| | Visitor by purpose of visit| Period | Total | Holiday | Business | Visiting
friends
& family | Other | | 1996 | 73,155 | 22,289 | 8,830 | 26,214 | 15,822 | | 1997 | 68,117 | 20,698 | 8,320 | 24,939 | 14,160 | | 1998 | 77,926 | 24,924 | 9,037 | 32,094 | 11,871 | | 1999 | 85,124 | 26,323 | 10,848 | 33,204 | 14,749 | | 2000 | 87,688 | 28,433 | 11,357 | 31,695 | 16,203 | | 2001 | 88,263 | 28,305 | 10,905 | 33,279 | 15,774 | | 2002 | 88,971 | 27,231 | 10,152 | 34,997 | 16,591 | | 2003 | 92,486 | 29,447 | 10,294 | 34,594 | 18,151 | | 2004 | 98,155 | 28,903 | 10,568 | 35,203 | 23,481 | | 2005 | 101,807 | 33,129 | 10,171 | 36,970 | 21,537 | | 2006 | 115,882 | 40,943 | 11,579 | 44,122 | 19,238 | | 2007 | 122,352 | 43,517 | 12,052 | 48,551 | 18,232 | | 2006 | Mar Qtr | 22,145 | 6,985 | 1,987 | 8,808 | 4,365 | | June Qtr | 27,417 | 9,541 | 3,290 | 9,418 | 5,168 | | Sept Qtr | 29,366 | 12,395 | 2,999 | 8,908 | 5,064 | | Dec Qtr | 36,954 | 12,022 | 3,303 | 16,988 | 4,641 | | 2006 | Jan | 8,025 | 2,457 | 539 | 3,525 | 1,504 | | Feb | 5,916 | 1,853 | 624 | 2,164 | 1,275 | | Mar | 8,204 | 2,675 | 824 | 3,119 | 1,586 | | Apr | 8,057 | 3,027 | 733 | 2,903 | 1,394 | | May | 8,647 | 2,772 | 1,208 | 2,935 | 1,732 | | June | 10,713 | 3,742 | 1,349 | 3,580 | 2,042 | | July | 10,697 | 4,398 | 1,300 | 3,093 | 1,906 | | Aug | 9,422 | 3,851 | 915 | 2,921 | 1,735 | | Sept | 9,247 | 4,146 | 784 | 2,894 | 1,423 | | Oct | 8,515 | 3,17 | 768 | 3,139 | 1,436 | | Nov | 8,857 | 2,931 | 770 | 3,729 | 1,427 | | Dec | 19,582 | 5,919 | 1,765 | 10,120 | 1,778 | | 2007 | Jan | 8,829 | 2,980 | 596 | 3,939 | 1,314 | | Feb | 7,201 | 2,256 | 667 | 3,004 | 1,274 | | Mar | 8,633 | 2,910 | 917 | 3,683 | 1,123 | | Apr | 9,029 | 2,846 | 880 | 3,816 | 1,487 | | May | 9,166 | 2,545 | 1,380 | 3,818 | 1,423 | | June | 10,854 | 4,101 | 1,171 | 4,150 | 1,432 | | July | 9,680 | 4,512 | 2,580 | 1,359 | 1,229 | | Aug | | | | | | | Sept | | | | | | | Oct | | | | | | | Nov | | | | | | | Dec | | | | | |
Source : Statistical Department, Ministry of Finance | |
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