The Sri Lanka Embassy in the Russian Federation together with SriLankan Airlines organised a tourism event on 28 May at the embassy premises inviting tourism companies in Moscow on the occasion of resumption of direct flights from Colombo to Moscow in the near future. Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation Prof. M.D. Lamawansa, …
Nearly 1,000 tourists in June first week
The Ministry of Tourism has informed that an estimate of 997 tourists have arrived to Sri Lanka as of the previous Monday (7) after the reopening of airports on 1 June 2021. Speaking to The Morning Business, Ministry of Tourism Secretary S. Hettiarachchi also informed that the tourist arrivals are 1,682 arrivals in January, 3,366 in …
Keep the Sri Lankan Holiday Dream Alive
With the mission to popularize the Safe & Secure Bio Travel Bubble Process and rich tourism product diversity available to offer, Sri Lanka Tourism (SLTPB) welcomed popular Food Travel YouTube channel “Chopstick Travel” (Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/ToastWithJim) from 16th April 2021 to 9th May 2021) . Destination Sri Lanka will be featured in Chopstick Travel’s latest travel episodes …
Tourism promotional event at embassy of Sri Lanka in Moscow
The Sri Lanka Embassy in the Russian Federation together with Sri Lankan Airlines organized a tourism event on 28 May 2021 at the embassy premises inviting tourism companies in Moscow on the occasion of resumption of direct flights from Colombo to Moscow in near future. Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation Prof. M.D. …
Sri Lanka Tourism geared to promote Colombo as a tourism hub in South Asia
Sri Lanka Tourism, recently announced their plans to develop a ‘city tourism’ strategy to position Colombo as a tourism hub in South Asia. This initiative will follow some of the best practices of national tourist boards in Singapore, Thailand, Dubai, etc., in order to strategically implement forward thinking policies and uplift the family entertainment sector …
Govt. to set up tourist service centres linked to road network, tourism hotspots
First phase to see 28 tourist service centres along Nuwara Eliya, Kandy, Badulla and Kegalle Districts The Government is to set up tourist service centres along the road network connecting the major tourist cities of the country. The initiative intends to establish 28 tourist service centres along Nuwara Eliya, Kandy, Badulla and Kegalle Districts in …
BBC’s extensive coverage whips up global appetite for a holiday in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Tourism continues to grab news headlines around the world with the latest exposure being BBC’s ‘The CEO Edit’ interviewing Sri Lanka Tourism Chairperson Kimarli Fernando in early April on the island’s strategy for post-COVID tourism and how the destination is gearing up for the new normal. In the interview Fernando emphasised that with …
SL welcomes first batch of tourists after 10-day ban
Sri Lanka welcomed 19 tourists from eight passenger flights, after a 10-day restriction on inbound travellers. Airport Aviation Service (Lanka) Ltd., said these travellers were disembarked at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) from flights operated by Qatar Airways, Emirates and six SriLankan Airlines. “We hope the numbers will gradually increase towards the latter part of …
Sri Lanka will reopen to foreign tourists from June 1
Sri Lanka will reopen its two international airports to foreign arrivals on June 1, following a 10-day shutdown to curb a rising tide of Covid-19 infections. The country has been placed under an islandwide lockdown since May 21 lasting till June 7, with restrictions to be lifted for three days in-between for 19 hours per …