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Sri Lanka Tourism Achieves Record-Breaking One Million Tourist Arrivals In 2012 - Revenue Hits Over 1 Billion US$

Sri Lanka Tourism welcomed the arrival of 1,000,000th tourist in year 2012 at Bandaranaike International Airport last night. Accordingly Ms. Jiang Ying and her husband were the 1,000,000th tourist who arrived in the country.
Sri Lanka Tourism took steps to arrange a special ceremony to welcome the 1,000,000th guest.

The tourist was greeted by senior officials of Sri Lanka Tourism, SriLankan airlines and Airport Aviation.

"I had heard a lot about Sri Lanka from my friends. I found out details about your country before deciding my holiday destination. I was simply bewitched by the photos on the internet. Sri Lanka is as beautiful and breathtaking as presented in the photos. Moreover, Sri Lankans are very hospitable and kind."said  Ms. Jiang Ying.

Sri Lanka has set a target of 1.3 million tourist arrivals for 2013.

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hottest destinations to visit 2013 has named Sri Lanka as the number one country

Lonely Planet's annual list of the hottest destinations to visit next year has named Sri Lanka  as the number one country in the world to visit next year. With the long-running civil war now over and visitor numbers increasing, Sri Lanka is emerging as one of the world's best-value destinations, Lonely Planet said. The country is becoming easier to reach due to cheap fares from regional hub Bangkok.

Top 10 countries to visit in 2013
1. Sri Lanka
2. Montenegro
3. South Korea
4. Ecuador
5. Slovakia
6. Solomon Islands
7. Iceland
8. Turkey
9. Dominican Republic
10. Madagascar

Hottest country for 2013 ... a tourist walks along the beach in Sri Lanka's southern coastal town of Unawatuna. Photo: AFP

“Now is the time to discover what's going on down there before the rest of the world catches on,” it said.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/travel/worlds-hottest-destinations-for-2013-contain-aussie-surprise-20121018-27tdl.html#ixzz2HRYrufjc

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	What is an ETA?
	ETA is an official authorization for a Short Visit to Sri Lanka  and is issued electronically. The ETA is introduced with the intention of providing an efficient, reliable and simplified service to those who visit Sri Lanka. ETA holders will be issued a 30 day Short Visit visa at the port of entry in Sri Lanka. The ETA will be effective from 1st of January 2012.
	The ETA is issued through an on-line system. No passport copies, documents or photographs are required. There is no requirement to endorse the ETA on the passport. View sample ETA approval notice and/or referral notice.
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