Russia boosts early December tourist surge in Sri Lanka

• 5opn1
• December 10, 2024
• Travel and Tourism
• Russia boosts early December tourist surge in Sri Lanka
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Russian tourists have given a kickstart to December arrivals, with the country welcoming nearly 24,000 visitors in the first four days of December.

From 1-4 December, Sri Lanka welcomed a total of 23,958 tourists, propelling the year-to-date (YTD) figure to over 1.82 million visitors.

Russia emerged as the top source market in December so far with 4,418 tourists, relegating India to second place with 4,317, whilst the UK remained at third place with 1,592.

The boost in arrivals was largely influenced by the resumption of Russian charter flights ahead of the winter holidays. In addition, tourists were also received from Poland, China, Australia, Germany, France, Bangladesh, and the US.

The daily average arrivals, however, have slightly declined to 5,990 in the first four days of December, compared to 6,377 registered in the same period in November