Tourist arrivals drop by four percent
| DATE: 2010-02-04 | PRINT |
A report compiled by the Ministry of tourism based on the statists given by the department said 655,852 tourists arrived in 2009 while 683,012 tourists visited in 2008.
The ministry said, they had estimated earlier the tourist arrivals percent would drop by 5.9 percent considering the global economic crisis.
The European market shared 70.5 percent of the total market, but the tourist arrival from Europe has dropped by 7.1 percent comparing the year before, the report said.
The total arrival of tourists from Europe in 2009 was 462,192 while the figure was 491,560 in 2008.
Although the tourist arrival dropped in the European market, the number of tourists visited from Asia has rise by 6.9 percent in 2009.
The ten countries with the highest arrivals in 2009 were UK, Italy, Germany, China, France, Russia, Japan, Switzerland, Korea and India.
| DATE: 2010-02-04 | PRINT |
The department of immigration and emigration statists revealed the tourist arrival percent has dropped by four percent in 2009, comparing the figures of 2008.
A report compiled by the Ministry of tourism based on the statists given by the department said 655,852 tourists arrived in 2009 while 683,012 tourists visited in 2008.
The ministry said, they had estimated earlier the tourist arrivals percent would drop by 5.9 percent considering the global economic crisis.
The European market shared 70.5 percent of the total market, but the tourist arrival from Europe has dropped by 7.1 percent comparing the year before, the report said.
The total arrival of tourists from Europe in 2009 was 462,192 while the figure was 491,560 in 2008.
Although the tourist arrival dropped in the European market, the number of tourists visited from Asia has rise by 6.9 percent in 2009.
The ten countries with the highest arrivals in 2009 were UK, Italy, Germany, China, France, Russia, Japan, Switzerland, Korea and India.
