Sri Lanka’s tourism industry saw record growth in February 2024, with 218,350 tourist arrivals that month and this marks the third straight month surpassing 200,000 visitors, according to the the Minister of Tourism, Harin Fernando.
This February figure signifies over a 100% increase from February 2023 when only 107,639 tourists arrived.
It is also the highest monthly total since January 2020 pre-pandemic when 228,434 visitors came.
“We’ve had an amazing start to 2024, with the second consecutive month above 200,000 arrivals – the highest ever totals since I took office,” Harin Fernando said.
In just the first two months of 2024, Sri Lanka welcomed 426,603 tourists, already 28% of 2023’s full-year total.
Fernando also estimated tourism income has surpassed $710 million so far in 2024.
Source article https://www.newswire.lk/2024/03/02/sri-lanka-tourism-february-tourist-arrival-numbers-released/
