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A total of 719,978 tourists have arrived in Sri Lanka as of 31 December 2022, the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) noted.The post Sri Lanka records nearly 720,000 tourist arrivals in 2022 appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Sri Lanka lifts all COVID-19 restrictions imposed to enter the country (Category: Breaking News)
- Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka cross 600,000 mark (Category: Breaking News)
- 101,362 tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka in the first 15 days of 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Tourist arrivals in November first half top 27,000 (Category: Breaking News)
A total of 719,978 tourists have arrived in Sri Lanka as of 31 December 2022, the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) noted.
By Hiran H.Senewiratne ‘2023 would be one of the best recovery years for Sri Lanka and tourism will support rebuilding the economy. Aggressively promoting Indian tourism into Sri Lanka will serve that purpose to some extent, Minister of Tourism Harin Fernando said. “Sri Lanka is looking to its big brother India to support in these […]
- Miss World Tourism 2023 will connect a new audience to destination Sri Lanka : Diana Gamage (Category: Breaking News)
- Browns Hotels & Resorts celebrates World Tourism Day with an insightful forum (Category: Breaking News)
- Proposed privatisation of SriLankan in line with IMF remedy – CEO (Category: Breaking News)
- India pledges wholehearted support for developing Ramayana Trail in SL (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka crossed the billion dollar milestone in earnings from tourism in October when the country earned US$ 75.6 million from the trade, which is providing a glimmer of hope for the country’s economy beset by acute shortages of foreign currency since the middle of last year.The post Sri Lanka’s Tourism industry earnings surpass US$ 1 Billion mark appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest ...
- Sri Lanka expects to attract two million tourists in 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Tourism earnings in first 8 months of 2022 nears USD 900 Million (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka s tourism earnings in first 8 months of 2022 nears USD 900mn (Category: Breaking News)
- Island Allure (Category: Business)
The tourist arrivals to the country for the first 20 days of November totalled 37,490, resulting in the total number of international visitors entering the country crossing the 600,000 mark.The post Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka cross 600,000 mark appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Tourist arrivals in November first half top 27,000 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka records nearly 720,000 tourist arrivals in 2022 (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)
Sri Lanka is to be promoted as a new market for Chinese cruise ships, Vice President of the China Cruise and Yacht Industry Association (CCYIA) Zheng Weihang said. The Sri Lanka Embassy in Beijing said that it is actively exploring the possibility of Chinese cruise ships and yachts visiting Sri Lanka. The Embassy said that […]
- Two cruise ships to arrive at Hambantota Port (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian cruise ship to launch operations to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Hambantota’s once ‘white elephant’ to have 13 cruise ships (Category: Breaking News)
- CAB on cruise (Category: Business)
The tourist arrivals for the first 15 days of November stood at 27,213, making Sri Lanka inches away from crossing the 600,000 arrival mark for the year.The post Tourist arrivals in November first half top 27,000 appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka cross 600,000 mark (Category: Breaking News)
- 101,362 tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka in the first 15 days of 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- TOURIST ARRIVALS HAVE DOUBLED FROM JANUARY TO MAY. (Category: Breaking News)
- Tourist arrivals have doubled from January to May (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 s earnings from tourism during the period from January 2022 to October 2022 surpassed USD 1 billion mark, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) says.
The fifth edition of Race The Pearl, a 24-hour race that covers the entire length of 600 kilometres of Sri Lanka from top to bottom, will take place on the 5th of November, 2022. Setting off from Point Pedro to Dondra Head. Race The Pearl will see ten cyclists – one from the United States […]
- Link Natural boosts ‘Race The Pearl’ cyclists (Category: Breaking News)
- Link Natural Products to Deliver a Healthy Boost for ‘Race The Pearl’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Wanshappriya winner of the men’s standard race (Category: Breaking News)
- Yupun Abeykoon slams Sri Lanka after breaking South Asian record (Category: Breaking News)
Tourist zones are to be established and gazetted in Sri Lanka, Tourism Minister Harin Fernando said. Minister Fernando said that one of the main issues that are affecting the tourism industry is the lack of tourist zones. He said that after Bentota in 1980, there have not been any tourist zones
- Ranil says India and Sri Lanka are two sides of same coin (Category: Breaking News)
- President questions silence of students from top schools on ragging (Category: Breaking News)
- President to attend funeral of Queen Elizabeth II (Category: Breaking News)
- Eight new foreign diplomats meet President Wickremesinghe (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka faces hardships in the current economic context; however, the island nation has been successful in braving through the challenges and remaining a favourite destination among travellers across the world.The post Sri Lanka still a tourist favourite destination despite challenges appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Sri Lanka records lowest tourism monthly income of US$ 132 Million in May (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Tourism looks for high spenders (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka hopes to attract 5 million tourists annually (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka, Maldives to sign MoU on 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)
Tourism authorities had anticipated one million arrivals generating a revenue of 1.8 billion dollars.
- Tourism to be top forex earner in 2016 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Tourism looks for high spenders (Category: Breaking News)
- Revenue from Tourism increases (Category: Breaking News)
- 60,000 TOURISTS ARRIVE IN FIRST 16 DAYS OF JANUARY (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka Tourism Brand Ambassador Sanath Jayasuriya made an appeal to Indians to visit Sri Lanka and experience what the country has to offer. Speaking to reporters in India, Jayasuriya said that Sri Lanka faced a crisis over the past few months. He said that Sri Lanka now needs tourists
- Sri Lanka showcased at ‘Passport DC’ tour - Attracts over 2,500 visitors (Category: Business)
- Emirates inaugurates non-stop daily service to Washington, DC (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Embassy in Washington DC hosts an event in association with "Wharton Club of DC" promo... (Category: Breaking News)
- Etisalat Achieves High Speed With DC-HSPA+ (Category: Business)
"You know, we call Sri Lanka a paradise. But what paradise is shut at 10 o'clock in the night?”
- Due to floods in Ampara 24 dead, 4 lakhs destitute, 1 ½ lakhs acres paddy fields destroyed ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Contempt of court petition filed against Diana; Colombo Chief Magistrate grants her bail in a se... (Category: Breaking News)
- Priority list in Sri Lanka for Covid vaccine identified (Category: Breaking News)
- Priority list in Sri Lanka for Covid vaccine identified (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka is in the process of boosting its tourism amid forex shortage
- Government land policy is fair- Keheliya (Category: Breaking News)
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka is to target more Indian tourists through road shows to be held in key Indian cities next week with the participation of Sanath Jayasuriya and Yohani De Silva. The first road show will be held at the Taj Palace Hotel in New Delhi on 26th September followed by heading to the St Regis […]
- Yohani bags top award at TV Derana Music Video Awards (Category: Breaking News)
- Government accused of suppressing voices of MPs (Category: Breaking News)
- President wants obstacles blocking Indian funded projects cleared (Category: Breaking News)
- Yohani attends F1 Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi as TAG Heuer Brand Ambassador in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s earnings from tourism in the first 08 months of 2022 has increased to USD 892.8 million or Rs. 246 billion, according to the Central Bank’s latest statistics.The post Sri Lanka’s Tourism earnings in first 8 months of 2022 nears USD 900 Million appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Sri Lanka s tourism earnings in first 8 months of 2022 nears USD 900mn (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Tourism industry earnings surpass US$ 1 Billion mark (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka s tourism earnings surpass USD 107 mn in Nov. (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka expects to attract two million tourists in 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
"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)
New import policy revisions that significantly lifted import restrictions announced last month, have been announced by the Government. Temporary suspensions placed on hundreds of imports in August were lifted on Wednesday by President Ranil Wickremesinghe.The post Sri Lanka Government lifts temporary suspension on hundreds of imported items appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News i...
- Sri Lanka saved over US$ 2,500 Million from import restrictions – State Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to relax Import restrictions on 328 more items from tonight (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Government to relax import restrictions on 300 more items (Category: Breaking News)
- Two more illegally imported Hummer vehicles found at Sri Lanka Customs (Category: Breaking News)
The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) says it has not issued any tickets for the public to visit the Lotus Tower in Colombo. SLTDA also said that an image of an entrance ticket to the Lotus Tower, circulating on social media, was fake. “As of now the Lotus Tower does not fall
- Lotus Tower to remain open for longer hours (Category: Breaking News)
- Colombo Lotus Tower opens to the public (Category: Breaking News)
- Colombo Lotus Tower attracts over 1.4 million visitors (Category: Breaking News)
- Lotus Tower to commence operations in September (Category: Breaking News)
By Hiran H.Senewiratne The government’s lethargy towards the gem and jewelry sector prevented more than US$ 1 billion in foreign exchange from coming into the country per year, a well-known gemologist said. “Currently Sri Lanka’s gem and jewelry export income is less than US$ 300 per year, which could be developed to a US $ […]
- Kohona pushes Lanka gems in Beijing (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez eyes USD 2 bn revenue from gem and jewellery industry (Category: Breaking News)
- FACETS 2011 takes-off as gem exports continue its turnaround through 1H 2011 (Category: Business)
- Revenue from gem and jewellery exports significantly increased - NGJA (Category: Breaking News)
Arrivals down 20 percent in August compared to July.
- Tourist Trends (Category: Business)
- Travel Trend (Category: Business)
- Tourist arrivals up in August (Category: Breaking News)
- Tourist arrivals up by 29% in August (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s tourism sector has been subject to a series of challenges since 2019, followed by the protracted impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and now, the economic crisis. The impacts of these crises have brought to light a host of challenges that continue to compound the hardships of the most vulnerable populations that engage in […]
- Sports Draw (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Marks First Anniversary of Civil War End (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Marks First Anniversary of Civil War End (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Marks First Anniversary of Civil War End (Category: Breaking News)
President Wickremesinghe through interim budget expects 2.5 million tourists in 2023.
- Spending Plan (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka to issue development bonds to cover the costs of the first quarter of 2010 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka can earn more targeting experiences, sustainability (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s president to cut spending in interim budget (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka Masters over 40 hockey team recorded its second win in the Masters World Cup history when they beat Italy 4-3 in the ranking games at the sport’s prestigious veteran tournament held in Nottingham, England. Sri Lanka’s over 40 team, which lost all six round-robin matches against the World’s top European veteran hockey teams […]
- Harry Kane has England’s goal-scoring record, but he really needs trophies (Category: Breaking News)
- Let the selectors not fool us (Category: Breaking News)
- Celebrating 75 years of cricketing excellence (Category: Breaking News)
- No regrets on turning down Test captaincy – Tilan Samaraweera (Category: Breaking News)
Under the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau’s Visiting Journalists & Blogger Programs, a group of high-profile Indian media personnel was invited to Sri Lanka from July 3 to July 11, to re-discover Indo-Sri Lanka historical relationships. Eight media personnel representing several key
- Celebration of 75 years of India’s Independence in Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- “Similarities of two cultures”, Ladies’ College students participate in Indo Lankan Ethnic Progr... (Category: Breaking News)
- Distinctive styles of Indian Designers (Category: Breaking News)
- An unprecedented journey like never before at Cinnamon Grand Colombo : Mrs. India Inc Season 4 (Category: Breaking News)
By Hiran H.Senewiratne The government is planning to restructure the national carrier, Sri Lankan Airlines, and privatization is one proposed option due to the current financial crisis, Sri Lankan Airlines Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Richard Nuttall said. “We are now looking at the privatization option as well because the government wants to restructure Sri Lankan […]
- JATA President and Executive Committee on a familiarization tour (Category: Breaking News)
- Six Lankan victims of trafficking repatriated from Myanmar (Category: Breaking News)
- SriLankan Airlines to renew commercial operations to China (Category: Breaking News)
- New Airplanes for Sri Lankan Airlines (Category: Breaking News)
The newly appointed brand ambassador for Sri Lanka Tourism, former cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya met the Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay and discussed promoting tourism between both countries. The Indian High Commission said that the meeting focused on strengthening ties
- Sri Lanka to use Sanath, Yohani in attempt to draw more Indian tourists (Category: Breaking News)
- Sanath Jayasuriya appeals to Indians to visit Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sanath applauds sportsmanship of Indian captain in Sri Lanka game (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian tourists visiting Sri Lanka can pay in INR (Category: Breaking News)
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