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Sri Lanka is still assessing the damage from the Cyclone Ditwah-hit devastation
Sri Lanka will miss its 2025 tourism revenue, arrival targets
Ditwah-hit floods and landslides has affected tourism hotspots Kandy and Nuwara Eliya
Total damage yet to be assessed amid continued rescue operation
The daily average tourist arrivals have plunged over 40 percent from February to March 2026
The proposal to issue free 6-month tourist visas to promote tourism was announced last year, but yet to be implemented
The Embassy received credible information warning of an attack targeting tourist locations in the Arugam Bay area
"Business travel is not only back on track, but it is recovering much faster than expected."
Sri Lanka has set ambitious targets of 2.3 mln tourists, $5 bln revenue this year.
Indian arrivals were by far the highest at 27,884
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IVS-GBS-VFS Global deal to be probed
Now foreigners can get visas easily. This is a great victory
Any discrepancies found will be subject to legal action in the future
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Malayalam movie starring Mammootty and Mohanlal will be filmed on location in Sri Lanka over 30 days in November
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Tourism is one the top foreign exchange earners for Sri Lanka
Outlines plans for making Colombo a tourist attraction
Buddhist activist said he is committed to propagate Buddhism and work for promoting Sri Lanka in India and the world.
Reality programme ‘Extreme Tour’ includes a popular Korean celebrity taking audience on a tour of a new destination.
To issue a 14-day visa on arrival at no charge, like in Singapore
"Also have given president full authority to execute the operation."
Sri Lanka is trying to boost tourists as the country recovers from a currency crisis
Future plans include the exploration of additional routes and services
The President also appointed a cabinet sub-committee to find a solution to this in a short time
Annual event last was held in 2018
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