Sri Lanka Tourism has achieved record-breaking One Million Tourist Arrivals in 2012 and the revenue Hit Over 1 Billion US$. Sri Lanka warmly welcomed the guest Ms.Jiang Ying and her husband Mr.Yang Bo who arrived in Sri Lanka via flight UL 889 from Beijing at 10.00 p.m. on 30th December. Sri Lanka Tourism took steps to arrange a special ceremony to welcome the 1,000,000th guest. Sri Lanka Tourism were given special gifts for being the lucky couple from China to pass the milestone, so that their next stay in Sri Lanka will be absolutely free.
Ms Jiang Ying being the happy visitor to arrive in Sri Lanka as the 1,000,000th tourist for the year 2012, said "I had heard a lot about Sri Lanka from my friends. I found out details about your country before deciding my holiday destination. I was simply bewitched by the photos on the internet. Sri Lanka is as beautiful and breathtaking as presented in the photos. Moreover, Sri Lankans are very hospitable and kind."
The 950 000th tourist landed in Sri Lanka on the 18th of this month, allowing the tourist industry to rejoice over its success in achieving the set target of 950,000 arrivals for the year 2012. However, all the previous arrival records of the Sri Lanka tourism history were broken with the arrival of the 1,000,000th tourist in Sri Lanka. Compared to the previous year, the present number of tourist arrivals indicates a growth of 17 %. Besides, the total revenue also surpassed 1 billion US$.
Ms Jiang Ying being the happy visitor to arrive in Sri Lanka as the 1,000,000th tourist for the year 2012, said "I had heard a lot about Sri Lanka from my friends. I found out details about your country before deciding my holiday destination. I was simply bewitched by the photos on the internet. Sri Lanka is as beautiful and breathtaking as presented in the photos. Moreover, Sri Lankans are very hospitable and kind."
The 950 000th tourist landed in Sri Lanka on the 18th of this month, allowing the tourist industry to rejoice over its success in achieving the set target of 950,000 arrivals for the year 2012. However, all the previous arrival records of the Sri Lanka tourism history were broken with the arrival of the 1,000,000th tourist in Sri Lanka. Compared to the previous year, the present number of tourist arrivals indicates a growth of 17 %. Besides, the total revenue also surpassed 1 billion US$.
