The Ministry of Tourism has launched the ‘Travel Card’, which is a new facility initiated in view of the progress of the tourism industry. According to the Ministry, the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) and the National Development Bank (NDB) on the initiative was held at …
Sri Lanka will launch a new tourism mobile app consisting of 7 languages for the protection of foreign tourists, Tourism Minister Harin Fernando announced. Addressing an event, Minister Fernando said that the mobile app will register all three-wheelers and a bar code will be displayed on the vehicle for foreign tourists to scan. The mobile …
Welcomes a total of 78,340 international visitors Daily arrival average improves to 3,917 Russian Federation, India and UK emerge as top three tourist traffic generators SL needs to lure 26,660 international visitors before Feb. 28 to fulfil monthly tourist arrival target The Sri Lankan tourism industry appears to be maintaining its momentum toward recovery, with …
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Sri Lanka has been ranked first among the top 24 countries to visit in 2023, by travel site, TravelTriangle. According to Travel Triangle, golden beaches, wildlife-rich jungles, rolling tea plantations, and mist-shrouded mountains make Sri Lanka one of the best Asian countries to visit. “Tourists marvel at the beauty and physical diversity of this island. …
All incoming tourists to Sri Lanka are advised to possess a vaccination card and tourists who are not vaccinated, should submit a PCR report obtained 72 hours prior to arrival according to the Ministry of Tourism new Covid 19 protocol & procedures. Source: https://www.newswire.lk/2023/01/13/sri-lanka-issues-covid-19-protocol-procedures-for-tourists/
Daily arrival average reaches 3,156 Up 13% when compared with same period in 2022 Russia, India and Germany rank as top three tourist traffic generators Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka in the January 01-15 period stood at 47,353, up 13 percent from the same period, last year. The provisional data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development …
A total of 719,978 tourists have arrived in Sri Lanka as of 31 December 2022, the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) noted. Accordingly, with 91,961 arrivals for the month of December alone, Sri Lanka reported an increase of 525,483 tourist arrivals in 2022, compared to the 194,495 arrivals recorded in the year 2021. Source: …
Written by Zulfick Farzan Sri Lanka Railways has decided to add a new train named ‘Seethawaka Odyssey’ to operate on the Kelani Valley route, in an effort to boost tourism in the country. The ‘Seethawaka Odyssey’ will be added to service within the next two weeks. The ‘Seethawaka Odyssey’ will operate from Fort, Colombo to …
Norway’s former minister of Climate and the Environment Erik Solheim says tourism from China will resume soon, adding that it is a huge opportunity for Sri Lanka. Solheim stated that nearly 150 million tourists left China the year before the Covid pandemic. Erik Solheim was appointed as Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s International Climate Adviser …
