• Tourism Minister Harin Fernando gives leadership to key initiative in New Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad involving over 50 travel agents and hotels as well as celebrities Sanath Jayasuriya and Yohani de SIlva Sri Lanka Tourism will today kick-off a series of roadshows in select cities of India in a bid to woo more visitors …
Sri Lanka will open the second phase of the Hambantota Ridiyagama Safari Park next month, expecting it to attract more tourists with the start of winter tourism season which brings more high spending foreign visitors to the island nation. Minister of Agriculture, and Forest life and Forest Resources Mahinda Amaraweera in a statement said that …
SLTDA Chairman Priantha Fernando says SL is all set for a bounce back after 2018 Expresses confidence in achieving 1 m arrivals and over $ 1.5 b earnings by 2022 end Steps up efforts to increase air connectivity, seating capacities, jet fuel availability SLAITO Chief Nishad Wijetunga calls for global trade promotions to signify SL …
Sept 20, Colombo: The income earned from the tourism industry in the first eight months of this year has reached $ 900 million (Rs. 332 billion). According to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, the income earned from the tourism industry in August alone is 67.9 million dollars (Rs. 25,050 million) and the income earned …
Sri Lanka Tourism is gearing up to create a positive profile of the island nation at the upcoming ‘Three Cities Road Show’ in India so that travellers from that country will be confident in adding the destination to their travel list going forward. Sri Lanka Tourism said that at the event, the focus will be …
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The Tourism Ministry has planned to provide an electronic card that allows tourists visiting Sri Lanka to make payment for their purchases without using cash. Ministry Secretary Chulananda Perera said that the amount of money a tourist spends in Sri Lanka can be easily calculated with this card. He revealed this information at a ceremony …
Arrivals during Sept. 1-11 period cross 10, 000 mark Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka for the first eleven days of September have crossed the 10,000 mark, indicating a slow but steady increase in the number of visitors entering the country. Provisional data by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) showed that for the 1 …
By Charumini de Silva SLTDA Chairman Priantha Fernando says SL is all set for a bounce back after 2018 Expresses confidence in achieving 1 m arrivals and over $ 1.5 b earnings by 2022 end Steps up efforts to increase air connectivity, seating capacities, jet fuel availability SLAITO Chief Nishad Wijetunga calls for global trade …
Iranian Ambassador to Sri Lanka Hashem Ashjazadeh, met with Ports, Shipping and Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva on Friday (9). The meeting took place at the Ports, Shipping and Aviation Ministry. At the meeting, matters pertaining to airline services and the tourism sector of the two countries were discussed at length. The discussions were …
