INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Sri Lanka has welcomed the arrival of its one millionth tourist for 2023 today (26 Sep.), with the arrival of a Russian couple, marking a
onboard an Oman Airlines flight (WY-373), after having flown from Russia to Muscat in Oman, and then arriving at the Bandaranaike
International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake.Russian national Alex Mazkov and his family were welcomed by the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion
Bureau (SLTPB) upon their arrival at the BIA.SLTPB Director Dr
Prasad Jayasekera noted that this was the first time in three years, since 2019, that Sri Lanka reached this milestone of crossing one
million tourists within a year.In the first 24 days of September alone, Sri Lanka had recorded over 88,000 tourist arrivals, which
sector, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the Easter Sunday bombings and an unprecedented economic crisis.
