Tag: Sri Lanka Inbound
Sri Lanka to match funds for high-producing overseas agents
Sri Lankan tourism authorities are likely to bring back an incentive scheme that supports foreign travel companies that bring in a minimum of 250...
Sri Lanka tourism on rebound as political crisis tapers
Sri Lanka’s tourism industry is starting to recover from the recent political crisis, which resulted in dampened inbound arrivals for the traditional peak season.
The...
Multiple difficulties rain down on Sri Lanka tourism amid political instability
As recent political events in Sri Lanka bring about uncertainties in the tourism sector, the destination is facing further difficulties such as a drop...
Sri Lankan tourism loses momentum through political turbulence
A bitter political feud which led to the sacking of Sri Lanka’s prime minister has turned the clock back for the country’s travel trade...
New ‘So Sri Lanka’ campaign will go ahead despite political crisis
Sri Lanka's industry officials yesterday confirmed that the country's new tourism campaign, So Sri Lanka, will launch as planned after obtaining support from the...
Uncertainty over Sri Lanka’s new tourism campaign amid constitutional crisis
A major constitutional crisis that resulted in the sacking of Sri Lanka’s prime minister has put in jeopardy the November launch of a new...
Airbnb pushes into Sri Lanka’s Experiences scene with tourism board
Potentially paving the way for regulation in the non-hotel accommodation space in Sri Lanka, Airbnb and the state-owned Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA)...
Sri Lanka scraps controversial minimum room rates
The Sri Lankan government has announced the removal of a nine-year-old minimum room rates scheme for hotels in Colombo, a move that is expected...
Sri Lanka bolsters upcoming lean season with discounts, promotions to Asian...
Three associations representing airlines, hotels and DMCs – along with Sri Lanka’s Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) – are banding together to spur off-season arrivals...
‘World’s loneliest airport’ in Sri Lanka gets even lonelier
Sri Lanka's Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA), once dubbed “the loneliest airport in the world”, yesterday become even lonelier when the only airline flying...
