Visitor arrivals to Sri Lanka up 5% in 1Q2019

Sri Lanka's Tourism Development Authority reported (07-Apr-2019) visitor arrivals to Sri Lanka for Mar-2019 and the three months ended Mar-2019. Details include:

• Mar-2019:
  • Visitor arrivals: 244,328, +4.7% year-on-year;
    • India: 34,812, +5.6%;
    • UK: 29,682, +8.8%;
    • China (including Hong Kong and Macau): 23,759, +12.6%;
    • Germany: 18,134, -25.8%;
    • France: 13,957, -5.8%;
    • Russia: 12,705, +39.8%;
    • US: 12,543, +29.3%;
    • Australia: 11,441, +28.1%;
    • Maldives: 7802, +7.8%;
    • Canada: 6011, +17.6%;
• Three months ended Mar-2019:
  • Visitor arrivals: 740,600, +4.6%. [more - original PR]