Tourist arrivals cross 70,000 mark in first 3 weeks of February

• Highest arrivals observed during the weekend leading to Valentine’s Day
• Daily arrival average for the first three weeks at 3,478
• Russia, India, UK remain as top three source markets

Sri Lanka’s tourist arrivals crossed the 70,000 mark in the first three weeks of February. Provisional data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) released yesterday showed that the island nation welcomed a total of 73, 048 tourists from 1 to 21 February.

The arrival rate for the month of February brings the daily arrival average to 3,478.
The data released shows that the highest number of arrivals for the month so far was observed on February 12, the weekend leading to Valentine’s Day (14, February, Monday). That Saturday, a total of 4,777 international visitors entered the country.

Russia continues to lead as the largest tourist traffic generator for Sri Lanka with 24,889 visitors from that country. 
India regained its position as the second-largest source market with 20,561 arrivals. The United Kingdom (UK) ranked third with 15,846 visitors.

 Other key source markets include Germany, Ukraine, France, Australia, the Maldives, and Kazakhstan.