Reuters, 04 July 2019 – COLOMBO – Tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka fell sharply in May and June from a year ago, as visitors shunned the Indian Ocean island after the Easter Sunday attacks, the tourism bureau said on Wednesday.
Foreign visitor arrivals in May fell 70.8% to 37,802 compared with 129,466 a year ago, the lowest level since the end of the civil war a decade ago.
Arrivals in June fell 57% to 63,072 versus 146,828 a year ago, data released by the tourism bureau showed.…read more
