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Tourism

Sri Lanka welcomes 136,000 tourists in August

Most visitors were from India, the United Kingdom and China.

September 4, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka to roll-out tourism campaign pushing repeat visits

About 30-pct of visitors from India and Europe make repeat visits

August 31, 2023 1 min read

Indian Ocean Rim Association to meet in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka to host 23rd Ministerial Council meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association.

August 29, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka police minister raps Catholic leaders for not revisiting Easter probe despite requests

Catholic Church leaders have expressed their dissatisfaction over the Easter Sunday probe.

August 29, 2023 2 min read
UK removes Arugam Bay threats from Sri Lanka travel advice, Israel slashes warning

Afghani man named Farhad Shakeri, recruited by Iran had found n accomplice, according to the report

US embassy in Sri Lanka lifts travel restriction on Arugam Bay

"Trust your gut, if a situation doesn’t feel right, get out of it."

Sri Lanka’s Asian Hotels and Properties March net down 17-percent

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Asian Hotels and Properties, which operates Cinnamon Grand Colombo and Cinnamon ...

May 28, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka tourist arrivals up 12.6-pct in April

Sri Lanka's tourist arrivals rose 12-6 percent from a year ago to 180,426 in April 2018, with strong growth from India, ...

May 8, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Taj Samudra Hotel owner in the red

TAL Lanka Hotels, the owner of five-star Taj Samudra Hotel in Colombo, said it made a loss of 15.8 million rupees in the...

May 3, 2018 1 min read

IFC invests in Sri Lanka’s Melwa Hotels to be run by Hilton

ECONOMYNEXT – The International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, is investing US$27 milli...

May 2, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka tour operators raises red flag over illegal hotels

Sri Lanka's tour operators have say a decision by the government to not to take action against hotels built on the coast...

May 2, 2018 3 min read

Sri Lanka expects to boost arrivals with China's Yingke Travels

China's Yingke Travels said it was partnering Sri Lanka's Green Leaves Travels to carry 100,000 tourists to the island i...

May 2, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka beefs up tourist hotspot security

Sri Lanka announced Friday it would establish new police posts and step up patrols at popular resorts after a spate of s...

April 20, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka hotel group Citrus Leisure to drop Kalpitiya hotel

Hikkaduwa Beach Resorts Plc, a unit of Sri Lanka's Citrus Leisure, said it was seeking shareholder approval to abandon p...

April 12, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka tourist arrivals up 24-pct in March, Chinese visitors down

ECONOMYNEXT – Tourist arrivals into Sri Lanka rose 24.1% to 233,382 in March 2018 from a year ago, despite violen...

April 9, 2018 1 min read

Boutique hotel to be built at Sri Lanka’s Waters Edge

ECONOMYNEXT – The Sri Lankan government has approved a proposal to build a boutique hotel at the Waters Edge hot...

April 5, 2018 1 min read
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Sri Lanka’s Serendib Hotels to expand in boutique villa sector

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Serendib Hotels, part of Hemas Holdings group, said it has taken full control of...

April 4, 2018 2 min read

Riots a heavy blow to tourism, economy: Sri Lanka PM

AFP - Sri Lanka's prime minister said that a spate of anti-Muslim riots had damaged the island's reputation as a tourism...

March 9, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka Feb 2018 tourism arrivals up 19.3-pct amid China surge

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's tourist arrivals rose 19.3 percent from a year earlier to 235,618 in February 2018 with a surg...

March 8, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka Marriot resort owner to sell stake to HPL Hotels

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's East West Properties plans to sell its stake in a southern high-rise beach resort managed by M...

March 8, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka wildlife assets showcased in China

Sri Lanka's wide variety natural assets concentrated on small area island ranging from blue whales to leopards, which ma...

February 8, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka's John Keells Hotels weighed down by closure, Maldives resorts in Dec

John Keells Hotels, which has properties in Sri Lanka and the Maldives, said profits fell 48 percent from a year ago to ...

February 7, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka tourist arrivals up 12.6-pct in Jan 2018, amid China plunge

Sri Lanka's tourist arrivals rose 12.6 percent from a year earlier to 246,972 in January 2018 with a surge in Indian vis...

February 7, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Hayleys Fabric makes loss in Dec quarter

ECONOMYNEXT –Sri Lanka's Hayleys Fabric made a loss of 10.8 million rupees in the December 2017 quarter compared ...

February 6, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka Ceylon Hotels Corp, China Harbhour to build Maldives resort

Sri Lanka-based Ceylon Hotels Corporation Plc said it will build a 50 million dollar resort in the Maldives through a jo...

February 6, 2018 1 min read

Hayleys' Kingsbury Hotel Dec net falls 54-pct

Profits at Sri Lanka's Kingsbury, a Colombo hotel owned and operated by Hayleys, fell 54 percent from a year earlier to ...

February 5, 2018 1 min read