Tourism Industry Thrives with Significant Increase in Tourist Arrivals
Posted on March 2nd, 2023
Courtesy Hiru News
Tourist arrivals for the second month in succession went pass the 100,000 market with February recording 107,639 arrivals. The January arrival figure was 102,545.
This was 96,507 in February 2022 showing an increase of over 11% as against the second month of previous year.
For the third successive month Russia became the top source market for Sri Lanka accounting for 29,084 arrivals showing an increase of 27% as against February 2022.
India followed with 13,714 arrivals which also was an increase of 13%as against the previous year February.
Thin third and fourth source markets for Sri Lanka tourism were United Kingdom 8,575 and Germany 7,930 both showing around 7.5% increase against previous February.
The first group of Chinese tourists to Sri Lanka this year arrived in the island last night, resuming the arrival of Chinese tourists after the covid pandemic.