Notable
Concessions are for arlines operating flights to Rathmalana, Mattala, Jaffna airports
Visa confusion, threat on a possible attack in Sri Lanka's Easter coast have dented arrivals, analysts say
Authorities expect 256,389 tourists to land in the country by the year end which will take the total to 2.061 million
Sri Lanka was targeting 2.3 mn tourists in 2024
Sri Lanka has aimed at ambitious arrival, revenue targets for 2025
New move will increase the check-in counters to 28
China has opened its borders after three years
Sri Lanka has decided to allow tourist visiting national parks to pay in dollars.
In 2023 there are 7 'long weekends' where Friday or Monday is a holiday.
The data can be filled up to 3 days before departure
" In 2019, the number of outbound tourists from China reached nearly 155 million."
It is not clear how many drug dealers lost their jobs due to the tourists.
Ceylon Tea Trails said it is the first Sri Lankan hotel to make enter CN's gold list
Hambantota Port is expecting cruise ship calls to triple in 2023.
There is an indication of roughly a 5 dollar increase in per day spending of tourists
Cruise ships had sopped calling Sri Lanka ports after pandemic
| 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 | - | - |
Most Western tourists are looking for sustainable tourism initiatives - official
Sri Lanka tourism sector is on a gradual recovery, but slow, analyst say
In our areas a knifing (pi-hi anu-muck), or some other threat to life (jeewitha tharjanayak) may happen
The November number is the highest since April 2022.
Down south a hotspot for the Russians
Sri Lanka has revised down tourism revenue target to $1.5 bln this year from $2.5 bln early this year
"Gas prices are going to be so high, it would be cheaper to come to Sri Lnaka," said Fernando.
"I am not taking their side, but what we saw in Yala was an example of a burst of this urge to participate in these."
Chambers say protests may adversely impact economy, tourism
"With this agreement, Sri Lanka and the Netherlands will be able to start direct flights."
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