Sri Lanka recorded its two millionth tourist arrival today, according to Sri Lanka Tourism.
Sri Lanka Tourism revealed that the feat was achieved following the arrival of a couple from Thailand.
Sri Lanka Tourism data reports a total of 1,966,256 tourist arrivals have been reported from January to 22 December 2024.
A total of 161,383 tourist arrivals were recorded from 01-22 December 2024, with the highest number of tourists from India (35,131).
Tourist arrivals were also reported from Russia (22,637), the United Kingdom (12,822), Germany (9,998), Australia (8,646), China (6,998), the United States (5,009), Maldives (4,007), France (4,000), and Poland (3,679) during this period.
Full SLTDA report : https://www.sltda.gov.lk/storage/common_media/WeeklyReportDECEMBER-01-22.pdf (Islandnews)
