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Tourist arrivals in October top 135,000
Tourist arrivals in October top 135,000
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The number of tourists that have arrived in Sri Lanka so far this month has surpassed 135,000.

Sri Lanka welcomed 136,096 international tourists in the first 25 days of October, with India continuing to dominate the tourism market, according to the latest figures released by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA).

India accounted for 51,424 arrivals, representing around 38% of all tourists who visited Sri Lanka during the month.

The United Kingdom was the second-largest source market, recording 10,117 arrivals, while China ranked third with 9,411 visitors.

Australia and Germany rounded out the top five markets, with 6,844 and 6,269 arrivals respectively.

The October figures pushed Sri Lanka’s cumulative tourist arrivals for 2026 to 1,829,772.

India remained the largest contributor during the January-October period with 488,838 arrivals, followed by the United Kingdom with 170,844.

China recorded 121,961 arrivals, while Germany contributed 103,547 and Australia 93,833.

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