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Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka are expected to surpass 100,000 in May 2024, though they will fall short of the target range of 120,934 to 131,112.The post Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka set to exceed 100,000 mark in May 2024 appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- TOURIST ARRIVALS HAVE DOUBLED FROM JANUARY TO MAY. (Category: Breaking News)
- Tourist arrivals have doubled from January to May (Category: Breaking News)
- Travel Trend (Category: Business)
- Arrival Update (Category: Business)
Calls for Indian travelers to boycott the Maldives is “absolutely” helping Sri Lanka’s travel industry, the country’s Tourism Minister Harin Fernando said Wednesday.The post Indian travelers’ boycott of Maldives is helping Sri Lanka, says Tourism Minister appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- Indian travelers boycott of Maldives is helping Sri Lanka, says Tourism Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Fallout between the Maldives and India is ‘absolutely’ benefiting Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Kimarli Fernando resigns as chairperson of Sri Lanka Tourism (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka requests to host IPL matches (Category: Breaking News)
Calls for Indian travelers to boycott the Maldives is “absolutely” helping Sri Lanka’s travel industry, the country’s Tourism Minister Harin Fernando said. “The Maldives issue is … helping us,” Fernando told CNBC, referencing a social media row in January that resulted in a sharp drop in Indian visitors to the Maldives this year. India was the […]
- Indian travelers’ boycott of Maldives is helping Sri Lanka, says Tourism Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Harin labels Wimal as a barking dog (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka requests to host IPL matches (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian travelers boycott of Maldives is helping Sri Lanka, says Tourism Minister (Category: Breaking News)
VFS Global says the decision to grant or reject a visa in Sri Lanka is at the sole discretion of the Department of Immigration and Emigration in Sri Lanka and not the private company. Issuing a statement, VFS Global said that the Department of Immigration & Emigration (DI&E) has signed a tripartite contract with GBS […]
- VFS Global responds (Category: Breaking News)
- VFS Global clarifies Sri Lanka’s E-Visa system amidst controversy (Category: Breaking News)
- Visa scandal exposed after airport chaos (Category: Breaking News)
- BIA thrown into turmoil as foreign firm handles on-arrival visa counter (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka has made record earnings from tourism in the first 45 days of this year, amounting to seven billion rupees (about 22.4 million U.S. dollars) from 306,708 tourists. Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) Director General Nalin Perera said that there is a surge in tourism in Sri
- Sri Lanka recorded over 47,000 tourist arrivals so far this year (Category: Breaking News)
- Over 16,000 tourist arrivals in first week of December  Tourism Ministry (Category: Breaking News)
- Country attracts more than 800,000 tourists by 8 August (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka records over 100,000 tourists for 2nd consecutive month in 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka received 1,487,303 tourists in 2023, the latest statistics released by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) show. This is an increase of over 100 percent in comparison to the previous year, which recorded 719,978 arrivals, the data shows. The last month alone the country
Sri Lanka received over 1.4 million tourists by the end of the third week of December, the latest statistics released by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) show. The SLTDA weekly report on tourist arrivals released on Saturday (23) shows that 1,404,998 tourists had arrived
- Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka surpass 1.4 mln this year (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka records nearly 720,000 tourist arrivals in 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- More than 100,000 tourists visit Sri Lanka in first 15 days of 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- SL notches more than 100 percent increase in tourist arrivals last year (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka earned 205.3 million US dollars from tourism during the month of November 2023, which is over twice the amount in the corresponding month in 2022, the latest data by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) have revealed. The revenue from tourism in November 2022 was 81 million dollars, according to official data.The […]
- Travel Trend (Category: Business)
- Tourist arrivals increase in November (Category: Breaking News)
- Sports Draw (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Marks First Anniversary of Civil War End (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s Cabinet has approved plans to waive visa fees for tourists visiting Sri Lanka from seven countries.The post Sri Lanka approves visa-free entry for tourists from 07 countries appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Sri Lanka welcomes over 800,000 tourists in May (Category: Breaking News)
- Thailand introduces Visa-Free entry for Sri Lankan tourists and expands travel benefits (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese tourists visit Sri Lanka for the first time since COVID-19 (Category: Breaking News)
- 101,362 tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka in the first 15 days of 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka recorded 624,874 tourist arrivals by end of June this year and is confident of reaching its target of 2 million tourist arrivals by the end of this year. Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB ) with the support of Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) and Sri Lanka
- Tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka cross 200,000 in December (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka targets more tourists from Australia (Category: Breaking News)
- UK relaxes travel advise on Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Forbes lists Sri Lanka as one of the 23 best places to visit in 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
The tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka from January to April 20, 2023 have topped the 400,000 mark, indicating the island nation’s tourism industry is firmly on the path of recovery.The post Sri Lanka’s tourist arrivals top 400,000 mark in 2023 appeared first on Sri Lanka's Latest Breaking News and Top Stories - ONLANKA News.
- Sri Lanka recorded 143, 039 tourist arrivals in July, 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Over 80% of August tourist arrival target reached – SLTDA (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka recognized as one of top affordable vacation destinations (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka welcomes over 800,000 tourists in May (Category: Breaking News)
Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB), told […]
- Sri Lanka to carry out tourism promotion activities in nine markets (Category: Breaking News)
- Research and Markets: Sri Lanka Tourism Report Q1 2012 - It Is Clear That 2012 Will Be another B... (Category: Breaking News)
- Long Hunt (Category: Business)
- New Watchdog (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka will carry out tourism promotion campaigns in nine markets to boost arrivals this year, Chairperson of Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB), Chalaka Gajabahu, told the media on Thursday. Addressing a press event on the campaign, he said that these campaigns will help the country
- Brisbane markets (Category: Australia, Queensland)
- Lanka to focus on nine key tourism markets (Category: Breaking News)
- Beef Spat (Category: Business)
- Quant trading: How mathematicians rule the markets (Category: Technology)
Russia was the top source market for tourists in Sri Lanka in February. Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) (Limited) said that 29,084 tourists arrived in Sri Lanka from Russia in February. The top five source markets for Sri Lanka in February have been Russian Federation, 29,084 (27%), India, 13,714 (13%), United Kingdom 8,575 […]
- First group of post-pandemic Chinese tourists arrive in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- World’s largest passenger airline makes rare landing in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Thailand and Sri Lanka hold 5th Round of FTA talks (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Kaffir community to be used to attract tourists (Category: Breaking News)
47,353 tourists have arrived in Sri Lanka so far this year, Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) said.The post Sri Lanka recorded over 47,000 tourist arrivals so far in 2023 appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Chinese tourists visit Sri Lanka for the first time since COVID-19 (Category: Breaking News)
- 101,362 tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka in the first 15 days of 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka welcomes over 800,000 tourists in May (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s tourist arrivals top 400,000 mark in 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
By MAHADIYA HAMZA ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s tourism revival is facing a challenge in bringing in more high spending foreign visitors due to increasing protests locally while monetary tightening, impacts of Russian invasion into Ukraine, and rising inflation globally.The move is likely to slow the island nation’s recovery from the unprecedented economic crisis as it is […]
- Developing plans and policies without young people is a futile exercise: UNICEF Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Urgent measures needed to halt exodus of skilled personnel (Category: Breaking News)
- UNDP, EU assistance to equip tourism industry for sustainable future (Category: Breaking News)
- OPA panel discussion: The Role of Domestic Aviation in Sri Lanka Tourism (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka tourism is yet to see large foreign visitors after political crisis ended.
- IPO To Raise Rs. 400 mn (Category: Breaking News)
- Apparel producers decry 400% off-peak electricty price hike (Category: Breaking News)
- US$ 400 m India-SL energy transaction in the pipeline (Category: Business)
- $ 400 m IMF lifeline for struggling Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
"We need to provide the right product and think out of the box in this segment. It's highly competitive."
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
- Seeking Direction (Category: Business)
US based Marriott International said in a statement that it has signed up with Sri Lanka's East West Properties Plc, to open a 200-room hotel in Weligma, in 2014.The 11-storey Weligama Bay Marriott Resort & Spa, will be operated under Marriott's flagship Marriott Hotels & Resorts brand. "Sri Lanka is a destination that has great potential and opportunity and we hope to capitalise...
- Marriott Debuts in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Marriott International to open its first Sri Lankan hotel in 2014 (Category: Breaking News)
- Eastern Beaches (Category: Business)
“What hurts me is that the panel has failed to recognize the immense steps the government has taken to bring peace and reconciliation, matched with development, to the north and north-east of the country that not too long ago was controlled with an armed fist by the LTTE states Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.Within the first 12 months of the war ending we even re-settled over 350,00 displac...
- As Sri Lanka General Silva At UN Peacekeeping Signing, War Crimes Questions (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka rights panel hands report to UN chief (Category: Breaking News)
- Arrival of Moons panel to SL unsure visit floundering (Category: Breaking News)
- Ban calls for accountability (Category: Breaking News)
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