The launch of the intercity rail service was highlighted by the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka luxury train: A luxury train service has been launched in Sri Lanka to connect the Jaffna district with the capital city of Colombo. The service has been started with the support offered by India in the …
Dec 05, Colombo: Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga says there are no plans to close the country again. He emphasizes that the government will take further action in this regard as per the health guidelines. He was speaking at a meeting with BBC Global South Asia Manager Rahool Sood and South Asia Marketing Director Vishal Bhatnagar …
Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga signals faster recovery; forecasts 100-125,000 tourists in January Sri Lanka has been successful in attracting nearly 200,000 tourists in 2021 despite the challenges emanating from the global COVID pandemic. As per provisional data, Sri Lanka finished 2021 with 194,495 tourists with December attracting a record 89,506 highest for a month since …
If you happen to know of a city that celebrates a festival for 27 days non-stop and houses a library that boasts Asia’s finest collection of books, live there. If you can’t, the second-best is to visit. Jaffna, the Sri Lankan city in context here, is just 85 km away from Dhanushkodi in Tamil Nadu, which should …
Weligama is the latest hip destination for tourists in Sri Lanka with aspirations to become the South Beach of the country. The beach resort area has seen an influx of boutique hotels, restaurants and spas in recent years. The authorities have been investing heavily in the area, restoring older buildings and landscaping roadsides. Tourist numbers …
The contemporary traveller has a limitless choice of destinations and experiences all competing for their time and money. The ability to communicate a destination’s many aspects is vital when appealing to an international audience. Unfortunately, this is something that had not happened in the past. In fact, the great tragedy is that Sri Lanka has …
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Jakarta in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) and the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) organized a tourism promotional webinar for Indonesian travel agents on 14 December, 2021. Indonesia, with a GDP of US$ 1 trillion, is the world’s fourth-most populous country with more …
Sri Lanka Tourism Chief confirms MoU with top carriers Emirates and Singapore Airlines will be inked in January Says promotions will be done cost-effectively via earned media Opines B2B promotions not sufficient to promote a destination SL draws 63,501 tourists during the first 25 days of December By Charumini de Silva Sri Lanka Tourism will …
The Tourism Ministry has selected nine tourist attractions to cover all nine provinces of Sri Lanka to be developed as sustainable tourist destinations. Minister of Tourism Prasanna Ranatunga said the selected tourist attractions will be developed with the support of the United Nations Development Fund’s Biodiversity Financing Initiative. The Minister revealed that the Sigiriya Sustainable …
Sri Lanka welcomed a total of 47,120 tourists in the first 20 days of December, already surpassing November’s arrival figures, which were the highest for the year. With the increase in tourist arrivals witnessed in December, the number of international visitors entering the country this year has crossed the 150,000 mark. In an effort to …
