I UOT O - INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL STATISTICS Page 2 CEYLON
Number of Tourist Arrivals by Purpose of Visit

1969 1970 1969 1570
doliday/Recreation 30 207 35 630 Family or friends 1 348 1 421
leligion/Culture 2 778 3 529 Mission/Meeting 577 279
Business 4 214 3 884 Other (1) 1 080 1 504

{1) Other includes : Health, Study, Sport, etc...
Number of Tourist Arrivals at Frontiers and Hotel Nights by Month
Month 1969 1970 1969 1970
' Hotel Nights Frontier Arrivals

January 29 801
“ebruary 27 393
March 26 731
April ‘6 508
May 0 940
June ,0 003
July '1 730
August :1 247
September 11 539
Jctober 13 904
November 22 738
Jecember 27 177
Totals 226 311 249 782
Average Foreign Tourist Spending in Ceylon per Visit and per Day (US g)
Average Spending 1969 1970 Average Spending 1969 1970
per Visit 121,00 127,05 per Day 12,10 12,10

40 204 46 247

Breakdown of Total Foreign Tourist Spending (%)
Accommodation + Meals 1969/1970 (2) 51,8
fransport 15,6
hopping 13,0
Jther including entertainment 19,6

(2) Estimated or the basis of the survey conducted in 1967/1968
International Tourist Receipts and Expenditures (Million US 5)

Source of Information : Central Bank of Ceylon
Method of Collection :
Rate of Exchanae (National currency per US § 1,00) 1969 : 5,95 1970 : 5,95
1969
Total na
Expenditures
International
Fare Payments na na
(not inc. above)

1969 1970
Total
Receipts 2,86 3,61
International
“are Payments na
(not inc. above)

VOL 24 = 1970