Tourists arrivals up 17 percent in February
Some 168,583 tourists visited during the month.
17 Mar 2019, 9:00 AM
Tourist arrivals increased 16.8 percent in February compared to the same period in 2018, reaching 168,583 visitors during the month.
Despite a downward trend since 2015, China remained the largest source market with 57,089 holidaymakers representing a market share of 17.8 percent, according to statistics released by the tourism ministry last week.
Reflecting steady growth in recent years, Indian tourists accounted for the third largest market share with 7.6 percent. The 24,217 arrivals from the neighbouring country represented a whopping 66.8 percent increase from the previous year.
Tourists from the traditional European markets accounted for 55 percent of arrivals.
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