This will amount to doubling the arrivals, as the island-nation had received 1.91 million tourists in 2019. However, the government will continue with its "So Sri Lanka" tagline in its global publicity campaigns, he added. He added that the authorities are also working on ways to create 600,000 jobs in the tourism sector within this year. Sri Lanka ended 2019 with 1.91 million tourists, falling short of its estimated target of two million tourists. India, China and Britain were the leading markets for Sri Lankan tourism last year.

Source: The Star January 24, 2020 09:11 UTC