Indians have topped the list, with 3,922 tourist arrivals recorded within the first four days of August, making up 14.6% of the total arrivals.

The United Kingdom claimed the second spot with a record of 3,350 tourist arrivals, corresponding to 12.5% of the total arrivals from August 01 to 04.

A Significant number of tourist arrivals have also been reported from China, France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands.

From January 01 to August 04, Sri Lanka welcomed a total of 1,224,948 tourists, already reaching the halfway point of the country’s tourism sector target of 2.3 million tourist visits this year.