The Ministry of Tourism says today (26) it is prepared to welcome the two millionth foreign tourist to arrive in Sri Lanka this year.<\/p>\n
Deputy Minister of Tourism Prof. Ruwan Ranasinghe revealed that the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) has organized a special event at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake this morning to mark the occasion.<\/p>\n
As of December 22, 1,966,256 foreign tourists had visited Sri Lanka since the beginning of this year.<\/p>\n
In December alone, 161,383 foreign tourists arrived, with the largest group coming from India, totalling 35,131.<\/p>\n
Additionally, 22,637 foreign tourists from Russia, 12,822 from the UK, 9,998 from Germany, and 8,646 from Australia arrived in Sri Lanka during December.<\/p>\n
The Tourism Development Board stated that, during the time elapsed this year (2024), the largest number of foreign tourists, 399,224, arrived from India, while 189,289 tourists came from Russia.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, 172,404 tourists from the UK, 131,379 from Germany, 120,268 from China, and 86,440 from France have visited the island so far this year.<\/p>\n
Prof. Ranasinghe further noted that by the end of 2024, Sri Lanka is expected to welcome around 2.1 million tourists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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