Sri Lanka’s tourist arrivals top 200,000 in January
The Morning: With a target set to achieve three million tourist arrivals by the year’s end, Sri Lanka has welcomed over 200,000 tourists during the first 26 days of this year, surpassing the total arrivals recorded in January last year.
According to the latest statistics of Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA), Sri Lanka has seen 212,838 tourist arrivals until 26 January, while India and Russia have managed to remain in the top two spots of the global tourist arrivals.
Accordingly, this figure has already surpassed the 208,253 arrivals recorded during January last year.
Meanwhile, the highest number of tourist arrivals was recorded during the second week of January, accounting for a total of 57,561 arrivals.
57,473 arrivals were recorded during the third week of the month while 54,853 tourists arrived in the country within the first week.
The highest number of tourists arrived from India, with a total of 37,383 Indian tourists visiting the island this month.
Russia remains the country with the second highest number of tourist arrivals, with a total of 29,266 arrivals.
A significant number of tourist arrivals were also recorded from the United Kingdom, Germany, China and France.
OSL take:
Sri Lanka’s tourism industry has become a key revenue generator to the country while showing signs of steady growth in the coming months as well. This growth has expanded the overall tourism industry in the country. Meanwhile, the increase in tourist arrivals to the country has resulted in an increase in the flights operated to the country by international airlines resulting in expansions in the airport and aviation industries. All these developments have presented a host of business/investment opportunities in Sri Lanka’s tourism and airport and aviation industries. The development programmes initiated around the tourism and airport and aviation industries that include the expansion of existing facilities as well as set up new facilities to meet the increasing demand all indicate the growth and business potential surrounding these industries. Foreign businesses/investors as well as international airlines and leisure and hospitality brands have expressed interest in exploring opportunities in Sri Lanka while some businesses have already expanded operations in the country. With Sri Lanka emerging as a business destination in the South Asian region as well as a must visit tourist destination, the many business/investment opportunities in Sri Lanka’s tourism and airport and aviation industries will see a steady growth in the coming years as well. Foreign businesses/investors could therefore confidently explore the expanding business/investment opportunities in Sri Lanka’s tourism and airport and aviation industries while also looking at expanding operations through partnerships and joint ventures with local businesses.
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