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Sri Lanka visa deal with IVS-VFS be cancelled or revised, forensic audited: COPF Chief

Deal made without specs

July 12, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s 2024 first half tourism revenue surpasses $1.5 bn with 78-pct rise

Tourism revenue, arrival numbers have been on the rise amid recovery in crisis-hit economy

July 6, 2024 2 min read

Sri Lanka to enlist help of army, navy for deep-sea diving tourists

National Shipwreck Database lists 114 shipwrecks

July 3, 2024 2 min read

Sri Lanka 'free' visas likely to face $10 VFS Global fee, website: Harin

There is a doubt about that. Our government will not take anything

June 25, 2024 3 min read
Sri Lanka July tourism revenue rise 3.1-pct to $328mn

Sri Lanka has aimed at 3 million arrival, US$5bn revenue targets for 2025

Sri Lanka sees influx of Israeli tourists in July amid local concerns

Tourist arrivals from Israel were 1,966 in July 2025, compared to 573 in the previous month.

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
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Sri Lanka: PCR testing capacity at International Airport drops drastically

A shortage of automated extraction reagent kits cuts tests to 600 per day as arrivals are ramped up

Imesh Ranasinghe
January 15, 2021 3 min read

Sri Lanka politicos beat Ukraine tourists in Coronavirus: Minister

Sri Lanka's members of parliament were currently ahead of Ukraine tourists in Coronavirus confirmations, co-cabinet mini...

January 12, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka, India to discuss tourism revival strategy with Maldives, Nepal

Sri Lanka and India plans to initiate talks to revive post Coronavirus tourism President the office of President Gotabay...

January 7, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka to open airports for tourist flights from January 21: Tourism Minister

Sri Lanka will open airports for commercial tourist flights from January 21, 2021 and travel industry will have follow r...

January 5, 2021 1 min read
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Udayanga Weeratunga in bubble, one law, one country not possible: Sri Lanka Tourism Minister

Udayanga Weeratunga, a former envoy to Ukraine who is under fire for arranging tours allegedly flouting of health rules ...

January 5, 2021 3 min read

Sri Lankans banned from Polonnaruwa, Sigiriya when Ukrainians visit

Sri Lanka will restrict access to important religious and archaeological sites to its citizens as a group of Ukrainian t...

January 3, 2021 2 min read
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Sri Lanka welcomes first tourists ending 9-month Covid-19 hiatus

Sri Lanka welcomed the first tourists on December 28, after a 9-month break with a tour group arriving in flight from Uk...

December 28, 2020 1 min read

Strike Zone: Sri Lanka is a leading place for whales getting hit by ships

Why do whales get hit by ships? Why does ship strike happen?

Mark Hager
December 27, 2020 6 min read

Sri Lanka re-starts tourism under Covid-19 rules from December 28

The first charter flight from Ukraine carrying tourists is due to arrive in Sri Lanka on December 28 an official said, r...

Mahadiya Hamza
December 25, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka nationals, dual citizens allowed back on commercial flights, paid Covid-19 quarantine

Sri Lanka nationals and dual citizens abroad who can afford paid quarantine are allowed to use commercial flights to ret...

December 21, 2020 2 min read