ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka tourist arrivals rose a marginal 4.2 percent from a year ago to 258,928 in December 2025, amidst the widespread destruction in the island after Cyclone Ditwah, data from the tourism development authority showed. Total arrivals for the year were 2,362,521, up 15.1 percent from a year ago. This was short of the island nation’s target of 3 million. December arrivals were also 2.3 higher than the 253,169 recorded in 2018; the year before Sri Lanka’s tourism industry was hit by multiple subsequent shocks – the Easter attack, pandemic and protests. Tourists from India made up 22…
Sri Lanka tourist arrivals rise 4.2-pct in Dec 2025, after Ditwah
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