ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka was targeting 3.0 million tourists in 2026, with marketing support, Chairman of Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority Buddika Hewawasam said after reaching close to 2.4 million in 2025. “We are aiming at reaching 3 million tourists,” Hewawasam said in a video statement. “And we are aiming at reaching 5 billion dollars in revenue. That might be a challenging figure. Sri Lanka initially also targeted 3 million tourists for 2025 but later revised down to 2.4 million. In 2025 arrivals picked up in the latter part of December despite a hit from Cyclone Ditwah in the first…
Sri Lanka targets 3.0 million tourists in 2026 with better marketing
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