In 2022, international tourist arrival figures stood at 719,978 — a 270.2 per cent increase compared to the 194,495 tourists who visited in 2021, according to the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA).

There are also reports that a memorandum of understanding will be signed soon between Israel and Sri Lanka, which will allow an aircraft belonging to Israel’s Arkia airline to start scheduled flights to Sri Lanka from October.