Tourist arrivals from August 1 – 11 cross 16,000 mark

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Tourist arrivals for the first 11 days of August crossed the 16,000 mark, showing signs of a slight improvement in terms of the rate of arrivals to the country when compared with the previous month.

Data released by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) showed that tourist arrivals from 1 to 11 August totalled 16,643.

The total arrivals from 1 January to 11 August is 475, 131. It is likely for Sri Lanka to reach the half a million mark in visitor arrivals by the end of August provided no new issues erupt in the island nation’s already crisis-hit economy. The United Kingdom emerged as the largest tourist traffic generator, accounting for 3,542 of the arrivals. India was ranked the second largest tourist traffic generator, bringing in 1,789 visitors, and France as the third biggest contributor with 1,639 tourists.

For the 1 January to 11 August period, India ranked as the largest source market for Sri Lanka tourism, with 76, 581 visitors. The United Kingdom held the position as the second largest source market, and the Russian Federation as the third largest, bringing in 62, 421 and 49,006 visitors, respectively.

Tourist arrivals for the month of July totalled 47,293. It was a significant drop of about 55.5 percent when compared with March 2022, which recorded the highest number of tourist arrivals for the year so far. SLTDA attributed the drop to internal factors of the country such as the effects of the current economic and political situation. It noted that external factors such as rising inflation and slowing growth, which is indicative of stagflation in the main source markets, are also key reasons for the drop in visitors to the island nation.

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Comments - 9

Gunam Sunday, 14 August 2022 11:37 PM

Actually the people who benefit most from the tourists are hoteliers, restaurant owners private accommodation owners, and taxi drivers. It does not help others at all.

Mad Dog Pantha Sunday, 14 August 2022 11:49 PM

These tourists coming from United Kingdom are Srilankans holding British passport and their children born in the UK. They are not proper tourists. These figures will come down after 30 August.

Lal Monday, 15 August 2022 12:16 AM

These must be mostly Sri Lankans with foreign passports. Govt fudging the numbers to avoid looking pathetic.

M Fernando Monday, 15 August 2022 02:48 AM

How many deportations in the same period ?

dilipkumar from Canada Monday, 15 August 2022 04:44 AM

They are not tourists but expatriates Tamils coming for wedding and other ceremonies including bringing ashes for cremations. Just last month 20 of my relatives visited and think about their relatives for the auspices day.

Sambo Monday, 15 August 2022 07:18 AM

May be these figures are a very big amount for the minister of tourism.

Kamal Bolawansa Monday, 15 August 2022 08:07 AM

Tourism Minister should step down as he is not capable handing this position.

frankie Down Monday, 15 August 2022 11:23 AM

No Visa like Mauritius, why pay money to spend money, stupid, Malaysia 3 months no visa, Mauritius 6 months no visa, Sri Lanka Tourism makes huge mistakes

Tourists corrupt Monday, 15 August 2022 12:34 PM

Tourists are only liked for their dollars, otherwise no respect for them. Some of them do disgusting things, but tourism operator turn blind eye for the sake of dollars. We must find ways to get dollars without relying on tourists, as a main stay. Maybe Maldive must have tourist, but our nation has more resources and people to find other ways to get foreign income.

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Tourist arrivals from August 1 – 11 cross 16,000 mark

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