Sri Lanka tourist arrivals up 18.5-pct in May with Bangladesh among top 5

Sri Lanka sees record tourist arrivals in May 2025 - LankaXpress

A total of 132,919 tourists have arrived in the country in May 2025, data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) shows. This is an increase of 18.5% in comparison to the numbers arrived in May 2025. The May arrival figures are also an increase of 2.7% in comparison to the number of foreign nationals arrived in May 2018.  Accordingly, the total number of tourist arrivals in the first five months of 2025 stands at 1,029,803. Amon…

Sri Lanka tourist arrivals up 18.5-pct in May with Bangladesh among top 5

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s tourist arrivals increased 18.5 percent from a year ago to 132,919 in May 2025, with most visitors coming from India and Bangladesh becoming the fourth largest market, data from the island’s tourism promotion office showed. Tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka up to May 2025 were 1,029,000, up 14.8 percent from a year earlier. There were 47,001 visitors from India in May 2025, making up 35.4 percent of total arrivals, followed…