Notable
The night market will be open to the public from the end of May
The coffee trail features the bean to cup journey, from coffee nursery to a guided coffee tasting session
There were 229,298 visitors from March 1 to 31.
Arrivals grew 23.2 percent to 191,982 in the first 26 days of March
Pond area and some access paths cordoned off from visitors
The hill country was also getting more tourists and returning to normal
Tourism was hit by the economic-crisis led political crisis last year after Covid-19 pandemic
Government began issuing soft liquor licenses to promote tourism
Most visitors were from India, the United Kingdom and China.
About 30-pct of visitors from India and Europe make repeat visits
Sri Lanka to host 23rd Ministerial Council meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association.
Catholic Church leaders have expressed their dissatisfaction over the Easter Sunday probe.
"We charge around 200 dollars per tourist, while the Maldives charges approximately 700 dollars."
Company also has operations in renewable energy and tea
Investment Infrastructure Corporation and a decision-making council and regional committees were also proposed.
India was the largest source market with 15,133 visitors up to July
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| Euro | 368.4879 | 371.0168 |
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| Aus Dollar | 227.4342 | 231.1659 |
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| Korean Won | 0.2492 | 0.2479 |
| Oman Rial | 863.2287 | 859.3320 |
| Saudi Riyal | 88.5586 | 88.0955 |
| UAE Dirham | 90.4874 | 90.0766 |
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| CSE All Share | 22,157.40 | +0.56% |
| Turnover Rs | 2975.05 million | 1193.67 million |
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| 12-m bill | 8.23 | 8.3 |
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| 5-yr bond | 9.82 | 9.56 |
| 8-yr bond | 10.50 | 10.48 |
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Sri Lanka's tourism is improving, but has not reached its prepandemic peak
Speaking to reporters on Monday August 14, Fernando said the policy will be presented urgently.
Sri Lanka has welcomed 767,913 tourists up to July this year, up 67.4 percent from last year
“24 coastal areas have been identified as tourist attractions in this country,” he told a media briefing on Friday (...
The island nation has been using its tuskers to attract more foreign visitors to boost nature tourism
There is a lot of arguments going on about minimum hotel rates
Cruise itinerary runs from Chennai, Jaffna, Hambanota and Tricomalee
The buildings will then be leased to investors for tourism for 30-years
The campaign targeted markets including India, Germany, Spain, UK, France and the US
Europe accounted for the majority of tourists visiting Sri Lanka
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