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Sri Lanka has witnessed stagnant monthly tourism revenue since July this year
The number would be higher than the previous high of 2.2 million reached in 2018
Sri Lanka has aimed at ambitious arrival, revenue targets for 2025
New move will increase the check-in counters to 28
The introduction of this system, in collaboration with LankaPay, will increase payment options for Indian travellers
Gaming is promoted in Sri Lanka to target high-end tourists
Resuming the old system required changing Immigration Department Back end
The Department was studying the matter
Non-stop daily flights between the southern Indian city of Chennai and Jaffna
To maintain shops selling tea in the Katunayake, Bandaranaike International Airport departure lounge
It's important to extract value for each visitor in economics and conservation terms.
"We have brought 190 influencers and that is why we are the top 5 in all the world’s travel indexes"
Already 10 permits have been given to those who met the criteria
The initial value of the modernization project was 74.63 million rupees
Deal made without specs
Tourism revenue, arrival numbers have been on the rise amid recovery in crisis-hit economy
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National Shipwreck Database lists 114 shipwrecks
There is a doubt about that. Our government will not take anything
“We will focus on deep-sea diving in Arugam Bay and Trincomalee as a form of bringing Marine Tourism in the country." ...
Pepper & salt still served for business class passengers
VFS Global expensive visa entry fee is widely expected to hit future arrivals, revenue
We said we cannot do that
Members representing the government are threatening him when he is examining the VFS deal
.In the first 30 days of May, Sri Lanka's has welcomed 108,000 tourist, down from 148,000 in April
NH Collection is an upmarket brand of Bangkok-based Minor group
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