Sri Lanka Records World’s Highest Growth in Tourism
Posted on May 7th, 2010

Sri Lanka has topped another list by recording the highest growth in tourist arrivals during the first two months of 2010. An interim report of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) lists Sri Lanka with a 50 percent growth in tourist arrivals among 77 countries that have reported international arrivals data so far.

The small Indian Ocean island, which emerged one year ago from a brutal armed conflict with separatist rebels, outperformed 23 other countries with double-digit growth rates. Saudi Arabia ranked second (+45%) with Israel (+37%), Vietnam (+36%) and Nepal (+30%) rounding out the top five. Read more

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