Written by Zulfick Farzan COLOMBO (News 1st) – Following controversy over grounded aircraft by its government, Russia’s Aeroflot resumed services to Sri Lanka on Monday (10). With the arrival of an Aeroflot Flight on Monday (10) to the Katunayake International Airpor the Moscow-Colombo route will be reinstated, on conditions being promised by the Sri Lankan …
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Brussels conducted a Tourism Promotion Workshop in Namur, Belgium on October 4. The Governor of the Namur Province Denis Mathen inaugurated the workshop and spoke in favour of promoting Sri Lanka as a holiday destination for the people in the province. This is the first time a Sri Lanka …
Written by Teena Marian COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Brussels conducted a tourism promotion workshop in Namur, Belgium recently. The Governor of the Namur Province, Denis Mathen, inaugurated the workshop and spoke in favor of promoting Sri Lanka as a holiday destination for the people in the province. This is …
FitsAir, which had so far been a cargo airline, started operations as a low-cost scheduled international passenger carrier on Wednesday as it took off from Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport for Dubai. Formerly known as ExpoAir, the airline owned by Aberdeen Holdings is said to be the country’s first privately owned scheduled international passenger carrier. The …
Says working towards increasing this year’s tourist arrivals five times that of 2021 Sri Lanka hopes to increase tourist arrivals for 2022 by at least five fold from the number achieved in 2021, the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) said. As the rate of tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka is well below expected levels, …
Campaign aims to drive winter bookings and improve SL’s visibility Stresses on need to urgently communicate correct situation in country Promotional activities will revolve around theme ‘Fall in Love Again’ Tourism sector stakeholders invited to join effort In an effort to increase the tourist traffic to Sri Lanka for the upcoming winter season, the Sri …
Habarana is the next tourism hot spot in Sri Lanka! And it is already happening! When tourists arrive in Sri Lanka, they will be explorers of a new world. Recently the Ministry of Tourism and the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority organised a media tour of Habarana in order to spread the word that Habarana …
Sri Lanka’s Tourism Minister Harin Fernando says the year 2023 will be a dream year for the country as it puts the past few months of unrest and uncertainty behind and welcomes hordes of tourists again. Addressing Sri Lanka’s tourism roadshow in New Delhi, Minister Harin Fernando said that Sri Lanka’s tourism industry is firmly …
Although Sri Lanka tourism had to face some unprecedented challenges over the past couple of years, the industry is now back on track for recovery, said the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA). Giving a positive message on World Tourism Day, the state agency highlighted that over the past couple of months, the number of tourist …
By Buddhika Samaraweera The Ministry of Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation has decided to name the Pinnawala Zoo as Sri Lanka’s first Night Safari Zone, with the intention of attracting both local and foreign tourists. Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation Minister Mahinda Amaraweera has discussed the problems related to the Pinnawala Zoo and the Elephant …
