In the first 22 days of October, 77,763 tourists were welcomed by Sri Lanka, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,094,019, according to provisional data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA).

During this period, the daily average of tourist arrivals showed an improvement, with 3,534 visitors, compared to the previous week’s average of 3,359.

The weekly average for the third week of October has also seen an increase, reaching 31,265, up from 23,434 in the second week and 23,073 in the first week.

Despite this progress, 53 percent of the arrival target set for October by tourism authorities, which stands at 147,789 arrivals, has been achieved by Sri Lanka.

As in previous months, the largest source of tourist arrivals for Sri Lanka is India, contributing 26 percent of the total arrivals with 20,369 visitors. The second rank is held by the Russian Federation, accounting for 9 percent with 7,089 visitors, followed by the United Kingdom at 8 percent with 6,287 international visitors.

Other notable markets include Germany, China, Australia, Maldives, the United States, France, and Spain.

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