Sri Lanka sees over 2 mln tourist arrivals so far this year
Source: Xinhua | 2024-12-27 | Editor:Reena
Sri Lanka surpassed the 2-million mark of tourist arrivals for 2024 on Thursday, according to a statement from the office of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Minister Vijitha Herath.
During the first 26 days of December, 195,127 tourists arrived in the country.
Sri Lanka targets 3 million tourist arrivals in 2025.
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