📈 Sri Lanka Tourism Hits Record October Arrivals, Led by India

• Sri Lanka welcomed 165,193 tourists in October, a robust 22% YoY increase, surpassing the previous record for the month set in 2018 (153,123). • Year-to-Date (Jan-Oct) arrivals reached over 1.89 million, marking a 17% YoY rise and narrowly exceeding the 1.88 million visitors recorded during the same period in 2018. • Top Source Markets (October): India continued to dominate, contributing 29.1% (48,113 visitors). The UK (7.8%), Russia (7%), China (6.6%), and Germany (5.9%) followed. India also leads the YTD total with a 22% share. • Targets & Earnings: The country needs 709,313 more travellers in the last two months to meet the revised annual target of 2.6 million. Despite the record month, October fell short of the SLTDA's monthly forecast by 32,500 visitors. Tourism earnings reached US$ 2.47 Bn by end-September, up 5.3% YoY.