Sri Lanka reached an important milestone today with 50% of the population fully vaccinated. Vaccinate, vaccinate, vaccinate has been the chant for the pandemic response. This is based on the science of vaccines and global evidence that COVID-19 vaccines can protect against severe disease as well as limit the transmission of the virus. WHO has called for all countries to vaccinate …
The Hotels Association of Sri Lanka (THASL) yesterday welcomed the move by the United Kingdom to remove Sri Lanka from its travel ‘Red List’ ahead of the winter season. The move, which comes into effect from Wednesday (22), is likely to result in the return of high-spending travellers from the UK to Sri Lanka. “We …
UK scraps travel ‘traffic light’ system; opts for simpler regime for fully vaccinated arrivals Sri Lanka and seven other countries have been taken off the ‘Red List’ of the United Kingdom’s travel advisory from tomorrow, boosting the country’s prospects for tourism. An AFP report said pandemic restrictions on travel into England and Scotland were to …
The international travel traffic light system is being simplified in England with a single red list, as part of an overhaul of the rules from 4 October. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps also said eight countries would be taken off the red list from Wednesday. It means people returning from places such as Turkey will no …
In a bid to spread awareness on the reopening of Sri Lanka for Indian travellers, the Consulate of Sri Lanka in Mumbai along with the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) organised a webinar for the Indian travel trade where the tourism board reiterated the importance of Indian market and shared dialogue on the new protocols required …
Arrivals from red list countries must quarantine in a hotel for 10 days at their own cost, and take two Covid tests By David HughesSeptember 12, 2021 8:13 am(Updated 11:48 am) The latest changes to the UK’s traffic light system of travel restrictions were announced on 26 August. The three-tier measures separate countries into a green, amber and red list of destinations, each carrying different …
A PCR testing laboratory was established at the airport premises to perform PCR tests and issue reports in three hours for foreign tourists arriving in the country via Katunayake International Airport. Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga and other senior officials from the airport paid an inspection tour today at the airport. At least 3,000 tourists arrive …
Calls for bids by 5 Oct. to select 8 Destination Representative Companies and PR firms each to handle 16 countries $ 2.25 m contract for each DRC, $ 750,000 for each PR firm Funds to be allocated through SLTPB DRCs to focus on UK, Germany, France, India, China, Australia, Russia and the Middle East PR …
Travel agencies to set up bilateral communications Direct flights from September BY Dinitha Rathnayake The joint tourism programme between Sri Lanka and Russia has been launched, and accordingly, the Russian Government has announced that it fully supports the promotion of Sri Lanka as an attractive tourist destination among Russian tourists. Minister of Tourism Prasanna Ranatunga, …
An Elephant named Surangi from Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, has given birth two baby elephants. The Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in its Facebook page said that ‘Both calves are male’. The first calf is born at 4 am and the second calf after 10 am. This is the first semi-domesticated twin elephant birth in the history of …
