Abstract
This article reports on the results of research on the psychological profiles of international tourists and English-speaking upper-middle class Sri Lankans. Specifically, the study deals with host-guest psychological differences and their potential impact on Sri Lankan's tourism trade. The results indicate that the Sri Lankans put a lower emphasis on the specific end-states of existence (goals) and higher emphasis on the means to achieve them than did the tourists. The Sri Lankans tend to be more achievement and leadership oriented than are the international tourists. It appears that Sri Lanka attracts socially concerned foreign tourists in search of excitement and adventure. The English tourists' somewhat greater need for acquisitiveness and comfort distinguishes them from the German and French tourists.
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