Sri Lanka to woo greater number of Indian tourists

The island is preparing new packages such as the Murugan-Shiva Shakthi trails Sri Lanka’s tourism officials, conscious of the dire need to shore up their country’s economy, plan to woo a greater number of Indian tourists, who constitute the single largest segment of foreign tourists, through new packages such as the Murugan-Shiva Shakthi trails. Their …

Tourist arrival on the rise – SLTDA

Written by Teena Marian   Sri Lanka’s Tourism Development Authority says that the arrival of tourists has increased. The Director General of the Tourism Development Authority Dammika Wijesinghe said that over 17,000 tourists visit in the first two weeks of August. She said that tourists from European countries including the UK, India, and Canada have …

SLITHM inks MoU with S4IG to develop tourism sector skills comprehensively

Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism & Hotel Management (SLITHM) entered into an MOU with the Australian government-funded Skills for Inclusive Growth Programme (S4IG) managed by Palladium International Group, towards several strategic areas of cooperation.  S4IG is a programme of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) in accordance with the terms of a Subsidiary …

Indian media and travel influencers take lead in supporting Sri Lankan tourism

Under the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau’s Visiting Journalists & Blogger Programs, a group of high-profile Indian media personnel was invited to Sri Lanka from July 3 to July 11, to re-discover Indo-Sri Lanka historical relationships. Eight media personnel representing several key states & cities of India, including Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Kolkata, Bangalore and Hyderabad …

Sri Lanka to issue longer visas to tourists

COLOMBO, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) — Sri Lanka’s Tourism Ministry has decided to issue longer visas for tourists arriving in the country in order to revive the crisis-hit tourism industry following the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic crisis, a senior official from the ministry said Monday. The official told Xinhua that following a proposal submitted to …

House of Travels & Tourism wins Merit award for Best Travel & Tourism Website 2022.

We are proud to share that House of Travels & Tourism won the Merit award for Best Travel & Tourism Website 2022. It is exciting to see the hard work of our team be recognised with such an honourable award. Congratulations to everyone who played a role in this project! http://www.hottourism.lk http://www.bestweb.lk/2022-winners

Celebrating 10 years of House of Travels & Tourism

By Dylan Wickremasinghe This year marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of House of Travels & Tourism (PVT) LTD as a company. When we look back on how far we’ve come and all we’ve accomplished, a lot of words come to mind – challenging, fulfilling, unexpected, humbling. But one word specifically stands out – …

Key tourism destination eyes rebound as super luxury train launches ride to Badulla

By Sanath Nanayakkare Ella is one of Sri Lanka’s most popular destinations highly dependent on tourism. Today many tourism businesses are left high and dry because of the drastic drop in tourist arrivals to the area. However, tourism-dependent individuals and businesses in Ella breathed a sigh of relief yesterday on hearing the news that the …

Sri Lanka: Special fuel program for Tourism

Written by Teena Marian    The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority says that a special program will be put in place to provide fuel for vehicles engaged in transporting tourists in Sri Lanka The Director General of Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority Dhammika Wijesinghe said that fuel will be released for all vehicles registered with …

Italy’s Neos Air to resume weekly flights between Colombo and Italy

Italian airline Neos Air is planning to resume direct flights to Sri Lanka with three weekly scheduled flights between Colombo and Italy. Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC), via its official website, announced this week that it has approved Neos’ request to operate three weekly flights on the route, starting from the summer season this year. …