Tourist arrivals for first week of Dec. already cross15,000 mark Source:Dailymirror Daily arrival average increases to 2,302 Russia and India rank as top two source markets for SL tourism United Kingdom regains position as third largest tourist traffic generator for SL Arrivals for January 1-December 7 period total 644,186 Influx contributed by arrival of luxury cruise Azamara The tourist arrivals for the first seven days of December have already crossed the 15,000 mark, indicating the revival of the hard-hit sector is on track. The provisional data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) showed that for the December 1-7 period, the arrivals to the island nation totalled 16,169. This brings the total number of arrivals for the year, ending on December 7, 2022, to 644,186. The daily arrival average for the first week of December is 2,302. In the recent weeks, with the start of the winter season, the ...

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