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Sri Lanka Tourism Achieves 9% Year-on-Year Growth, Surpassing 2023 Arrivals

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Sri Lanka Tourism’s strategic promotional efforts have borne fruit, as the country has achieved its full year tourist arrival numbers from 2023 within the first nine months of 2024, Sri Lanka Tourism said in a statement.

As of September 2024, the total tourist arrivals reached 1,487,303, surpassing last year’s total. September alone saw 112,140 arrivals, marking a 9% growth year-on-year.

India, China, the UK, Germany, Australia, the Maldives, Russia, Bangladesh, Spain, and France were among the top source markets contributing to this growth.

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