Tag: Sri Lanka Inbound
Sri Lanka to develop small islands for tourism
Sri Lanka is setting up a new authority to develop a string of small islands across its shores into tourist resorts, modelled on the...
Sri Lanka offers five-year multiple entry tourist visa scheme
On August 29, the Sri Lankan government approved five-year multiple-entry tourist visas – with a maximum of six months stay at one stretch –...
Keeping faith
PATA Sri Lanka Chapter welcomed its youngest-ever chairperson in July – Dmitri Cooray, who at 30 years old is also operations manager at Jetwing Hotels. He reflects on one of the most turbulent times in the history of Sri Lankan tourism
Worried tourists give Sri Lanka a wide berth
Advisories against travel to Sri Lanka and media coverage of the country's food and resource shortage and political unrest have frightened scores of travellers...
Indian travel agent convention postpones Sri Lanka gathering
Continued political unrest and pressures of an economic crisis in Sri Lanka have forced the Travel Agent Association India (TAAI) to postpone its 66th...
Curfews, protests disrupt Sri Lanka’s tourism recovery
Peaceful protests that turned violent last week in Sri Lanka and a resulting 36-hour islandwide curfew over the weekend have put local tourism players...
Emirates, Sri Lanka Tourism join hands to drive tourism recovery
Emirates has signed an MoU with Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau that reaffirms the airline’s commitment to reviving tourism business for the destination.
Both entities...
Sri Lanka strikes off arrival PCRs
Fully vaccinated travellers arriving in Sri Lanka from March 1, 2022 will no longer need to take an on-arrival PCR test.
The move aims to...
Sri Lanka brings back visa-on-arrival facility
Ease of entry into Sri Lanka is returning, with visa-on-arrival service being reinstated on February 8 following a long suspension since early 2020 due...
Sri Lanka tourism players urge haste in global destination campaign launch
Sri Lanka's tourism players are urging the tourism authority to fast-track a global promotional campaign that will position the country as a much sought...