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Melco's Nuwa hotel to open in Sri Lanka in mid-2025

.The group's integrated resort is being re-branded City of Dreams', a brand of Melco

May 25, 2024 2 min read

Sri Lanka plans golf course in Chilaw

Iranawila and Chilaw will be developed as a tourism hub

May 23, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka to host foreign artistes, Sigiriya fashion show to promote tourism

We will be hosting a few international artists in July to August

May 23, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Cinnamon Life begins marketing, accepts bookings

Cinnamon Life hotel commenced accepting bookings for stays and banqueting functions

May 22, 2024 2 min read
Sri Lanka’s tourism revenue up 12.1-pct in June 2025; surpasses $1.7 bln in Jan-June

Sri Lanka has aimed $5 billion revenue, 3 million arrival targets this year.

Sri Lanka launches Rs525mn toilet upgrade in tourist hotspots

20 toilets at tourist areas such as Nine arch bridge, Ella, Mt Lavinia railway station, and Jaffna Kurikadduwan Jetty

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
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Sri Lanka hotels, travel agencies to get 4-pct loan on EPF records: Tourism Authority

Sri Lanka's Tourism Development Authority said a loan at 4.0 percent interest would be given to hotels and travel agenci...

June 18, 2020 3 min read

COVID 19 – No crowds allowed to watch or participate at Pereheras in Kandy, Kataragama and other v...

COVID 19 will deal a devastating blow to places like Kandy and Kataragama as crowds are banned from gathering for the ma...

June 13, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka should sell more to Asia in a post-COVID 19 scenario – Pathfinder Foundation

The Pathfinder Foundation, a think tank advising the government, wants Sri Lanka to sell more to Asia which it calls the...

June 12, 2020 3 min read

Sri Lanka proposes new 5-year low interest loan for hotels, travel firms

Sri Lanka's cabinet of ministers had approved proposals to give concessionary loans for up to 5 years to the hotel and t...

June 11, 2020 2 min read
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Sri Lanka tourist drivers, guides to get cash grant after Covid-19 hit

Sri Lanka's tourist guides and drivers registered with a state tourism agency will get a one off payment as part of reli...

June 11, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka extends visas of foreigners in the country till July 11

Sri Lanka has extended all visas of foreigners in the country till July 11 as many were unable to get an appointment bef...

June 8, 2020 1 min read
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Sri Lanka plans to allow tourists from August, no mandatory quarantine

Sri Lanka is planning to allow tourists to visit the island without a mandatory two week quarantine from August 01, but ...

June 5, 2020 5 min read
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Sri Lanka wins new business providing services to Cruise Ships anchored outside Colombo Port

Sri Lanka is providing anchoring, sludging and crew transfer services to two Princess Liner ships anchored outside Colom...

Mahadiya Hamza
June 3, 2020 2 min read
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Sri Lanka city hotels develop star class food delivery in Coronavirus lockdown

Star class hotels in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo have developed food delivery businesses during Coronavirus curfews as t...

Mahadiya Hamza
June 1, 2020 2 min read

Chamber webinar on the future of Sri Lanka tourism

Sri Lanka Ceylon Chamber of Commerce said it is organizing an online forum on May 30, 2020 (Saturday) on the future of t...

May 29, 2020 1 min read