COLOMBO, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka has welcomed over one million foreign tourists so far this year, reaching the milestone in record time, said a minister on Tuesday.
In a social media post, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath said 1,006,097 foreign tourists had arrived in the country between January 1 and May 25, 2025.
He noted that this was the fastest Sri Lanka has achieved the one-million mark in any given year.
The minister also outlined the government's ambitious target of attracting three million tourists by the end of 2025.
The year 2025 has been declared the year of tourism revival, Herath said, adding that a series of initiatives are underway to upgrade tourism infrastructure and strengthen the skills of those employed in the sector. ■