Sri Lanka’s tourism sector sees 122 per cent growth in Jan 2024 compared to last year, says minister
[ad_1] A Sri Lankan minister on Sunday said the country’s external sector performance has seen a marked improvement year on year with tourism fetching USD 342 million in January 2024, an impressive 122 per cent jump from last year. Speaking in Ruwanwella, his home constituency, Minister of State for Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya was delving into […]
Sri Lankan tourism revenue reaches 1.8 bln USD in first 11 months
[ad_1] Photo taken on Jan. 10, 2022 shows the Marina of Colombo’s Port City, Sri Lanka. (Xinhua/Tang Lu) Sri Lanka’s cumulative tourist arrivals for the first 11 months of the year stand at 1.27 million, generating revencue of 1.8 billion U.S. dollars. COLOMBO, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) — Income generated by tourism in Sri Lanka from January […]