Over 100,000 tourist arrivals were recorded in October 2023, the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) said.
Providing monthly statistics, the SLTDA said 109,199 tourist arrivals were reported from 01- 31 October 2023.
The SLTDA said the numbers reported for October are a 159% increase compared to the same period last year. Except for May, all months have reported tourist arrivals of over 100,000 this year.
The top five source markets for October were India with 28,222 tourist arrivals, Russia with 10,629 tourists, the United Kingdom with 8,454 tourists, Germany with 7,548 tourists and China with 6,211 tourists.
Tourist arrivals were also reported from Australia, the Maldives, France, the United States, and Spain during this period.
The SLTDA said as of 31 October 2023, Sri Lanka has recorded a total of 1,125, 455 tourist arrivals so far this year.
Full report : https://www.sltda.gov.lk/storage/common_media/WeeklyArrivals-October-1-31st-4th-week.pdf (NewsWire)