Sri Lanka has all the necessary attributes to become a leading global wellness player: Panel of experts An esteemed panel of local and international experts from the wellness tourism industry have agreed that Sri Lanka has all the necessary attributes to become a leading global wellness player. The comments were made during the first session of …
London, UK: The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has laid out its new guidelines Safe & Seamless Travel including testing and tracing, following medical evidence, to ensure people can enjoy safe travels in the ‘new normal’. The guidelines will ensure that the travel sector is provided with an extensive framework to help governments and …
Following Sri Lanka’s successful containment of COVID-19, Sri Lanka Tourism has been collaboratively exploring avenues of re-positioning Sri Lanka as the world’s number one destination with an excellent health care system, by introducing extensive health and safety protocols to ensure a ‘Safe and Secure’ traveller experience. Through an extensive consultative process with all stakeholders within …
Tourism and Aviation Minister Prasanna Ranatunga Says exact date cannot be given Priority on repatriating Lankans before mid-August Tourism and Aviation Minister Prasanna Ranatunga yesterday confirmed that the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) will not be reopened on 1 August as previously planned, but likely to be a few weeks later. “We cannot give an exact …
With the reopening of Bandaranaike International Airport on August 01st tourists will be allowed to visit Sri Lanka. During this process Sri Lanka will conduct PCR tests for the safety of Locals as well as the tourists & tourists should pay 65$ for those PCR tests. Results will be out within 24 hours & the …
Industrial Exports and Investment Promotion, Tourism and Aviation Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said yesterday that tourists arriving in Sri Lanka from August 1 will be subjected to three PCR tests as a measure to prevent the spread of the COVID 19 pandemic in the country. Addressing a media briefing held in Colombo yesterday, the Minister said …
SriLankan Airlines announces their new passenger destinations.With the Effect of COVID-19 SriLankan Airlines has managed to expand its network by adding few of the most important Travel destinations in the World. South Korea – Seoul, Germany – Frankfurt, Australia – Sydney, Vietnam & Nepal are the new five Destinations. Source: http://www.aviationvoice.lk/srilankan-airlines-announces-their-new-passenger-destinations/
Sri Lanka’s success in containing and controlling the global COVID-19 pandemic is an example to the whole world, Defense Secretary Retired Major General Kamal Gunaratne says. The Defense Secretary said even the most powerful countries in the world have not been able to create a climate free of fear and suspicion for their citizens to …
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka is enabling international ship repair, expanding its role as South Asia’s aviation and maritime hub with ports and airports open to cargo, humanitarian, technical and emergency services. On June 13, a Gulfstream G200 had landed at Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) flying in engineers to help repair a vessel that was …
All PCR tests at BIA are conducted by the Health Ministry within minutes after passengers pass the immigration counter, Airport and Aviation Services Chairman G.A. Chandrasiri told Daily Mirror yesterday, adding that the samples are then sent to the Negombo General Hospital within an hour for results to be handed over to the ministry within …
