Sri Lanka nears 1.7 m tourist arrivals with surge in November
- 5opn1
- November 13, 2024
- Travel and Tourism
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Sri Lanka’s tourism sector continued its robust rebound with over 61,000 arrivals in the first 10 days of November, bringing the year-to-date (YTD) to over 1.68 million.
These figures mark significant progress towards the 1.7 million arrivals mark for 2024, with the country poised for a busy winter season.
The early November influx included 42,148 tourists during the first week and another 6,021 between 8-10 November; indicating the sustained interest in Sri Lanka as a destination.
In addition, the daily average tourist arrivals have seen a notable increase, rising from 4,384 to 6,021. However, with Sri Lanka Tourism aiming to attract 198,069 visitors for November, it requires an average of nearly 6,700 tourists per day to meet this target.
Leading the charge in tourist traffic during the first 10 days was India, contributing 15,197 visitors, followed by Russia with 9,680 arrivals and Germany with 4,899 tourists. In addition tourists were welcomed from the UK, Australia, China, France, Poland, Maldives and Netherlands.
