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Sharp decline in tourist arrivals for March 2026
Sri Lanka recorded 183,979 tourist arrivals in March 2026, a sharp decline compared to the same month last year. The
Summary
The figure represents a 19.7 per cent drop from March 2025 and a 21.2 per cent decrease compared to March 2018, highlighting a slowdown after strong growth in the first two months of the year. According to the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA), January 2026 recorded 277,327 arrivals, reflecting a 9.7 per cent increase from January 2025 and a 16 per cent rise compared to 2018.
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People
- 740,634.Sri Lanka
Organisations
- Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority2
- Qatar Airways
- Abu Dhabi
- Non-Food
- Sharp
- UAE
Places
- Middle East2
- Sri Lanka2
- Russian Federation
- Middle Eastern
- United Kingdom
- North America
- United States
- Indian Ocean
Keywords
- arrivals2
- march2
- compared
- conflict
- recorded
- average
- decline
- dragged
- plunged
- tourist
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