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Tourists’ Optimism in Sri Lanka – By Dr harold Gunatillake Website: www.Doctorharold.com Sri Lanka, in this brief video, emphasises the excellent future for the tourists visiting this island, making this island the most sorted country for visitors to be the number one spot on the planet. Tourists arrived in Sri Lanka in October from the 1st till the 22nd at 42,026 last year. This year, for October from the 1-22nd, the number is 77,763. Total arrivals this year so far is 1,094,019 compared to the previous year’s figures- 719,978. In 2019, before the COVID-19 endemic, it was reported that 1.9 million visitors arrived in Sri Lanka. It is a 21 per cent decrease from 2018, following the Easter Terror Attacks of April 2019. It’s recorded that the industry earned around $3.5 billion in 2019. These statistics are extracted from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority. Sri Lanka’s tourist arrivals ...

Lanka poised to become winter escape for European tourists Source:Dailymirror Increasing number of Europeans looking to avoid an expensive winter due to skyrocketing energy prices Easing of travel restrictions on SL by major European source markets couldn’t have come at a better time Steep depreciation of rupee has made SL a rather affordable destination to many prospective travellers Tourist arrivals to SL projected to surpass 100,000 in Nov. and 150,000 in Dec. With an increasing number of Europeans looking to avoid an expensive winter, due to the skyrocketing energy prices, Sri Lanka’s tourism industry is positioned to grow exponentially in the upcoming winter season, supported by the devalued rupee and recent relaxation of travel advisories, according to the latest report by First Capital Research (FCR). Although tourist arrivals to the country recovered during the first quarter of the year, it went downhill from April, amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Sri Lanka’s ...