LNP - Tourism back on track for recovery: SLTDA Chief says on World Tourism Day

2022-09-28   |   Travel

Tourist arrivals for the first three weeks of September have reached 21,000. Provisional data shared by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (S...

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LNP - Tourist arrivals from August 1 – 11 cross 16,000 mark

2022-08-15   |   Travel

Tourist arrivals for the first 11 days of August crossed the 16,000 mark, showing signs of a slight improvement in terms of the rate of arrivals to th...

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LNP - Tourist arrivals in first nine weeks of 2022 surpass total arrivals in 2021

2022-03-09   |   Travel

Week 1 of March brings over 25,000 tourists Total tourist arrival for the year thus far crosses 200,000 mark Sri Lanka welcomed over 25,000 tourists i...

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LNP - Tourist arrivals cross 155k

2022-02-23   |   Travel

Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka have exceeded 155,000 so far, led by Russians, despite the challenges emanating from the global COVID pandemic. As per p...

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LNP - Tourist establishments mandated to accept forex from non-residents

2022-01-20   |   Travel

All registered tourist establishments will soon be required to accept foreign exchange from non-residents of Sri Lanka. The Monetary Board of the Cent...

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LNP - Tourism Chief tells the world Sri Lanka is ready to host post-COVID holidays

2022-01-07   |   Travel

In an emphatic presentation on Sri Lanka SL, Tourism Chairperson Kimarli Fernando outlined that the country is ready for post-COVID growth, noting tha...

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LNP - SriLankan resumes flights to Gan island- Maldives

2021-12-06   |   Travel

SriLankan Airlines resumed operations to picturesque Gan Island in Addu Atoll of Maldives from December 4 after it had to cease operations to the dest...

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LNP - Cabraal calls hoteliers to embrace present challenges

2021-11-30   |   Travel

Central Bank (CB) Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal called the hoteliers to embrace the present challenges in repositioning their product and re-energisin...

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LNP - Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka exceed 100,000 this year

2021-11-29   |   Travel

More than 100,000 tourists have visited the country from January up to date, the Tourism Ministry said. Accordingly, 101,872 tourists arrived from Jan...

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LNP - Plans afoot to increase direct flights between SL and India

2021-11-22   |   Travel

Halted UL routes will resume soon to cater to growing demand 25 Indian bloggers currently in SL to create content 76% of tourists visited SL from 1-1...

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