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Despite US led travel advisory being in effect in the first two weeks of the month, tourist inflows rose
SGCCI proposed that Sri Lanka "prioritise Wedding Tourism to tap into the growing Indian market for destination weddings
The US Embassy on October 23 issued a travel advisory over possible attack in Arugam Bay
Through a merger of agencies we target to revive the sector
Sri Lanka has aimed at ambitious tourism arrival and revenue targets for 2025
"We have learned that over 75% of seats have been reserved by now," the AASL said in a statement.
Sri Lanka tourism is yet to see large foreign visitors after political crisis ended.
The card can be topped up in increments of 50 US dollars up to US$300
Tourism authorities had anticipated one million arrivals generating a revenue of 1.8 billion dollars.
September tourist arrivals have plunged to lowest in 11 months.
Five hectares will be allocated on a 30-year lease for the flying training institute
“I will not allow you to venerate Satanic music for Satan in my city,” Senanayake was heard saying.
"You know, we call Sri Lanka a paradise. But what paradise is shut at 10 o'clock in the night?”
The way forward is to provide niche packages that would create experiences unique to travelers
Sri Lanka is in the process of boosting its tourism amid forex shortage
| 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 | - | - |
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka is desperately looking for tourism earning to finance its imports
Cinnamon Life will transform Colombo as a leisure and entertainment destination for the region
"We need to provide the right product and think out of the box in this segment. It's highly competitive."
Office in Colombo 01 and regional offices in Jaffna, Trincomalee, Matara, Kandy and Kurunegala are closed
Aziz said the company has set a total revenue target of 1.1 billion rupees by 2024.
Arrivals down 20 percent in August compared to July.
Sold to China Travel International Investment Hong Kong Limited.
Canada has advised Canadians in Sri Lanka to “keep supplies of food, water and fuel".
President Wickremesinghe through interim budget expects 2.5 million tourists in 2023.
Top three source markets are UK, India and Germany.
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