Tag: Sri Lanka Inbound
Sri Lanka readies for first major destination marketing campaign in 15...
The wait appears to be over, as Sri Lanka finally gets ready to launch a new destination marketing campaign come end-July. The 12-month campaign,...
Sri Lanka sets eyes on the Middle East market
Sri Lanka is bouncing back after three years of crises and is targeting the Middle East as a key market due to the mix...
Sri Lankan minister apologises for Maldives criticism at ITB Berlin
Sri Lanka’s tourism minister Harin Fernando has issued an apology for his comments on the Maldives made during a press briefing at ITB Berlin...
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...