Minister of Tourism Harin Fernando has held discussions with the President of the Qatar Football Association Sheik Hamad Bin Khalifa Bin Ahmed Al-Thani on building an International Football Stadium in Sri Lanka. Minister Fernando said the meeting with the Qatar Football Association President focused on promoting sports tourism. A fruitful discussion had been held regarding …
Written by Teena Marian COLOMBO (News 1st); The High Commission of Sri Lanka in Bangladesh in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Convention Bureau (SLCB) and Sri Lankan Airlines convened a MICE Promotion Evening recently at the High Commission premises in Dhaka Bangladesh. MICE is an acronym for Meeting (corporate conferences), Incentive (corporate training and incentive …
Written by Teena Marian COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Railways has decided to add two more additional journeys to the “Ella Odyssey”. Ella Odyssey Train is a special Train operated from Colombo to Badulla VIA Kandy – Nanu Oya – Ella ended up in Badulla. This Ella Odyssey Train stops at scenic / important photo …
COLOMBO, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) — Over 37,000 tourists arrived in Sri Lanka in August with a drop recorded from the previous month, due to travel advisories imposed by some countries amidst an economic crisis in the island country, local media reported here Monday. According to official statistics from the Sri Lanka Tourism Ministry, August arrivals …
Sri Lanka’s tourism sector has been subject to a series of challenges since 2019, followed by the protracted impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and now, the economic crisis. The impacts of these crises have brought to light a host of challenges that continue to compound the hardships of the most vulnerable populations that engage in …
Destination Sri Lanka will come under fresh spotlight this November with Tourism Ministry giving the nod for stakeholders to take part in the World Travel Market 2022. Following discussions with the Ministry of Tourism and the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotions Bureau, the government has agreed to facilitate local industry stakeholders to participate in the WTM …
In an effort to boost the tourism industry amid the economic crisis, the Sri Lankan govt on Tuesday said the island nation has extended its multiple-entry tourist visa to five years In an effort to boost the tourism industry amid the economic crisis, the Sri Lankan government on Tuesday said the island nation has extended …
Minister of Tourism Harin Fernando has commended the Governments of France, Switzerland, Norway, and the United Kingdom for relaxing travel restrictions to Sri Lanka. Several countries had advised against travel to Sri Lanka due to the recent anti-government protests and unrest from May 2022. However, most countries have revised their travel advisories that were issued …
World Travel Market is the most important travel show where the whole world’s travel and tourism industry comes together. It is where we could meet our foreign tour operator partners and promote destination Sri Lanka. This will carry a strong message to the world and our tour operator partners that Sri Lanka is safe for …
The government has taken necessary measures to give people back their confidence, he added Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sudharshan Seneviratne has said his country is ready to welcome tourists from Bangladesh and other parts of the world. The government has taken necessary measures to give people back their confidence, he added. “What we …
