Posted by Udaya Arunakantha on June 24, 2026 – 1:25 pm
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Sri Lanka has welcomed greater than 1.1 million vacationers to this point in 2026, in line with the Sri Lanka Tourism Growth Authority (SLTDA).
The SLTDA mentioned {that a} whole of 1,104,354 vacationers arrived within the nation between January 1 and June 21, 2026.
Through the interval from June 1 to June 21, 2026, Sri Lanka recorded 82,332 vacationer arrivals. India remained the biggest supply market throughout this era, accounting for 31,158 guests. The UK ranked second with 6,658 arrivals, whereas China recorded the third-highest quantity with 5,178 guests.
India additionally remained the main supply marketplace for the general interval from January 1 to June 21, contributing 281,418 vacationer arrivals. The UK recorded 104,751 guests, whereas 76,963 vacationers arrived from Russia throughout the identical interval.
In accordance with the SLTDA, the very best month-to-month vacationer arrival determine recorded in the course of the first six months of 2026 was in February, when 279,328 guests arrived in Sri Lanka.
