ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s tourist arrivals increased 21.5 percent from a year ago to 165,193 in October 2025, data from the island’s tourism promotion office showed. There were 48,113 visitors from India in September, making up 29.1 percent of total arrivals, followed by the UK with 12,934 which made up 7.8 percent of arrivals. There were 11,496 visitors (7%) from Russia, 10,864 from China (6.6%), and 9,753 from Germany (5.9%). Total foreign visitors for this year are 1,890,687. Sri Lanka has aimed for 3 million tourist arrivals and USD 5 billion revenue for this year. Tourism stakeholders say the government…
Sri Lanka tourist arrivals rise 21.5-pct in October
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