Tourist arrivals in the first half were 1.01 million, up 61.7 per cent from the same period in 2023.
Tourism earnings in June hit $113.4 million, compared to $100.3 million a year ago, reported Xinhua news agency.
Meanwhile, workers’ remittances for the first six months of 2024 were $3.14 billion, up from $2.82 billion in the same period last year.
Earnings from remittances were $519.6 million in June.
Tourism and workers’ remittances are among the top foreign revenue generators for the South Asian nation.