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Sri Lanka's ‘Sancharaka Udawa’ tourist fair seeks to involve universities

“Several universities were given free stalls to facilitate student interaction with industry professionals,”

May 18, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s April tourism revenue rise 52-pct

Sri Lanka's tourism industry recovering faster and outperforming

May 11, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka COPF summons border officials over VFS Global visa crisis

Officials summoned tomorrow for "balanced examination in to the ongoing visa fiasco"

May 8, 2024 2 min read

Tourists in fix as Sri Lanka visa validity halved after VFS Global deal

Posters slam VFS Global for bad programming and also Sri Lanka for creating a 'typical mess'

May 8, 2024 3 min read
Sri Lanka tourist arrivals up 21.8-pct in June, regional visitors increase

Most visitors from India, with visitors from Pakistan and Bangladesh increasing

Sri Lanka to draft new law on tourism

Changes following concept paper developed by expert committee

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
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Sri Lanka to repatriate Covid-stranded citizens from Indonesia, Russia, Bangladesh, Qatar, Belarus

Sri Lanka will repatriate citizens stranded in Indonesia, Russia, Bangladesh, Qatar and Belarus due to Coronaviris betwe...

May 21, 2020 1 min read

India to repatriate first batch of Covid-stranded citizens from Sri Lanka

The first batch of Indians stranded in Sri Lanka after India closed airports and halted flights will be taken giving pri...

May 19, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka tourist hotels ready to open in July, health rules drive costs up

Sri Lanka's hotels are ready to open for tourists in July if authorities give permission though health rules to contain ...

Chanka Jayasinghe
May 17, 2020 4 min read

Sri Lanka Resplendent Ceylon develops Covid-19 health and safety protocol

Resplendent Ceylon, a Sri Lanka based high end boutique hotel chain, said it had developed a Covid-19 health and safety ...

May 14, 2020 2 min read

SriLankan Airlines outbound flights to London, Tokyo, Hong Kong

State-run SriLankan Airlines is offering outbound tickets to London, Tokyo and Hong Kong on its booking engine on severa...

May 12, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka tourist arrivals zero in April, 10,000 in country

Sri Lanka got zero tourist arrivals in April 2020, the tourism promotion office sending the total arrivals so far into t...

May 12, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka extends visas of tourists, foreigners till June 11 over Covid-19

Sri Lanka has extended visas of all foreign tourists and resident foreigners until June 11, the island's immigration off...

May 10, 2020 3 min read

Hemas funds Sri Lanka quarantine centre at Hotel Dolphin

Sri Lanka's Hemas group said it Club Hotel Dolphin in Waikkala, run as a quarantine centre at their expense has complete...

May 6, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka asks 11,000 tourists and expats to register at online support centre

Sri Lanka Tourism has asked an estimated 11,389 tourists and expatriates in the country to register at an online support...

May 5, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Jetwing Hotels provides premium Coronavirus quarantine at budget rate

Sri Lanka's hotels including upmarket Jetwing group have started providing hotels for premium quarantine services at bud...

May 4, 2020 3 min read