South African Tourism Minister says that the foreign tourist arrival numbers are surging ahead in this year, with over 2.3 million tourists in first half of the year, a rise of 147 pc from the same period last year.

Each year, German Tourism releases findings of a survey of tourists to choose the 100 most popular destinations in the country. In 2022, the first two places remain unchanged with Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg retaining its top spot and EuropaPark Rust at second.

Launched in 1979, SriLankan Airlines completes 43 years of flying, connecting the island nation in South Asia to the rest of the world. The airline has undergone many evolutions over the decades and is poised on another change in the near future.