Over 7,000 tourists visit Sri Lanka
...7,096 tourists had arrived in Sri Lanka from Oct. 1 to Oct. 13.
No fewer than 7,000 tourists had arrived Sri Lanka this month, giving a boost to the country's tourism industry which took a blow due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Local media reported on Monday.
According to official figures, 7,096 tourists had arrived in Sri Lanka from Oct. 1 to Oct. 13. Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said that if the present trend should continue, October was likely to record the highest monthly arrivals for this year.
The Tourism Ministry said that so far this year, September saw the highest tourist arrivals of 13,547. The Ministry said that with the arrivals up to Oct. 13 added, 45,413 tourists had arrived in the country since the re-opening of borders on Jan. 21.
Ranatunga said that with the easing of travel restrictions, there was a growing interest from global travellers to visit the country.
The ministry added that majority of tourists who had arrived in Sri Lanka this year were from India, Kazakhstan, Germany, Ukraine, the United States, China, Canada, Britain, France and Russia.