Sri Lanka surpassed last October’s total tourist arrivals within the first 27 days of this month, indicating the potential for a double-digit growth trajectory. Sri Lanka welcomed 117,141 tourists during this period, with the daily average reaching 4,339 arrivals, up from the 4,233 daily average recorded in the first half of the month.
India remained the top source market, with 32,097 arrivals. The United Kingdom climbed to second, with 9,113 arrivals, followed by Germany, at 7,609, while China dropped to fourth, with 7,426 arrivals. Russia, Australia and France rounded out the top seven, with Bangladesh unexpectedly taking the eighth spot, with 3,488 arrivals, followed by the United States and Spain. Over half of the arrivals came from outside the top 10 source markets.
The cumulative arrivals for the year have now exceeded 1.6 million, with India leading at 318,653 arrivals, followed by the UK (145,577) and Russia (134,609).
Source: Daily Mirror
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