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Sri Lanka moves to ban 'Happy Hour' leave hotels staggered

The Happy Hour is not only found in Sri Lanka. It is across the world

May 31, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka tourists to get 60-day visa free entry to Thailand

The visa will also allow foreign students of higher education to stay for one year after graduation and work

May 30, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka may run out hotel rooms for high-end tourists: Official

"High-end hotels which are charging over 250-300 dollars a night are having very high occupancy at very high rates"

May 27, 2024 2 min read

Truth behind Sri Lanka VFS visa deal to be exposed: Harsha

COPF is committed to exposing the truth behind the controversial GBS/IVS tender

May 26, 2024 1 min read
Sri Lanka to give one year visas to Maldives citizens

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is to make state visit to the Maldives next week.

Sri Lanka to give free tourist visas to 40 more countries: Minister

Treasury to lose $66mn in visa fees

Sri Lanka targets Covid-19 support as 67-pct of tourism job losses fall on women

United National Development Program, Sri Lanka Tourism and Citi group has started a livelihood support scheme as initial...

October 9, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka tourism to boost research, develop roadmap with Australia

Sri Lanka is revamping tourist research and developing a five year road map with support from Australia, the state touri...

October 6, 2020 2 min read

Tourism: Maldivian and Nepali business leaders urge collaboration to revive industry

For the Maldives and Nepal, whose economies are heavily dependent on the tourism sector, getting their countries back on...

Kshama Ranawana
September 28, 2020 7 min read

India to grant Sri Lanka US$15mn for Buddhist ties, mulls travel bubble

India will grant Sri Lanka 15 million dollars to promote Buddhist ties, facilitate inaugural pilgrim flight to the newly...

September 27, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka boosts tourist driver skills amid Covid-19 lull

Sri Lanka's state tourism agency said it had initiated a scheme with training organization to boost the skills of touris...

September 20, 2020 1 min read

Stranded American praises Sri Lanka’s healthcare after having her appendix out

Eliana Apicella, is among the many tourists in Sri Lanka who is stranded in Sri Lanka because of Covid. And adding to th...

August 25, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka tourism agency to align industry to govt framework

Sri Lanka's tourism said it will bring the tourism industry in line with a policy framework of the the administration wh...

August 25, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka repatriates nationals stranded in Thailand

A group of 87 Sri Lanka nationals stranded in Thailand had been repatriated on a SriLankan Airlines charter flight, the ...

August 21, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka Tourism Alliance boosts innovative SMEs

Sri Lanka Tourism Alliance said it had started a program to help transform the offering of the small and medium sector b...

August 19, 2020 2 min read
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Sri Lanka gets Safe Travels Stamp from international tourism body

Sri Lanka has been endorsed as a destination following approved hygiene and safety protocols by World Travel & Tourism C...

August 11, 2020 2 min read
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Sri Lanka-Myanmar explore the establishment of direct air connectivity

Sri Lanka is in talks with Myanmar Airways International (MAI), a private carrier based in Myanmar to establish direct a...

August 10, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka chain says its hotel first in India to get Bureau Veritas nod for Covid-19 safety

Sri Lanka's Aitken Spence said its Turyaa Chennai hotel was the first resort in India to get certified for health and sa...

July 27, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka's tourism office to give small hotels Covid-19 health certificates

Sri Lanka's small hotels which have developed from serving tourists through global booking engines will be given provisi...

July 19, 2020 3 min read

Sri Lanka delays opening airport for tourists after new Coronavirus cluster

Sri Lanka has decided to delay the re-opening of it airports to foreigners a report said, after a new Coronavirus cluste...

July 13, 2020 2 min read
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Sri Lanka still on UK travel advisory despite Coronavirus control

Sri Lanka is not on a list of 67 countries that has been removed from a travel advisory issued for its nationals for tou...

July 5, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka hosts UNWTO Asia tourism on Covid-19 recovery strategies

Sri Lanka is hosting a United Nations World Tourism Organization meeting online, on June 30 and July 01, the tourism pro...

June 30, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka not in EU list considered for easing travel ban despite Coronavirus control

Sri Lanka is not in a list of 15 countries being considered first by the European Union to relax travel restrictions fro...

June 29, 2020 3 min read

Re-opening date for tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka not yet confirmed – Admiral Jayanath Colombage

A senior official in the Presidential Secretariat, Admiral Jayanath Colombage (Rtd.) says the date to reopen the Katunay...

Imesh Ranasinghe
June 26, 2020 3 min read

Museums and other local attractions to open to domestic tourists from July

Giving a fillip to domestic tourism the Cultural Ministry has decided to re-open all the Museums and other attractions r...

June 26, 2020 1 min read

Weddings in Kandy are keeping the Hill Capital’s Hotels ticking

Sri Lanka's cultural capital Kandy’s COVID battered tourism industry is seeing business ticking over as the wedding se...

Mahadiya Hamza
June 26, 2020 5 min read