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ADB officials highlighted that the tourism industry in Sri Lanka is growing rapidly
Year of the Snake celebration at Shangri-La Colombo featured lion dance, blessings and Chinese customs
177,403 arrivals in the first three weeks of January
Sri Lanka missed the 2.3 million tourist arrival target last year.
Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority said its hotline of 1912 was available for assistance
46-pct booked through online portals, 18 percent were repeat visitors, 70-pct university graduates
They joined about 3000 Sri Lankan pilgrims who travel to the island every year.
Tourism arrivals, revenue hit less than the targets in 2022
Increased competition has driven up the price of eggs.
About 260,000 Indian visitors are expected in 2023
Sri Lanka aims for $2.8 billion revenue from tourism this year.
Sri Lanka has seen a recovery in tourist arrivals after last year's political and economic crisis
Thrice a week flight to Beijing and Shanghai, extra flight to Guangzhou
Sri Lanka sees rise in tourist arrivals in January
There will be more tourists to visit Ramayana sites in the future than Buddhist places in the country.
Russia, UK, India and Germany remain the top three source markets since 2022.
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 332.5018 | 332.3603 |
| UK Pound | 440.0661 | 440.9424 |
| Euro | 367.7137 | 368.4879 |
| Yen | 2.0793 | 2.0805 |
| Aus Dollar | 226.4670 | 227.4342 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 3.5357 | 3.5474 |
| Korean Won | 0.2494 | 0.2492 |
| Oman Rial | 863.5962 | 863.2287 |
| Saudi Riyal | 88.5939 | 88.5586 |
| UAE Dirham | 90.5259 | 90.4874 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 6,293.72 | -1.13% |
| CSE All Share | 22,024.18 | -0.60% |
| Turnover Rs | 3232.70 million | 2975.05 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 | - | - |
Three vessels call in January
Hotels and retail sections at Cinnamon Life in progress
We expect upwards of 4000 participants to arrive in the country for the event
Russian tourists have topped arrivals in the winter season but Indian tourists were on top in the full year 2022
Rafting operator's jobs threatened
Sri Lanka's relationship with Saudi was hit by forced cremation under former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Sri Lanka targets around 220,000 Chinese tourists in 2023
Sri Lanka's sea turtles are under threat amid poaching, egg consumption
Fernando said tourism revenue in 2022 was 1.2 billion US dollars.
South Korea has agreed to provide financial assistance of 2.172 billion South Korean won
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