Tag: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s hospitality sector welcomes policy change allowing women to work...
This week, Sri Lanka lifted a longstanding 1954 regulation that prevented women from working as hotel and restaurant waitresses after 22.00, a change welcomed...
Sri Lanka hosts second consecutive year of Bohra religious convention
A religious gathering involving approximately 15,000 members of the Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community concluded in Colombo on July 5, following a nine-day retreat that...
Sri Lanka explores marine tourism potential through shipwreck diving
Sri Lanka, with 167 shipwrecks submerged in its surrounding waters, has been identified as a location with potential for marine tourism. This perspective was...
Sri Lanka rolls out campaign highlighting its year-round appeal
Sri Lanka has launched a new campaign, Sri Lanka, A Story for Every Season to promote the country as a year-round destination rather than...
Sri Lanka appoints Tourism Advisory Committee
Some of Sri Lanka’s biggest names in the leisure industry have been appointed to a new Tourism Advisory Committee by the government to drive...
Israel urges its nationals to leave Sri Lanka
Israel has urged its citizens holidaying in coastal areas in Sri Lanka to leave immediately owing to a possible terrorist attack linked to the...
Sri Lanka updates visa policy with new 30-day visa-free scheme
The Sri Lankan Government has approved 30-day free visas for nationals from 35 countries from October 1 this year. Beneficiaries are passport-holders from countries...
Gaming giant Melco takes on integrated resort development in Sri Lanka;...
Sri Lanka’s highly anticipated Cinnamon Life Integrated Resort will be rebranded as City of Dreams Sri Lanka, following an April partnership signing between Melco...
Colombo’s controversial hotel pricing policy to end May 31
The pricing policy for Colombo hotels effective since August 2023 to upgrade city room rates will be terminated on May 31, 2024, now that...
Sri Lanka makes U-turn on decision to double visa fees
Shortly after announcing a higher fee for tourist visa – US100, up from the previous US$50 – Sri Lanka’s cabinet on May 6 decided...
