Notable
The ADB program will support tourism and urban development in Dambulla and Trincomalee
Sri Lanka expects to handle 10.36 million passengers including transits this year compared to 8.88 mn last last year
Revenue fell year-on-year in the previous two months despite increase in arrivals
Behaviours of some local tuk drivers have increasingly come under scrutiny
Sri Lanka to be a home for creation of value in the digital space
State-owned SriLankan, Singapore Airlines are have already rolled out self check-in counters at BIA
Officials summoned tomorrow for "balanced examination in to the ongoing visa fiasco"
Posters slam VFS Global for bad programming and also Sri Lanka for creating a 'typical mess'
"Doesn’t' 10 dollars from that go to the company?
So they are taking 21.65 dollars for a gratis visa when a tourist comes to Sri Lanka
The private contractor would earn up to 100 million dollars by 2035, he claimed
It is not clear whether tourists will be forced to use the VFS global website
"Where did this investment go?
When the new proposal was introduced, VFS charges were not mentioned
Many things are done without tender in Sri Lanka and the visa deal was a proposal
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I do not take even 5 cents from anyone
Visa is promised at $50 but it is not clear whether private fees will be charged on top
The visa must facilitate the tourist to come
There should be criteria to lend a so that it does not affect the home environment and also the guest
What is the cost of service? The parliament must immediately investigate
Travel trade appeals for Presidential intervention
Data released up to April 28, initially showed lower tourism numbers
So it is up to the hotels also to do their own marketing and they also have to go out there
The High Commission of India said the company had no connection to India
The promoters say it is the first independent, private sector led entity to manage a tourism experience
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