President reveals Sri Lanka’s tourism target
2023-08-18
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has urged officials to accelerate efforts towards the goal of attracting 5 million tourists annually to SriContinue Reading
Van with foreign tourists topples into a precipice
2023-07-26
A van transporting foreign tourists has fallen into a precipice in the Heevalkandura area on the Wellawaya- Koslanda Road earlyContinue Reading
Exclusive counters for foreign tourists at BIA
2023-04-24
Exclusive counters will be available for foreign travellers arriving at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake, the Controller GeneralContinue Reading
Wave of Chinese tourists expected to visit SL in March
2023-02-24
Sri Lanka is set to receive its first group of post-pandemic Chinese tourists after becoming one of the first 20Continue Reading
Low prices, few tourists and glorious beaches – Sri Lanka is finally back on the holiday map – Daily Mail
2022-12-26
The Daily Mail’s Mary Wales has urged fellow British tourists to visit Sri Lanka as the nation is providing greatContinue Reading
SL gears up for winter tourist season
2022-11-08
The arrival of nearly 8500 tourists during the first five days of November has the Tourism Industry hopeful of aContinue Reading
Russian tourists arrive : Minister reveals next target
2022-10-10
Russia’s Aeroflot flight that landed in Sri Lanka today arrived at full capacity consisting of tourists, Minister of Tourism HarinContinue Reading
“Tap & Go” : New Fuel Pass scheme for tourists
2022-10-05
A Fuel Pass scheme for foreign tourists visiting Sri Lanka will be launched today, Minister of Tourism Harin FernandoContinue Reading
Two new luxury train journeys to begin
2022-09-30
A special luxury tourist train will be introduced from Colombo Fort to Kandy from Saturday, 01st October, Minister of TransportContinue Reading
Over 22,000 foreign tourists in SL – SLTDA
2022-07-01
Over 22, 000 foreign tourists are in Sri Lanka at present, the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) said. TheContinue Reading
Sri Lanka reports 43.3% drop in tourist arrivals for April
2022-05-02
Sri Lanka has reported a drop of nearly 43.3 per cent in tourist arrivals for the month of April. AccordingContinue Reading
President continues inspection tours : Visits SLTDA
2022-03-24
Sri Lanka can be made the Asian destination of foreign tourists, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said today. The President pointed outContinue Reading
New requirements for travellers arriving in Sri Lanka
2022-02-18
The Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) has announced new requirements for tourists, foreign passport holders, and Sri LankansContinue Reading
New health guidelines for overseas arrivals
2022-01-27
New COVID-19 health guidelines have been issued for tourists travelling to Sri Lanka during the prevalent pandemic. As per theContinue Reading
Australia’s new travel advisory on Sri Lanka
2021-11-09
The Australian Government has reviewed and lowered the travel advice level issued to Sri Lanka, the Australian High Commission inContinue Reading
UK issues new travel advisory to Sri Lanka
2021-09-23
The United Kingdom (UK) has permitted only essential travel to Sri Lanka, eventhough the island nation has been removed fromContinue Reading
Tourists can get 180-days SL visa under new system
2021-08-24
The Cabinet has decided to issue a Tourist Visa valid for 180-days for tourists visiting Sri Lanka through the SriContinue Reading
Update on Airport reopening: Govt to consider tourists from selected countries
2020-08-17
The Government is set to reopen the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake for selected countries, the Daily Mirror reported.Continue Reading