Hussain Ismail   29 May 2023 - 09:24 AM
780,000 tourists have visited Sri Lanka so far this year, according to the Ministry of Tourism.

According to the statistics released by the Ministry of Tourism, 782,889 tourists arrived in the country as of May This is an increase of 15.6 percent over the same period last year.

The largest number of tourists visited Maldives so far this year came from Russia, India and the UK. As for the China market, as of May 24, China was the sixth largest visitor market to Maldives with a share of 5.5 percent.

Statistics show that tourists spend an average of 7 days in Maldives. Maldives has set a target of attracting 1.8 million tourists this year.