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Tourist arrivals top 100,000 in first 17 days of July

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July 18, 2025

First 16 days of July welcome 98,765 tourists

■Daily July arrivals must rise 64% to meet monthly goal of 277,195

■Sri Lanka needs 1.73 m more visitors to meet 3 m target

■ YTD arrivals up by 18.5%; India leads source markets, followed by UK and Russia

■Monthly average arrivals must reach 290,000 to hit 2025 target, vs. 252,761 peak in January so far

■ Industry warns current pace insufficient to reach targets without urgent action

SRI Lanka welcomed over 100,000 visitors yesterday, pushing the year-to-date (YTD) figure to over 1.26 million arrivals.

During the first 16 days of July, Sri Lanka saw 98,765 tourists, 1,724 higher than the same period last year.

Daily FT'den DAHA FAZLA HİKAYE

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