Sri Lanka is looking to target USD four billion revenue from the tourism industry this year, Minister of Lands and Tourism, Harin Fernando said. He told Daily News business during the sidelines of the MICE EXPO, organized by the Sri Lanka Convention Bureau and Sri Lankan Airlines, which began at Shangri – La yesterday and …
Lists India, Russia, China, the UK, France, Germany, the Middle East, Nordic countries and Australia as focus markets SLTPB Chief Chalaka Gajabahu says tenders to select social media and PR firms will be floated next week Aims to work with 1,000 influencers throughout 2023 to make SL a year-around destination, convince globetrotters By Charumini de …
Around 25,000 foreign tourists had visited Sri Lanka between 01 and 06 March, the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority said in its Weekly Report on Friday.24,363 tourists have arrived in that period, the report said. Appearing on TV to comment on the development, Jeevana Fernando, the Assistant Director of the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority …
Riyadh’s envoy in Colombo says Sri Lanka is an ‘ideal destination’ for Saudi tourists Upcoming luxury resort in hilly central Sri Lanka designed to cater to Middle Eastern travelers COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s tourism is trying to cater more to visitors from the Middle East countries, with special initiatives already underway, officials and industry players said …
Sri Lanka received US$ 169.9 million from the tourism trade in February, slightly up from US$ 169.4 million in the same month, a year ago.Tourism industry got off to an encouraging start in 2023 with over 210,000 tourists visiting the country in the first two months, bringing in a cumulative US$ 331.7 million in earnings …
A group of foreign tourists is seen taking a break from their stroll around Colombo Fort. Tourist arrivals to destination Sri Lanka are picking up and gathering momentum. The latest available data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority shows that for the month of March, the number of international visitors has crossed the 60,000 …
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced plans to make Sri Lanka a year-round tourist destination, with measures to be taken to promote the tourism sector. He made these comments during a meeting with businessmen from the tourism industry in the Galle District yesterday (23), which was organized under the theme “Survival and Overcoming Challenges in the Tourism …
The Ministry of Tourism has launched the ‘Travel Card’, which is a new facility initiated in view of the progress of the tourism industry. According to the Ministry, the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) and the National Development Bank (NDB) on the initiative was held at …
Sri Lanka will launch a new tourism mobile app consisting of 7 languages for the protection of foreign tourists, Tourism Minister Harin Fernando announced. Addressing an event, Minister Fernando said that the mobile app will register all three-wheelers and a bar code will be displayed on the vehicle for foreign tourists to scan. The mobile …
Welcomes a total of 78,340 international visitors Daily arrival average improves to 3,917 Russian Federation, India and UK emerge as top three tourist traffic generators SL needs to lure 26,660 international visitors before Feb. 28 to fulfil monthly tourist arrival target The Sri Lankan tourism industry appears to be maintaining its momentum toward recovery, with …
