Notable
We have taken action, if required we will do more in the future
"All 3 are Sri Lankan nationals," Minister Vijitha Herath said. "Investigations are continuing."
Arugam Bay and coastal areas threat level raised to 4, rest of Sri Lanka 3
A police hotline will operated from Wednesday on the 1997 short code which tourists can call
The ADB program will support tourism and urban development in Dambulla and Trincomalee
Sri Lanka expects to handle 10.36 million passengers including transits this year compared to 8.88 mn last last year
Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka have fallen amid economic crisis and protest-led political crisis since March.
Fernando, a former banker, was appointed as SLTDA chairperson n December 2019 succeeding Kishu Gomez.
Island under emergency after inflation hit 30-pct and the currency collapses to 380 to dollar from 200
Operational problems due to staff attendance difficulties
From April 10, daily tourist arrivals had dropped below 2,000.
"This a private sector sponsored project to bring in 1 billion dollars to the country through budget airline tourism"
According to SLTDA data, the island has received 178,834 travelers in the last two months.
Money printed to create a production economy has created a currency crisis in the island
Sri Lankan saw one-fifth of its total 268,340 tourists visited from December to February were from Russia and Ukraine.
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| UK Pound | 440.0661 | 440.9424 |
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| Korean Won | 0.2494 | 0.2492 |
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| 5-yr bond | 9.82 | 9.56 |
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28,000 Russians have visited Sri Lanka in the first two months of 2022
Protestors were seen carrying placards with slogans like “Ukraine will win” and “Russia attacks Ukraine”.
The Ministry of External Affairs and Department of Immigration and Emigration are working together in this regard.
Fully vaccinated travellers are those who had taken a second dose at least two week before departure
Higher tourism receipts, like exports and remittances generates more imports as recipients spend the money
Sri Lanka has seen an increase in inbound travellers, mainly tourists, to the country.
’Ukraine and Russia conflict will be a big disaster as people will not travel."
Maldivian Tourism industry aims for a stellar 2022 overcoming threats from Covid 19
The Russians and Ukrainians have accounted for 25-pct of total tourists came to Sri Lanka in first 42 days
Two female holidaymakers were raped over the weekend in Sri Lanka
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