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Table 396 (Pro., Serv., Sight.,)
Tourist Growth Trends (2000 - 2008)
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Tear                              Item	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008(a)
Total Tourist Arrivals	400,414	336,794	393,174	500,642	566,202	549,308	559,603	494,008	438,475
Tourist Arrivals by Region
Europe	267,664	211,049	208,374	265,802	299,625	236,863	242,902	221,298	195,174
Asia	912,521	89,732	143,064	177,351	196,023	222,844	241,954	200,697	175,944
North America	17,319	15,983	19,869	25,110	30,654	46,727	35,688	28,338	23,203
Australasia	18,228	13,105	13,209	22,965	27,940	29,575	24,900	22,993	21,378
Middle East	4,341	5,544	6,492	6,789	9,489	10,230	10,191	13,587	16,701
Africa	894	952	1,611	1,991	1,759	2,337	3,163	2,991	2,354
Latin America & Caribbean	447	429	555	634	715	732	805	4,104	3,721
Tourist Arrivals by Purpose of Visits
Pleasure	360,887	300,545	335,898	404,327	442,534	382,321	392,766	331,238	321,079
Business	19,346	22,677	36,793	45,558	59,961	92,879	96,981	52,116	37,261
Other	20,181	13,572	20,480	50,553	63,707	74,108	69,856	110,654	80,135
Acceptance
Excursionist Arrivals	44,518	60,084	63,560	82,066	115,095	119,618	128,719	98,432	87,695
Total Charter Carrier Arrivals	28,779	11,236	6,228	16,446	22,231	5,223	5,116	8,489	12,915
Accommodation	429	414	455	498	585	626	749	758	834
Graded Establishments	207	215	222	233	240	223	241	245	256
Rooms	13,311	13,626	13,818	14,137	14,322	13,162	14,218	14,604	14,793
Beds	24,953	25,595	25,968	26,511	26,818	24,740	27,117	27,500	28,698
Supplementary Establishments	222	199	230	265	345	415	508	513	578
Rooms	2,549	2,011	2,500	2,836	3,318	3,962	4,989	5,030	5,319
Beds	4,410	3,479	4,250	4,820	5,640	6,537	8,232	8,299	9,712
Annual Room Occupancy Rate (c), %	52.3	42.1	43.1	53.2	59.3	43.6	39.8	46.2	43.9
Sightseeing Industries
Employment in Tourist Industry	91,063	80,904	93	112,226	129	125,004	134	145,239	124,456
Direct Employment	37,943	33,710	38,821	46,761	53,766	52,085	56	60,516	51,857
Estimated Indirect Employment	53,120	47,194	54,349	65,465	75,272	72,919	78	84,723	72,599
Gross Tourist Receipts
Rs.Mn.	19,162	18,863	24,202	32,810	41,790	36,377	42,585	42,590	37,050
US $ Mn.	253	211	253	340	413	362	410	385	342
© ２０１０， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)				Revised:  2010(y)/03(m)/31(d)
Source:				Chief Editor:
Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority				Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
Key:				The Former Head, Department of Management Studies
(a) Provisional				University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
(b) Includes Australia, New Zealand and Fiji Island
(c ) In graded establishments only
Note: The term "tourist" is used to describe visitors who spend one night or more in the Country.
The term "excursionist" Identifies those who do not make an overnight stay but spend several hours in the country.