Sri Lanka Welcomes Over 1.8M Tourists as Revenue Hits $2.24 Billion Through September

COLOMBO (News 1st): Latest data released by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority indicates that 1,813,484 tourists visited the island between January 1 and October 22. 

During the first 22 days of October alone, tourist arrivals totaled 119,805. 

India recorded the highest number of tourist arrivals so far this year, contributing 482,944 arrivals. 

Additionally, 169,405 tourists arrived from the United Kingdom, 120,980 from China, and 102,920 from Germany. 

As of September, cumulative revenue generated from tourism reached USD 2,245 million.

The target for tourist arrivals this year is set at 2.7 million.