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Sri Lanka must elevate prices while boosting arrival numbers to develop tourism: prez

"We charge around 200 dollars per tourist, while the Maldives charges approximately 700 dollars."

August 21, 2023 3 min read

Sri Lanka's Hunas Falls to invest US$12mn to refurbish hotel

Company also has operations in renewable energy and tea

August 20, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka plans to attract five million tourists; new investment body propsed

Investment Infrastructure Corporation and a decision-making council and regional committees were also proposed.

August 18, 2023 3 min read

Sri Lanka welcomes 77,552 tourists up to Aug 15; India, UK, China leads

India was the largest source market with 15,133 visitors up to July

August 18, 2023 1 min read
Sri Lanka sees 150 Israeli tourists in first 5 days of November despite advisories: data

Israel asked its citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Sri Lanka, leave coastal tourist areas

Fewer Israelis visiting Sri Lanka amidst travel advisories

There were 151 Israelis reported to be in the country

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
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Sri Lanka's Asian Hotels profits plunge 45-pct in peak season

Profits at Sri Lanka's Asian Hotels and Properties, a unit of John Keells Holdings which runs Colombo's Cinnamon Grand a...

February 5, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Ceylon Tea Trails wins TripAdvisor.com world award

Sri Lanka's Ceylon Tea Trails, an up market hotel in a tea plantation in Hatton has won a global award by TripAdvisor.co...

January 26, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Trans Asia Hotels Dec net halves

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's Trans Asia Hotels Plc, which owns and operates Colombo's five-star Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel, sa...

January 22, 2018 1 min read

HPL Hotels makes offer for Sri Lanka’s Grand Oriental Hotel

ECONOMYNEXT - The Sri Lankan government is to study a proposal by Singapore’s hospitality management firm HPL Ho...

January 17, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka tourist trade hails fast-tracking of promotional campaign

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan tour operators and hotels have hailed plans by tourism authorities to expedite an advert...

January 8, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Jetwing Symphony hotels set sights on Myanmar, Indochina

Sri Lanka’s Jetwing Symphony hotel group is looking to enter growing markets in Myanmar and Indochina over the ne...

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January 6, 2018 4 min read

Sri Lanka tourist arrivals up 3.2-pct in 2017, sharply short of target

Sri Lanka's tourist arrivals grew 3.2 percent to 2,116,407 million in 2017, falling short of a 2.5 million target announ...

January 5, 2018 1 min read

Fresh Sri Lanka bids for airport hotels

ECONOMYNEXT – The Sri Lankan government is calling for fresh bids to build two hotels near the Bandaranaike Inter...

December 14, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka tourist arrivals flat in November 2017

Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka were flat in November edging up just 0.2 percent to 167,511, helped by East Asia and India...

December 7, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Jetwing Symphony hotel group seeks up to Rs900mn in IPO

Sri Lanka's Jetwing Symphony, a collection of new and hotels under construction is seeking up to 900 million rupees thro...

December 4, 2017 2 min read