Sri Lanka, Aug. 20 -- Tourists gearing up to hit the waves in Arugambay

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Industry surpasses 1.5mn arrivals for 2025 - 50% of year's target However, it still faces a steep climb to reach its ambitious target of 3mn visitors for 2025 Daily arrivals in August are averaging 7,602, placing full-month forecast at around 235,700 Sri Lanka's tourism industry has surpassed 1.5 million arrivals for 2025, boosted by strong inflows in August.

However, it still faces a steep climb to reach its ambitious target of three million visitors for the year.

The data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority showed 129,226 arrivals in the first 17 days of August, an 18.4 percent increase from the 109,159 visitors recorded a ...