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Total arrivals in June were 124,551 compared to 138,241 in the same time last year.
Eastern province has seen many land conflicts after the end of the war leading to ethnic tension
Before the revision, Sri Lanka's tourism revenue plummeted 37% in March, 39% in April amid Middle Eastern conflict
There have been 1,022,022 visitors to the island in the first 5 months.
Revenue has fallen 11,5 percent in the first seven months of 2026
Number of high end tourists fell after Middle East escalation in the first quarter
Sri Lanka is still assessing the damage from the Cyclone Ditwah-hit devastation
Sri Lanka will miss its 2025 tourism revenue, arrival targets
Ditwah-hit floods and landslides has affected tourism hotspots Kandy and Nuwara Eliya
Total damage yet to be assessed amid continued rescue operation
Total arrivals rise 16.5-pct to 2.1 million.
Passenger declaration to be sufficient to qualify for date change fee waiver
Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority said its hotline of 1912 was available for assistance
46-pct booked through online portals, 18 percent were repeat visitors, 70-pct university graduates
Sri Lanka has witnessed stagnant monthly tourism revenue since July this year
The number would be higher than the previous high of 2.2 million reached in 2018
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 332.3603 | 330.8514 |
| UK Pound | 440.9424 | 438.3450 |
| Euro | 368.4879 | 371.0168 |
| Yen | 2.0805 | 2.0916 |
| Aus Dollar | 227.4342 | 231.1659 |
| Latest | Last | |
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| Indian Rupee | 3.5474 | 3.4202 |
| Korean Won | 0.2492 | 0.2479 |
| Oman Rial | 863.2287 | 859.3320 |
| Saudi Riyal | 88.5586 | 88.0955 |
| UAE Dirham | 90.4874 | 90.0766 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 6,365.57 | +0.26% |
| CSE All Share | 22,157.40 | +0.56% |
| Turnover Rs | 2975.05 million | 1193.67 million |
| Latest | Last | |
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| 3-m bill | 7.61 | 7.84 |
| 6-m bill | 7.91 | 8.26 |
| 12-m bill | 8.23 | 8.3 |
| 3-yr bond | 9.24 | 9.25 |
| 5-yr bond | 9.82 | 9.56 |
| 8-yr bond | 10.50 | 10.48 |
| today | yesterday | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 7.70 | 7.69 |
| Gilt Repo | 7.74 | 7.72 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
Sri Lanka has aimed at ambitious arrival, revenue targets for 2025
New move will increase the check-in counters to 28
The hotel had been closed for refurbishment.
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Sri Lanka has aimed at ambitious tourism arrival and revenue targets for 2025
165,193 visitors, mostly from India
Enter Air is the fourth airline to launch operation to Sri Lanka this week
VFS said it was a technical partner to the e-visa outsourcing scheme
The Supreme Court suspended the private online visa scheme in August last year
Tourism stakeholders say the government is likely to miss both 2025 arrival, revenue targets
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