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Essential to launch global marketing campaign to target consumer. Otherwise Sri Lanka will be best kept secret in touris
'Marine Nights: Awakening Colombo' project to facilitate night tourism
Total visitors so far this year are 988,669.
Sri Lanka has aimed at $5 billion revenue from tourism in 2025
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This year we spent minimum in our marketing campaign
India, Russia, China, the United Kingdom and Germany to be top markets
Expected five Russian charter flights have been delayed due to a delay in clearance from the Civil Aviation Authority
“We lose significant revenue because we don’t have ENCs" - Minister
First of a series of international shows between Sri Lanka, Canada and Malaysia featuring Indian musicians
It will ensure hotels cannot price their rooms at rates lower than those prescribed by the government.
President has pointed out the need to develop regional tourism markets and create a unified regional tourism bloc
Sri Lanka has targeted 1.5 million tourists for this year with a $2 million revenue
This MOU consists of the framework for investing into and operating of a casino at the Cinnamon Life
The proposal was made to the Presidential Secretariat
Street food festival and promotion of lesser known attractions in north western province to draw tourists
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 332.3603 | 330.8514 |
| UK Pound | 440.9424 | 438.3450 |
| Euro | 368.4879 | 371.0168 |
| Yen | 2.0805 | 2.0916 |
| Aus Dollar | 227.4342 | 231.1659 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 3.5474 | 3.4202 |
| Korean Won | 0.2492 | 0.2479 |
| Oman Rial | 863.2287 | 859.3320 |
| Saudi Riyal | 88.5586 | 88.0955 |
| UAE Dirham | 90.4874 | 90.0766 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 6,365.57 | +0.26% |
| CSE All Share | 22,157.40 | +0.56% |
| Turnover Rs | 2975.05 million | 1193.67 million |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 3-m bill | 7.61 | 7.84 |
| 6-m bill | 7.91 | 8.26 |
| 12-m bill | 8.23 | 8.3 |
| 3-yr bond | 9.24 | 9.25 |
| 5-yr bond | 9.82 | 9.56 |
| 8-yr bond | 10.50 | 10.48 |
| today | yesterday | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 7.70 | 7.69 |
| Gilt Repo | 7.74 | 7.72 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
Sri Lanka has welcomed 109,199 tourists up to October 2023, taking the total so far to 1.125 million
Sri Lanka charges 20 dollars for an online ETA for South Asian countries, and 30 dollars for others.
No investor has come forward for Grand Hyatt, a hotel constructed with public money under ex-leader Mahinda Rajapaksa
Sri Lanka is to sell a package ticket to tourists who want to visit selected heritage sites around the island.
Cabinet approved free visa to India, China, Russia, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia and Thailand as a pilot projec
Palali international airport will be expanded with bigger passenger terminal and duty-free shopping mall
The Excise Department has reversed the soft alcohol licence suspension
Everything is ready for free visa approval for five countries
Sri Lanka also recorded a 97-percent year-on-year increase in tourist arrivals in the first three quarters.
The tourism industry has seen a recovery since it was hit by violence in the June quarter last year
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