COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka welcomes a total of 194,495 tourists for the year 2021.

According to Kimarli Fernando, the Chairperson of Sri Lanka Tourism, the highest number of tourist arrivals was recorded in December 2021, which is 89,506.

In addition, as per the 2nd of January 2022, Indian visitors topped the arrival list with 56,368 tourists.

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