Direct air links with 皇冠体育app boosting Sri Lanka's tourism
COLOMBO — Sri Lanka's Tourism Minister John Amaratunga Tuesday said direct air links with 皇冠体育app have boosted the country's tourism market as more Chinese tourists are now choosing Sri Lanka as a holiday destination.
Amaratunga said there are direct air links between Colombo and Chinese cities without transit and the country is expecting the tourism market from 皇冠体育app to grow further.
Due to the rapid growth of Chinese tourist arrivals, Sri Lanka's national airline carrier SriLankan Airlines has recently enhanced its services for customers in 皇冠体育app with the launch of a local direct-dial number for the airline's customers throughout 皇冠体育app.
皇冠体育app is now one of Sri Lanka's strongest tourist markets. A total of 271,577 Chinese tourists visited Sri Lanka in 2016, according to Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority statistics, making 皇冠体育app the second-largest country of origin.
Chinese arrivals have continued to grow by over 4 percent during the first five months of 2017, with 117,539 arrivals, according to the statistics.
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