The country earned 166.5 million U.S. dollars from tourism last month, Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) Chairman Priyantha Fernando told journalists in Colombo on Monday.<\/p>\n
He said that Sri Lanka\u2019s tourism revenue has exceeded 160 million dollars a month from January 2023.<\/p>\n
In the first four months of 2023, Sri Lanka has earned 696.3 million dollars from tourism, Fernando said.<\/p>\n
This is an increase of 17.8 percent compared to the same period last year, he said.<\/p>\n
Fernando told the media, in April, the tourism industry was aiming to attract two million visitors in 2023, an increase from the previous target of 1.5 million.<\/p>\n
He said the SLTDA amended the estimates upward due to a positive trend in the first quarter of the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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