Tourist arrivals to destination Sri Lanka have crossed the 50,000 mark for the first two weeks of February, reigniting hopes for a faster recovery in the tourism sector, which is a key source of foreign exchange to the dollar-starved economy.
According to provisional data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA), for February 1 to 14, a total of 54,685 international visitors entered the country.
When compared with the corresponding period of the previous year, arrivals had expanded by about 15 percent. In 2022, from February 1 to 14, Sri Lanka saw 47,282 tourists entering the country. The cumulative arrivals for the 1 January to 14 February period stood at 157,230, which is a 21 percent Year-on-Year (YoY) increase.
