Tourism receipts in Colombo, Sri Lanka, exceeded $1.5 billion in the first half of 2024, up 77.9 percent year-on-year, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) said in its latest weekly report.
The number of tourists in the first half of the year was 1.01 million, up 61.7% compared with the same period in 2023. Tourism revenue in June was $113.4 million, up from $100.3 million a year earlier, according to Xinhua News Agency.
Air France says the Olympics have reduced summer traffic to Paris
“Travel between Paris and other destinations is also below the usual June-August average, as French people postpone their holidays until after the Olympics or consider alternative travel plans,” the company added. French aviation industry group Fnam said it could not confirm that tourists were avoiding Paris, but Air France-KLM’s statement was in line with the latest data from the Paris Tourist Board.
Meanwhile, worker remittances stood at $3.14 billion in the first half of 2024, up from $2.82 billion in the same period last year. Remittance earnings stood at $519.6 million in June. Tourism and worker remittances are among the South Asian nation’s largest sources of overseas earnings.
Published on 06 Jul 2024 09:33 PM IST
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