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Sri Lanka earned $3.7 bln from tourist arrivals in six months – Foreign Minister

  • CNL Reporter
  • August 4, 2025
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Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism Vijitha Herath stated that an income of $3.7 billion has been generated from tourist arrivals over the past six months.

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Tourist arrivals in July top 145,000

  • CNL Reporter
  • July 27, 2025
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A total of 145,188 tourists have arrived in the country thus far in July, data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) shows.

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Tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka top 75,000 in July 2025

  • CNL Reporter
  • July 15, 2025
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A total of 79,711 tourists have arrived in the country thus far in July, data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) shows.

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Sri Lanka Revives Tourist VAT Refund Scheme to Boost Spending and Formal Retail Growth

  • CNL Reporter
  • July 8, 2025
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Clarification on viral video of assault on tourist in Weligama

  • CNL Reporter
  • May 26, 2025
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Police issued a clarification regarding a viral video circulating on social media, which shows a Sri Lankan man assaulting a foreign national.

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Sri Lanka records over 846,000 tourist arrivals in April

  • CNL Reporter
  • April 23, 2025
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A total of 846,221 tourists have arrived in the country as of April 20, 2025, the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) has announced.

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Sri Lanka nears 1.7 m tourist arrivals with surge in November

  • CNL Reporter
  • November 13, 2024
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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.

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Oct. tourist arrivals up M-o-M and YoY, lower than 2018 peak

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  • November 4, 2024
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SL welcomes 135,907 tourists in October Up 25% YoY and 11% M-o-M YTD arrivals stand at 1.62 m, inching towards revised target of 2 m arrivals and over $ 3 b revenue for 2024 India leads source markets in Oct., followed by Russia and UK Stakeholders say resumption of European charters will aid growth momentum

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