The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau in collaboration with the Airport and Aviation Services has held a special ceremony to celebrate 100,000 tourists' arrival from Russia through direct flights. It was held in BIA on 17 July by welcoming passengers and crew who came via Aeroflot's flight from Moscow. Since 10 October 2022 a total of 100,298 Russian tourists have been brought to Sri Lanka together by Aeroflot, Azur Air and Redwings.
Since July, the second largest source market for Sri Lanka has been Russia. The visitors and invitees were given a warm welcome by Tourism Information Centre officials of SLTPB and were escorted to the Lotus lounge with a cultural performance by a traditional dance troupe, which was highly enjoyed by the Russian tourists.
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