An Echelon Media Company
Friday November 13th, 2026
Tourism

Sri Lanka to appoint authorised agents for online tourist visa applications

GBS Technology Services, IVS Global, and VFS Global to act as authorised agents for online visa applications

December 12, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka to build temporary terminal at BIA

Decision to build a second terminal with the JICA grant was halted when Sri Lanka declared bankruptcy.

December 12, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka promoting Buddhist tourism from Vietnam, ASEAN

Plans to connect 100 temples in the ASEAN regions with those in Sri Lanka

December 10, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka November 2023 tourism revenue jumps to $205 mln from last year’s $81 mln

The revenues for the first 11 months were $1.8 billion, 78.3 percent up from $1 billion in the same period in 2022.

December 9, 2023 1 min read
Sri Lanka's City of Dreams casino to open in third quarter 2025

Fit-out works of the 113-key ‘Nuwa’ hotel and gaming operations "are progressing well"

Sri Lanka tourist industry seeks security statement to get back on track

Sri Lanka's tourist industry is looking to recover from a massive blow from Easter Sunday bombings, with tighter securit...

May 7, 2019 3 min read

Guns outnumber guests at bombed Sri Lanka hotel

At the Cinnamon Grand Colombo, one of six Sri Lankan targets hit by suicide bombers on Easter Sunday, the silence that r...

May 7, 2019 3 min read

Sri Lanka tourist hotels seek tax waivers, debt relief up to two years

Sri Lanka's tourist industry has debt and tax relief of up to two years for the industry and its workers following Easte...

May 6, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka tourist arrivals fall 7.5 percent in April after bombings

Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka fell 7.5 percent from a year earlier to 166,975 in April amid the Easter Sunday bombings, ...

May 6, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka to enter global value chains with Indian, Chinese links: CB Governor

Sri Lanka will have better prospects to enter global value chains with closer links to India and China, Central Bank Gov...

May 6, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka Cabinet committee mulls ways to help tourism

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s government is looking at ways to help revive tourism after Easter Sunday’...

April 30, 2019 1 min read

India advises against travel to Sri Lanka

ECONOMYNEXT – India, the largest source market for tourists to Sri Lanka, has advised against non-essential trave...

April 29, 2019 1 min read

Dutch to fly tourists home from Sri Lanka within days

Hundreds of Dutch tourists will be flown home in the coming days from Sri Lanka in the wake of the Easter bombings, acco...

April 27, 2019 2 min read

TUI scraps trips to Sri Lanka, sends rescue plane

TUI, and European travel firm said it will stop selling Sri Lanka, send a rescue plane to take off those who wanted to r...

April 27, 2019 2 min read

US follows UK to tighten Sri Lanka advisory to all but essential travel

The United States has tightened its advice on Sri Lanka to 'all but essential travel' following as authorities hunt down...

April 27, 2019 2 min read
Morning Briefing Gain clarity on the biggest stories of the day with our daily newsletter, Morning Briefing
Latest Last
US Dollar 332.3603 330.8514
UK Pound 440.9424 438.3450
Euro 368.4879 371.0168
Yen 2.0805 2.0916
Aus Dollar 227.4342 231.1659
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
Latest Last
Indian Rupee 3.5474 3.4202
Korean Won 0.2492 0.2479
Oman Rial 863.2287 859.3320
Saudi Riyal 88.5586 88.0955
UAE Dirham 90.4874 90.0766
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
pts %
S&P SL20 6,365.57 +0.26%
CSE All Share 22,157.40 +0.56%
Turnover Rs 2975.05 million 1193.67 million
Source: CSE
Latest Last
3-m bill 7.61 7.84
6-m bill 7.91 8.26
12-m bill 8.23 8.3
3-yr bond 9.24 9.25
5-yr bond 9.82 9.56
8-yr bond 10.50 10.48
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
today yesterday
Overnight Money 7.70 7.69
Gilt Repo 7.74 7.72
I-m SLIBOR - -
Source: Central Bank/Indicative

Sri Lanka tourism may take 30 percent hit, but will bounce back: Mangala

Sri Lanka's tourism sector may take a 30 percent hit but will bounce back with security being tightened, Finance Ministe...

April 26, 2019 1 min read

UK tightens travel advisory to Sri Lanka

United Kingdom has tightened a travel advisory to Sri Lanka saying telling citizens to avoid all but essential travel to...

April 26, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka halts free visa on arrival program after Easter blasts

Sri Lanka has suspended a visa on arrival program which was to start on May 01, following Easter Sunday bombings, the mi...

April 25, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka beefs up security around tourist sites

Sri Lanka's Tourism Development Ministry on Tuesday said that all major tourist sites remain open with tighter security ...

April 25, 2019 2 min read

Thousands of tourists cut short visits to Sri Lanka, new bookings fall

Thousands of tourists visiting Sri Lanka are cutting short their holiday plans and going back home, while forward bookin...

Chandeepa Wettasinghe
April 22, 2019 6 min read

Sri Lanka working to put tourism back on track: minister

Sri Lanka is working to return the tourism industry to normalcy following the Easter Sunday bombings, the country's Tour...

April 22, 2019 3 min read

Sri Lanka’s Shangri-La hotel in Colombo closed

ECONOMYNEXT – Shangri-La International Hotel Management Ltd. said its hotel in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo...

April 22, 2019 1 min read

Audit queries validity of Sri Lanka tourist board assets, delayed EPF payments

The state tourism regulator, the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) has 2.9 billion rupees in assets which ...

April 12, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka tourist arrivals up 4.7-pct in March

Sri Lanka's tourism arrivals rose 4.7 percent in March 2019 from a year earlier to 244,328, helped by visitors from the ...

April 6, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka eyes 20-pct arrivals gain with free visa from May to October for off-season countries

Sri Lanka is planning to boost off-peak season arrivals by 20 percent in 2019 with the introduction of a free on-arrival...

April 4, 2019 3 min read