24,953 25,595 25,956 26,511 26,854 24,74 27,117 27,5 35. 4.7 44.3 42.8 31.1 38.8 42.4 39.7 36.8 37.7 42. 47.7 52.8 57.8 54.5 47.8 35.9 35.6 32.7 32.9 31.5 32.1 31. 47.2 48.4 55.3 57. 56.6 52.6 4.3 49.1 52.8 57.6 52.3 42.1 43.1 53.2 59.3 45.4 47.8 46.2 26,624 35,188 37,868 46,999 46,425 58,992,142 1,63 15,484 142,426 162,34 18,729 2,365 22,94 22,614 217,7 245,65 258,95 36,367 237,424 339,19 375,74 422,367 459,441 488,55 482,85 481,793 521,73 514,448 487,356 493,947 56,62 646,99 683,169 734,421 817,524 32,971 42,35 44,825 53,848 53,35 66,9 117,75 2,197 137,797 185,35 216,466 244,955 274,418 239,272 229,386 257,76 298,583 285,51 296,884 31,373 42,749 416,246 448,437 54,42 494,258 53,7 518,5 496,963 524,2 55,341 533,565 591,6 68,248 727,31 756,735 862,11 5,138 6,397 7,4 7,134 8,551 1,148 11,752 13,716 15,44 18,472 19,878 23,23 26,776 22,374 24,541 22,723 22,285 2,338 19,96 21,958 24,964 26,878 28,79 3,71 33,956 35,68 31,963 34,6 34,78 36,56 37,943 33,71 38,821 46,761 53,766 52,85 55,649 6,516 6,94 8,64 9,5 1,78 11,55 13,7 15,9 18,52 2,795 24,937 28,22 32,232 37,486 31,234 34,357 31,81 31,199 28,473 27,944 3,741 34,95 37,629 4,36 42,994 47,538 49,95 44,748 47,68 48,692 51,184 53, 47,194 54,349 65,465 75,272 72,919 77,99 84,722 Excursionist Arrivals US$ mn Euro mn Rs. mn Receipt per Tourist per day (in US $) Average Duration (Nights) SDR mn Rooms Arrivals Sri Lanka Nationals Employment Departures Direct Indirect (Estd) Beds Annual Room Occupancy Rate (Graded) Accommodation Capacity (Graded) *Revised ** Provisional 28 438,475 87,695 4,166 37,94. 319.5 217.2 22.1 76.7 9.5 14,793 28,698 43.9 9,815 966,337 51,36* 71,828* 29 447,89 89,526 4,75 37,56. 326.3 234.1** 211.6** 81.8** 9.1 14,461 28,344 48.4 914,584 962,786 52,71** 72,899** Table 21 Part G: GROWTH OF TRAVEL & TOURISM 54
Tourist Arrivals by Month 1969 to 29 Passenger Arrivals and Departures 1976 to 29 Table 23 Year Arr Arr Arr Arr Arr Arr Dep Dep Dep Dep Dep Dep Katunayake Kankasanturai Ratmalana Talaimannar Other Ports Total 29 28 1,644,562 1,644,172 1,673,644 1,77,376 42 145 379 168 1,644,982 1,644,317 1,674,23 1,77,544 1976 1977 1978 1979 198 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 199 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 149,858 187,537 242,495 32,28 364,18 493,619 584,326 559,276 593,883 543,397 57,34 5,289 516,4 552,189 63,595 646,869 764,453 813,535 893,387 9,877 857,727 94,7 921,343 97,311 999,418 971,621 9,419 1,14,687 1,459,575 1,36,217 1,444,48 159,841 26,188 258,17 325,71 388,27 562,421 546,49 534,217 65,8 585,213 4,871 5,57 3,71 591,448 548,48 544,76 563,27 581,698 7,73 836,31 823,841 892,778 946,19 851,272 916,397 938,656 977,66 97,383 962,586 95,655 1,,864 1,484,685 1,396,227 1,474,559 1,628 8,777 4,999 44 13 19 31,774 31,5 67,57 69,181 81,524 82,3 95,18 7,42 61,568 949 1,162 1,548 3,267 3,39 2,599 2,226 1,862 1,738 1,927 1,875 1,797 2,1 1,493 3,493 2,76 2,794 3,551 4, 5,897 3,628 3,793 3,793 3,595 2,933 2,942 2,947 1,532 2,1 1,93 36 22,87 22,388 62,67 66,61 79,2 72,8 16,876 93,168 99,796 1,492 1,47 1,349 3,626 1,966 2,456 2,175 2,277 1,76 1,735 1,561 1,533 2,2 1,286 1,756 2,366 2,919 3,134 4,392 8,15 3,668 3,578 3,619 3,114 2,827 2,682 2,84 1,729 2,255 1,56 41 187,464 224,925 314,684 374,728 448,851 578,221 681,66 631,54 657,189 545,324 572,179 514,86 518,5 553,682 67,88 649,575 767,247 817,86 897,57 918,774 861,355 98,55 925,136 973,96 1,2,351 974,563 915,366 1,142,219 1,461,687 1,362,147 1,444,768 194,844 238,842 326,972 395,946 469,256 637,677 655,541 629,662 752,368 586,948 593,9 549,941 546,96 564,313 583,454 714,439 839,229 826,975 897,17 954,214 854,94 919,975 942,275 98,18 973,21 965,268 953,459 1,14,593 1,486,94 1,397,787 1,474,96 27 1,529,93 1,565,341 338 211 1,53,268 1,565,552 Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total 1969 197 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 198 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 199 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 4,438 5,158 5,931 5,762 9,386 1,915 11,74 15,627 17,569 23,114 28,366 36,18 45,168 4,932 49,14 33,546 28,814 32,89 25,446 2,4,962 26,592 28,932 35,73 42,726 45,42 45,987 3,957 32,652 37,224 44,379 43,311 44,187 28,296 4,647 49,95 38,187 52,13 56,553 4,3 5,436 6,57 5,848 8,343 9,648 1,388 15,214 18,64 22,427 25,226 33,896 39,384 4,148 44,18 32,46 27, 3,5 23,714 19,15,344 26,368 28,8 38,859 4,116 41,67 42,591 29,55 35,1 35,283 41,526 43,287 46,575 31,683 39,81 43,584 36,645 52,687 43,51 3,757 4,814 5,166 5,564 7,875 9,847 11,158 13,431 18,216 2,497 25,472 34,416 38,376 42,178 44,71 32,628 29,886 28,932 22,838 19,43 16,32 26,946 27,153 33,399 37,953 41,277 4,74 26,442 34,98 32,256 41,22 4,11 44,29 33,84 4,818 38,418 5,418 54,746 35,31 2,72 3,284 1,539 3,91 5,468 6,4 5,89 8,886 9,891 11,545 18,847 21,86 28,568 29,66 32,556 23,684 19,778 19,262 16,238 13,834,3 22,788 2,541 28,41 29,589 28,8 33,756 2376 26,97 25,578 34,443 33,642 36,96 27,57 33,714 3,672 42,261 49,776 33,39 2,645 3,754 952 3,282 4,168 3,241 5,587 6,97 7,62 8,83 13,42 19,468 21,642 28,972 32,85 18,224 14,14 13,1 8,24 11,4,75 18,286 17,745 21,24 22,368 21,777 24,672 17,655 22,47 2,394 25,2 23,44 26,924 26,661 3,48 3,162 4,878 43,825 26,37 1,943 2,1 961 2,32 3,246 3,33 4,787 4,55 5,536 7,134 1,674 15,82 16,836 25,772 24,35 17,866 11,92 9,536 7,65 11,54 11,63 18,5 17,394 23,157 2,4 21,399 22,416 19,668 23,16 22,41 26,184 21,825 28,323 26,355 31,836 32,119 45,699 44,66 3,81 2,417 2,596 1,897 3,73 5,919 5,44 5,925 4,278 9,881 13,252 16,81 22,986 28,266 3,942 25,132 26,694 18,362,33 1,2 17,66 15,194 26,41 3,645 33,771 32,94 35,37 35,994 25,38 3,867 29,529 33,288 33,267 28,566 35,742 43,743 5,525 56,745 55,354 44,142 2,822 3,352 2,467 4,634 6,68 6,147 8,565 3,481 11,9 15,542 2,23 27,44 32,788 34,332 8,43 27,626 2,138 15,19 11,48 18,67 17,22 26,786 28,824 4,143 32,796 32,817 35,814 24,765 32,34 31,446 39,81 34,422 15,717 35,475 42,111 48,675 51,216 52,931 44,742 2,597 3,74 1,881 3,42 4,184 4,986 5,287 6,77 7,594 1,245 14,798 19,962 24,86 29,754 1,5 21,764 15,242,398 1,72 14,98 14,264 22,438 24,762 29,838 27,495 31,62 3,828 23,211 29,793 31,653 33,915 31,35 11,758 32,982 36,54 51,525 43,536 38,485 37,14 3,593 3,48 2,585 4,476 5,977 6,199 7,622 1,636 11,541 14,34 19,376 23,646 27,3 3,296 16,41 25,8 18,176,732,146 16,742 15,5 23,6 25,173 32,79 3,621 33,216 3,63 23,511 28,314 31,767 35,1 26,658,94 36,258 49,922 59,442 44,95 38,815 37,11 4,3 3,663 4,3 6,155 7,137 8,338 11,271 13,6 17,16 2,759 25,743 23,988 29,5 33,748 2,57 27,96 23,218 18,114 14,188 1,56 18,948 24,596 28,272 35,967 35,13 33,36 28,365 24,921 31,995 38,421 41,952 32,469 17,344 37,395 54,946 64,971 48,457 37,591 45, 5,119 5,587 5,72 7,828 9,55 1,583 14,984 16,464 19,536 24,934 31,616 37,982 39,86 4,55 29,35 29,59 31,724 25,11 2,516 8,572 26,26 35,568 4,182 41,292 4,167 42,738 32,1 35,829 38,928 45, 4,326 36,984 23,3 42,183 57,722 66,159 51,171 39,224 61,116 4,24 46,247 39,654 56,47 77,888 85,11 13,24 118,971 153,665 192,592 25,164 316,78 37,742 47,23 337,53 317,734 257,456 23,16 182,62 182,662 184,732 297,888 317,73 393,669 392,25 47,511 43,11 32,265 366,165 381,63 436,44 4,414 336,794 393,171 5,642 566,22 549,38 559,63 494,8 28 56,916 4,551 38,49 29,747 31,14 27,96 32,982 3,672 29,529 35,13 36,91 48,925 438,475 29 38,468 34,169 34,65 26,54 24,739 3,234 42,223 41,27 37,983 37,575 44,311 56,862 447,89 Table 22 Part G: GROWTH OF TRAVEL & TOURISM 55
TABLES & CHARTS PART H: REVENUE FROM TOURISM
Part H: REVENUE FROM TOURISM Conferences Held and Revenue Earned at Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (B.M.I.C.H.) 1981 to 29 Table 24 Conference Status No. of Delegates Revenue Year National International Local Foreign in Rs 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 199 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2 21 22 23 24 25 95 1 133 141 8 114 5 42 34 31 4 7 141 15 152 98 11 5 134 83 577 594 642 66 84 37 26 18 1 9 8 8 4 9 7 6 33 11 9 1 16 1 5 1 4 13 6 4 4 17 45,87 26 27 844 3 31,1 625 142,919.1 28 758 3 294,87 475 137,54.4 29 751 3 289,8 725 146,73.5 49,63 51, 72,953 72,446 25,41 13,85 8,639,145, 69,61 2,8 35,8 4, 58, 48,415 49,475 55,855 54,11 35,1 285,545 324,565 432,51 52,335 916,845 1,684 2,356 2,518 3,645 72 2,461 376 156 592 2,11 2,5 5,248 5,54 1,73 1,9 1,3 3,15 1,55 35 6 4 1,5 65 1,55 2, 2,56 2,491.5 3,86.6 2,626.2 3,511.2 4,217.9 3,9.2 1,619. 1,264.3 777.1 1,21.3 1,7. 13,939.3 7,798.2 4,96.7 5,933.2 5,411.2 4,157.5 6,39.4 4,759. 6,685.5 3,574.5 46,244.7 61,762.1 7,7.5 11,381.,49.4 Number of Foreign Visitors Visiting the Museums and Revenue from Sale of Tickets 1983 to 29 Table 25 Year Total no. of foreign visitors 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 199 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 13,159 13,777 8,813 15,88 5,538,315 2,354 38,248 22,159 26,92 31,373 31,229 24,997 13,278 13,916 14,417 16,686 1,2 11,157 13,577 19,213 23,883 15,281 13,771 9,4 7,353 1,244 Collection in Rs. 254.3 337.5 217.6 352.9 138.5 254. 479.3 92.1 821.4 1,5.8 1,18.8 1,154.1 1,171. 622.2 7.1 738.7 86.7 56.2 62.4 769. 1,181.1 1,463.2 3,937.6 6,522.5 4,19.9 3,34.6 4,636.4 Foreign Tickets Local Tickets No. of Foreign Tourists Revenue (in Rs.) No. of Domestic Tourists Revenue (in Rs.) 1 Colombo National Museum 7,33 3,589,5 229,99 3,72,65 2 National History Museum 371 16,65 61,261 74,99 3 Kandy National Museum 484 236,8 32,953 332,67 4 Ratnapura National Museum 71 2,4 15,27 169,58 5 Galle National Museum 883 265,2 22,37 265,7 6 Galle Maritime Museum 477 137,55 9,789 164,555 7 Anuradhapura Folk Museum 24 7,2 2,144 27,385 8 Dutch Museum 435 215,7 3,971 63,77 9 Independence Memorial Museum 196 57,45 13,58 94,83 Total 1,244 4,636,45 39,392 5,544,13 Source : Department of National Museum 58
Part H: REVENUE FROM TOURISM Table 26 Number of Foreign Visitors Visiting the Cultural Triangle and Revenue from Sale of Tickets 1985 to 29 Number of Visitors Visiting the Cultural Triangle and Income From Sale of Tickets 29 Year 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 199 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 No. of Tourists 133,632 93,884 76,645 74,62 79,683 4,382 132,641 153,817 148,913 168,42 166,661,788 144,517 165,463 27,398 155,167 9,21 131,84 2,521 246,38 11,443 138,232 14,583 Collection in Rs. Million 13.6 14.7 13.7 14.1 19.2 44.7 69.6.3 149.6 176.1 168.7 1.2 186. 225. 3.5 276. 222. 242.8 43.3 543.1 284.7 4.9 279.8 No. of Visitors Foreign Revenue (in Rs.) No. of Visitors Domestic Revenue (in Rs.) 19,44 42,826,56 49,58 18,422,28 Location No. of Foreign Visitors Revenue (in Rs.) Round Tickets Sigiriya Alahana Anuradhapura Total Details of Foreign Visitors by Location 29 34,98 53,358 2,293 1,655 19,44 196,63,5 146,725,818 55,795,5 4,242,62 42,826,55 Details of Domestic Visitors by Location 29 Location No. of Foreign Visitors Revenue (in Rs.) Sigiriya Alahana Anuradhapura Total 328,949 9,118 31,991 49,58 14,2,5 3,869,34 55,44 18,422,28 28 29 1,19 19,44 37.5 42.8 Source : Central Cultural Fund 59
Part H: REVENUE FROM TOURISM Table 27 Number of Foreign Visitors to the Zoological Gardens and Revenue from Gate Fees 1981 to 29 Revenue By Location 28 & 29 Domestic Tourists Foreign Tourists* Total Location Year Number Revenue Number Revenue Number Revenue Year 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 199 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 No. of Tourists 83,9 83,1 66,185 57,96 46,39 38,8 16,863 2,648 23,898 93,949 11,458 156,868 173,628 186,175 189,43 13,237 175,984 191,3 233,968 24,681 15,353 147,329 217,93 252,445 135,6 178,92 155,31 153,934 149,833 Collection in Rs. 2,416 2,374 1,873 1,686 1,349 1,117 661 86 941 4,374 6,361 9,283 1,274 11,479 11,448 9,222 15,8 18,846 23,68 29,215 22,249 3,24 42,297 119,547 61,419 82,655 133,118 134,286 21,659 Dehiwala 28 1,64,118 45,83,885 15,866 9,331,625 1,79,984 55,162,51 29 1,69,854 7,3,78 11,533 13,452, 1,72,387 14,752,78 Pinnawala 28 336,6 14,8,8 138,68 4,954,625 474,74 139,34,75 29 381,799 27,349,19 138,3 188,27,5 52,99 215,556,315 Total 28 1,4,4 59,91,965 153,934 134,286,25 1,554,58 194,197,215 29 2,72,653 154,649,97 149,833 21,659,5 2,222,486 356,39,95 Ticket Rates Local Rs.1. Adults Rs.3. Child Rs.2. School Child Foreigners Rs.2,. Adults Rs.1,. Child SAARC Foreigners Rs.5. Adults Rs.25. Child * Details are given below 6
Part H: REVENUE FROM TOURISM Table 28 Revenue from Foreign Visitors Visiting the Botanic Gardens 198 to 29 Details by Location 29 Year Peradeniya Hakgala Gampaha Total Revenue In Rs. 198 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 199 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29* 1,517.7 188.7 3. 2,472.1 34.6 2.4 2,525.9 329.2 2.1 2,16.4 154.8 2.2 2,.3 2.2 2.5 1,641.2 85.4 1.8 1,468.1 97. 1.4 1,164.5 62.6 1.4 1,19.1 58. 1.2 1,873.1 77.5 4.9 4,68.3 29. 5.7 5,799.2 372.8.7 8,981.2 584. 19.3 9,68.8 634.9 23.4 18,477.5 1,37.4 36. 23,922.2 1,227.9 49.1 16,82.6 689.1 28.1 2,931.5 866.5 36.3 25,481.6 1,211.1 5.3 31,16.3 1,428.7 45.9 28,66.6 1,357. 37.2 2,25. 94. 36.4 25,348.2 962.9 34.4 55,711.3 2,154.2 53.9 68,1.3 2,613.3 8.4 14,272. 6,136. 23.1 42,5.7 1,642.7 66.8 64,257. 2,22.3 1.2 66,515.7 68,838.3 2,513.4 3,353.4 9.3 75. 1,79.4 2,779.1 2,857.2 2,173.4 2,5. 1,728.4 1,566.5 1,228.5 1,78.3 1,955.5 4,283. 6,184.7 9,584.5 1,267.1 19,55.9 25,199.2 16,799.8 21,834.3 26,698. 32,634.9 29,46.8 21,226.4 26,345.5 57,919.4 7,74. 32,65.2 44,21.2 66,559.5 69,119.4 72,266.7 No. of Foreign Tourists Foreign Tickets Revenue (Rs.) 28 No. of Domestic Tourists Local Tickets Revenue (Rs.) Total Revenue (in Rs.) Peradeniya 117,427 68,8383 997,997 23,728,385 92,566,685 Hakgala 5,871 3,353,4 58,913 11,691,615 15,45,15 Gampaha 7 75, 197,443 4,6,17 4,675,17 Total 3,425 72,266,7 1,74,353 4,2,17 1,286,87 * Details are given below 61
Part H: REVENUE FROM TOURISM Table 29 Revenue from Foreign Visitors Visiting the Wild Life Parks 1985 to 29 (in Rs. ) Year Yala National Park 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 199 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29* 2,272.6 641.1 373.7 226.7 365.4 1,151.6 1,511.6 2,7.9 1,83.8 21,613.4 21,595.8 15,196.9,138.6 8,918.7 2,42.1 25,417.8 25,183.4 25,82.4 46,48. 48,413.9 23,945.8 45,411.8 3,247.9 27,77.4 5,221.2 Wilpattu National Park 314.9 23. 522.3 734.9 366.4 Kumana Bird Santuary 274.6 75.9 82.1 Udawalawa National Park 2. 17.6 11. 2.7 3.6 9.5 27.3 829.2 5,529.1 3,95.1 2,928.7 1,642.1 13,626.4 18,98.6 15,876.9 1,94.6 14,813.7 22,78. 29,647.2 16,25.3 23,514.4 2,316.5 18,223.5 9,864.3 * Total Revenue In Rs. 49.4 65. 214.7 456.2 1,824.9 2,224. 13,37.8 9,776.1 11,78.5 18,681. 17,454.1 18,857.8 18,266. 17,92.4 32,744. 34,944. 21,729.9 3,176.2 35,168.9 38,488.7 43,97.5 2,589.5 641.1 391.3 287.1 433.1 1,155.2 1,735.8 3,364.4 13,457.9 29,366.5 38,538.7 27,91.7 34,489.2 41,226.1 55,972.8 6,152.5 54,39. 58,536.5,234. 113,82. 62,691.8 99,55.9 85,733.3 84,419.6 13,993. * Details are given below Details by Location 29 Location No. of Visitors Foreign Tickets Local Tickets Revenue (in Rs.) No. of Visitors Revenue (in Rs.) Total No. of Visitors Total Revenue (in Rs.) 1. Yala National Park 29,822 5,221,174. 89,698 3,968,4. 119,52 54,189,214. 2. Wilpattu National Park 3. Kumana National Park 4. Udawalawa National Park 11,247 9,864,294.4 43,186 1,949,32. 54,433 11,813,614.4 5. Horton Plains National Park 11,26 18,481,35.5 155,587 6,266,61. 166,613 24,747,915.5 6. Bundala National Park 1,943 2,179,4. 5,889 228,14. 7,832 2,47,144. 7. Wasgamuwa National Park 234 269,1. 18,731 749,24. 18,965 1,18,34. 8. Minneriya National Park 11,118 16,958,277. 31,69 1,4,51. 42,727 18,358,787. 9. Kaudulla National Park 5,27 5,917,748.8 9,963 386,16. 15,17 6,33,98.8 1. Lunugamvehera National Park 5 6,342.4 1,514 6,81. 1,519 67,152.4 11. Gal Oya National Park 9 8,65. 2,8 14,21. 2,137 1,86.. Horagolla National Park 2,14 83,8.2 2,14 83,8.2 13. Maduru Oya National Park 1 1,1. 82 2,5. 83 3,15. 14. Angammedilla National Park 2,295 182,7.5 2,295 182,7.5 15. Galwaysland National Park 76 85,975. 1,328 46,55. 1,44 132,525. 16. Lahugala National Park Total 7,688 13,992,971 364,114 15,426,776 434,82 119,419,746.8 62
Part H: REVENUE FROM TOURISM Table 3 Table 31 Revenue from Embarkation Tax 1975 to 29 Public Sector Revenue from Tourism (In Rs. Million) 27 29 Year Total Amount in Rs Source of Revenue 27 28 29 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 198 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 199 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 1,32. 1,189.7 3,17.5 4,814.8 9,588.3 29,811.1 34,577.1 36,363.4 29,742.1 29,7.9 25,745.6 46,21.2 36,421.2 37,21.2 53,861. 99,2.3 13,943.1 177,151.1 196,5. 23,755.5 21,55.5 151,132.5 183,82.5 19,531.5 218,22. 2,27. 269,268. 393,171. 5,646. 566,22. 823,962.* 839,44.5* 741,. 738,821.9 766,266.7 Tourism Development Levy 214.3 344.5 45.2 Tourism Development Authority 35.4* 34.8 48.9 Embarkation Tax on Foreign Tourists 741.1 738.8 766.3 Cultural Triangle 279.8 37.5 42.8 Botanical Gardens 66.6 69.1 72.3 Zoological Gardens 133.1 134.3 21.7 Wild Life Parks 72.7 84.4 13.9 Museums 4.2 3.3 4.6 BMICH 142.9 137.5 146.7 Total 1,69.1 1,854.2 2,152.4 *revised 63
INFORMATION 3SECTION DEFINITIONS OF TERMS AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION
DEFINITIONS OF TERMS AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION SECTION III accommodation in the country visited. the course of different trips is counted as an arrival, provided the visit (or entry) lasts at least Definitions of Terms and Sources of Information iii. The term "International Excursionist" (same one night in the country (N.B. those who do not 1. DEFINITIONS OF TERMS day visitor) refers to an International Visitor, who does not spend the night in a collective cross the frontiers are not regarded as visitors). (a) Visitor/Tourist Excursionist: or private accommodation in the country (c) Tourist Night: visited. A night spent in Sri Lanka by a tourist in any type In March 1993, the U.N.O. Statistical To clarify further the following are excluded of immobile accommodation. Commission adopted a set of recommendations from the definition of "International Visitor": for tourism statistics prepared by the World (d) Guest Night: Tourism Organization (W.T.O) as a followup to 1. All persons arriving with a specific purpose of the Ottawa International Conference for Travel engaging themselves in gainful occupation or A night spent in a Tourist Hotel, RestHouse or and Tourism Statistics, held in June 1991. These to establish residence in Sri Lanka irrespective GuestHouse approved by the Sri Lanka Tourist recommendations have been followed in this of their length of stay. Board, as being suitable for occupation by report for defining "International Visitor", 2. Diplomatic personnel. foreign visitors. "International Tourist" and "International 3. Crews of ships and aircraft even if they stay Excursionist." for one night or more. (e) Tourist Hotels (Graded Establishments): 4. Dependents of temporary immigrants and The definitions are: children below 3 years. All Tourist Hotels, which are reckoned to be up to international standards of operation. i. The term "International Visitor" refers to any In this report the term "Visitor", "Tourist" and person who, travels to a country other than "Excursionist" are used for "International (f) Supplementary Accommodation: that in which he/she has his/her usual Visitor", "International Tourist" and residence, but outside his/her usual "International Excursionist" respectively. In Sri All GuestHouses, RestHouses, Inns, Youth environment for a period not exceeding Lanka's tourism statistics, excursionists consist Hostels etc., which are approved by the Sri months and whose main purpose of visit is almost exclusively of passengers on sea cruises, Lanka Tourist Board as being suitable for other than the exercise of an activity who come on shore for purposes of sightseeing, occupation by foreign visitors. remunerated from within the country shopping, etc. while the ship is in harbour. (g) Official Receipts: visited. (b) Tourist Arrivals: Official Receipts constitute the foreign exchange ii. The term "International Tourist" (overnight Every single visit (or entry) of a tourist to the purchases and acceptances by authorized dealers visitor) is an International Visitor who, stays country either in the course of the same trip or in and commercial banks from foreign visitors at least one night in a collective or private either directly or indirectly. 66
DEFINITIONS OF TERMS AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION 2. SOURCES OF INFORMATION (g) Employment Statistics: (a) Tourist Statistics: Embarkation and Disembarkation cards filled by the foreign visitors. (b) Excursionist Statistics Passenger arrival reports compiled by the Immigration Department. (c) Accommodation Statistics: Annual Surveys conducted by the Sri Lanka Tourist Board among all registered Tourist Establishments; viz. Accommodation and Catering Establishments, Travel and Transport Agencies, Recreational Clubs, Tourist Shops, Airlines and National Tourist Organizations. (h) Statistics of Tourist Prices: Price data collected from a sample of tourist establishments. Monthly reports obtained by the Sri Lanka To u r i s t B o a r d f ro m t h e r e g i s t e r e d accommodation establishments. (d) Passenger Statistics: Passenger arrival and departure reports compiled by the Immigration Department. (e) Air Traffic Statistics: Quarterly returns obtained by the Sri Lanka Tourist Board from the scheduled airlines, which operate flights to Sri Lanka. (f) Statistics on Official Tourist Receipts: Monthly returns on foreign exchange purchases and acceptances obtained from the authorized dealers and the commercial banks. 67
DEFINITIONS OF TERMS AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION LIST OF RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS OF THE SRI LANKA TOURIST BOARD Title of the Report Year of Publication No. of Pages Report on the Survey of Foreign Visitors (July 1967 ro March 1968) Volum I 5 Travel Industry Survey Quarterly Review of Tourism Statistics Report of the Charter Tourist Survey Ceylon Tourist Board Quarterlt Review of Statistics1 Quarter Ceylon Tourist Board Quarterlt Review of Statistics1 Quarter Volum II 1969 1969 14 Quarter JanApr 197 197 1971 3 92 74 38 95 85 Survey of Foreign Tourists to Sri Lanka Ceylon Tourist Board Quarterlt Review of Tourism Statistics1 Quarter Ceylon Tourist Board Quarterlt Review of Statistics JanDec 1972 1972 4 9 1 Quarter 2 Quarter Ceylon Tourist Board Quarterlt Review of Statistics1 Quarter Report of the AD HOC committee on expansion 1973 1973 1974 18 23 16 of tourist accommodation Tourism in Sri Lanka A Review of Performance Report of the Census of the Unauthorised Establishments Aug 1976 1977 23 15 providing facilities to tourists in Sri Lanka The United Kingdom A market profile 1983 Dec 1983 37 17 68
DEFINITIONS OF TERMS AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION Title of the Report Year of No. of Publication Pages Title of the Report Year of No. of Publication Pages Italy Market Study 1983 18 Market Intelligence News Release No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 No. 7 No. 8 Jan 1983 Feb 1983 May 1983 June 1983 July 1983 Aug 1983 Sep/Oct 1983 Nov/Dec 1983 Survey of Departing Foreign Tourists from Sri Lanka FebApr 1983 54 The Middle East Region A Market Profile Feb 1984 54 Market Intelligence News Release Vol. II (No. 1 to 1) Jan/Dec 1984 115 Airport Survey of German. French & UK Tourists Dec 1987 24 Japan Outbound A Market Profile Nov 1988 29 Report of the Census of Unauthorised Establishments providing tourist services in Hikkaduwa Apr/May 1988 39 Report of the Census of Unauthorised Establishments providing tourist services in Negombo August 1988 21 Korea Outbound A Market Profile Performance of the Hotel Sector in May 1989 21 Winter 199/91 Survey of Foreign Tourists 1991/92 Korea Outbound 1995 India Outbound 1995 Survey of Departing Foreign Tourists Sep 1991 March 1993 June 1995 July 1995 16 32 6 8 from Sri Lanka Tourism Update Market Intelligence JulyNovember 2 45 Report (Vol. I) Hotel Industry Study 1999/2 Tourism UpdateMarket Intelligence JanDec 21 21 174 42 Report (Vol. II) Hotel Industry Study 2/21 Report on Ecotourism Seminar 22 Seminar Report on "How Tourism could JanDec 22 22 September 22 14 51 8 help to Reduce Poverty, Create Jobs & Contribute to Social Harmony" September 23 39 Survey of Departing Indian Foreign Tourists from Sri Lanka Hotel Industry Survey 22/23 Survey of Departing Foreign Tourists AprilJune 23 23 6 51 from Sri Lanka July 25Feb 26 35 The Federal Republic of Germany A Market Profile May 1989 31 Survey of Departing Foreign Tourists from Sri Lanka Sep 28Feb 29 1 69