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ADB developing project to support Sri Lanka tourism sustainably

It's important to extract value for each visitor in economics and conservation terms.

July 29, 2024 3 min read

Sri Lanka to bring in 40 new influencers to promote tourism

"We have brought 190 influencers and that is why we are the top 5 in all the world’s travel indexes"

July 27, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka evaluating 100 applications to import vehicles for tourism

Already 10 permits have been given to those who met the criteria

July 26, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka Nanu Oya Railway facelift to be completed with Tourist Board funds

The initial value of the modernization project was 74.63 million rupees

July 16, 2024 1 min read
Colombo international kite festival to add to Sri Lanka city branding

International kite enthusiasts from 25 countries to participate in the Colombo festival in 2025

Sri Lanka welcomes 1.5mn tourists by Aug 18

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Sri Lanka to quarantine all arrivals irrespective of vaccination status

Foreigners are to be quarantined at a quarantine hotel or a level 1 certified hotel.

Mahadiya Hamza
May 12, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka welcomes 4,100 tourists in April, India leads

India and China leads arrivals

May 6, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka hotels hit as Coronavirus wave crashes wedding season

Some hotels are operating as Covid treatment centres

Mahadiya Hamza
May 4, 2021 3 min read

India travel trade and media in Sri Lanka tour ahead of indo-Lanka travel bubble

A delegation of tour operators and journalists from India have completed a familiarization tour of Sri Lanka ahead of a ...

April 19, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka to merge tourism promotion agencies under new law

Sri Lanka will bring a new Tourism Act to merge three agencies and repeal the existing law to be able to improve co-ordi...

Imesh Ranasinghe
April 6, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka sees 4,500 tourist arrivals in March, Kazakhstan leads

Sri Lanka has welcomed 4,581 tourists in March 2021, up from 3,366 in February after the Indian Ocean island re-opened f...

April 5, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka plans to let vaccinated tourists join the community

Sri Lanka is planning to allow tourists who are already vaccinated to arrive in the country, and join the community unde...

March 19, 2021 1 min read
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Sri Lanka working with India on wedding bubble

Sri Lanka is working with India to set up a travel bubble to host destinations weddings in Sri Lanka and also resume mee...

March 18, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka seafarers exempted from pre-flight Coronavirus test

Seafarers who return to Sri Lanka have been exempted from a pre-flight Coronavirus test by health authorities, if they ...

March 14, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka vaccinating tourist hotel workers, drivers, guides against Coronavirus

Sri Lanka is vaccinating tourist sector staff and regulatory officials against Coronavirus with over 17,000 registering ...

March 6, 2021 2 min read
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Sri Lanka welcomes 3,366 tourists Feb 2021, led by Kazakhstan

Sri Lanka has welcomed 3,366 tourists in February 2021 led by Kazakhstan up from 1,682 after the Indian Ocean island re-...

March 3, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka Army, Lanka Hospitals run facility to house tourists with Coronavirus

Sri Lanka will house tourists confirmed with Coronavirus at a hospital resort in Koggala which is run by the Sri Lanka A...

February 18, 2021 1 min read
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Sri Lanka lifts travel restriction from UK, tourists also allowed

Sri Lanka has lifted a restriction for travellers originating from the United Kingdom subject to 14 day quarantine, the ...

February 17, 2021 1 min read
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Singapore Airlines group starts flying with vaccinated crew

Singapore Airlines which flies three times a week to Sri Lanka, and its affiliates Scoot and SilkAir has begun to operat...

February 12, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka, India making progress in resuming flights under 'air bubble'

Sri Lanka and India is making progress on an 'air bubble' between the two countries, Deputy High Commissioner Vinod K Ja...

February 11, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka welcomes 1,635 tourists in Jan 2021 led by Ukraine

Sri Lanka has welcomed 1,635 tourists in January 2021 after airports were re-opened and post-Coronavirus tourism resume...

Mahadiya Hamza
February 8, 2021 1 min read
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Sri Lanka to get 350 tourists a week from Kazakhstan: Aitken Spence

Sri Lanka will welcome around 350 tourists a week from Kazakhstan till April 2021, with two airlines running weekly char...

February 5, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka expects tourists from Germany, Dubai as airports re-open

Sri Lanka is expecting the first tourists from Germany and Dubai after Colombo and Mattala airports re-opened for touris...

January 21, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka will use lessons learnt from pilot project to open for tourism

Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga optimistic of resuming arrivals after “experiment” with bringing Ukrainian visit...

January 19, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka visas for tourists post Covid-19 with hotels, PCR tests, insurance pre-booked

Tourists travelling to Sri Lanka from January 21, 2021 will have to book at a designated 'Level 1' certified hotel, get ...

January 19, 2021 8 min read