Sri Lanka, July 2 -- Visitor numbers to Sri Lanka dropped by 9.9% during June 2026, with official data recording 124,551 arrivals compared to 138,241 during the same period last year.

India remained the leading source market, accounting for 35% of total volume with 43,423 visitors, followed by the United Kingdom with 10,474 and Australia with 8,710.

Although the country pursues an ambitious goal of 3 million arrivals for 2026 following a missed target last year, the total number of visitors for the first six months of the year stands at 1,146,573.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Hiru News....