Page 1 SRI LANKA
Source of Information : Ceylon Tourist Board, Colombo
Method of Collection : Frontier check
Definition : UN/IUOTO

[UOT O ~ INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL STATISTICS

Number of foreign tourist arrivals at frontiers by country of nationality

Country of Frontier Arrivals
nationality 1972

1973

Australia
Austria
Belgium
Canada
France
Germany, F.R.
India
Italy
Japan
Malaysia
Maldives
Netherlands
New Zealand
Pakistan
Singapore
Scandinavia
Switzerland
South Africa
United Kingdom
J.S.A.
All other countries
Totals
Total number of foreign visitor arrivals at frontiers
Visitors 1972 : 59 443 1973 : 81 159
Total number of foreign excursionist and cruise passenger arrivals (1)
Excursionists and Cruise passengers 1972 : 3 396 1973 : 3 271
Number of foreign tourist arrivals by mode of transport at point of entry
1972 1973
Ses, 5 347 6 473

1972 1973
Air 7 Scheduled 33 194 46 303
T  _ Charter 17 506 25 112

Average length of stay of foreign tourists in Sri Lanka

1972 : 10.9 nights 1973 : 10.3 nights

(1) All excursionists to Sri Lanka are cruise passengers

VOL 27 — 1973