Travel LNP - Youth dies after falling from 31st floor of luxury hotel in Colombo
A young man has died after falling from the 31st floor of a luxury hotel in Colombo. It has been reported that the deceased was staying in a room at the hotel.…
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Travel LNP - NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return to Earth after 9 months stuck in space
Stuck in space no more, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth on Tuesday, hitching a different ride home to close out a saga that…
Travel LNP - Sri Lanka’s tourism income hits US$768 mn in first two months of 2025
Earnings from Sri Lanka’s tourism trade has continued to remain robust during the height of the seasonal peak as arrivals have been stronger. This is while the…
Travel LNP - Trump administration mulling new travel restrictions on citizens from dozens of countries
The Guardian - The Trump administration is considering issuing travel restrictions for the citizens of dozens of countries as part of a new ban, according to…
Travel LNP - March tourist arrivals cross 100,000 mark in two weeks
The tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka have surpassed 97,000 within the first 13 days of March, the latest provisional data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development…
Travel LNP - Sri Lanka records over 500,000 tourist arrivals in first 2 months of 2025
The total number of foreign tourists who have arrived in Sri Lanka in the first two months of 2025 has already surpassed 500,000, according to the latest data.…
Travel LNP - Sri Lanka climbs 5 spots in global passport rankings
Sri Lanka has been ranked 91st in the latest Henley Passport Index, which assesses global passport strength based on visa-free travel access. This marks…
Travel LNP - Several roads in Yala National Park to reopen starting today
The Department of Wildlife Conservation says that steps will be taken to reopen a limited number of roads in Yala National Park, which have been temporarily…
Travel LNP - Sri Lanka has potential to attract more Indian travellers: Indian tourism experts
Sri Lanka’s variety of attractions in a compact destination as well as a new casino set to open in Colombo mid-2025 will provide Indian travellers with more…
Travel LNP - Passport queues to end in a month: Immigration Dept.
Although the root cause of the prevailing passport queues is due to the mismanagement of the previous governments, the Department of Immigration and Emigration…
Travel LNP - Overseas travel ban imposed on Yoshitha Rajapaksa’s grandmother
The Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court has imposed an overseas travel ban on Daisy Forrest Wickremesinghe, also known as ‘Daisy Achchi’, who is the grandmother of…
Travel LNP - Sigiriya crowned World’s Most Welcoming City for 2025
Sigiriya has been crowned the world’s most welcoming city for 2025 by Booking.com, based on over 360 million of its verified customer reviews. The online…
Travel LNP - January tourist arrivals surpass 170,000 in three weeks
Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka have crossed the 170,000 mark within the first three weeks of January, provisional data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development…
Travel LNP - Tourist arrivals cross 100,000 mark within first 2 weeks of January
Tourist arrival crossed the 100,000 mark within the first two weeks of January, recording a Year-on-Year (YoY) increase of 22 percent. Provisional data from…
Travel LNP - Sri Lanka to revisit IMF agreement?
The government plans to revisit the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement to provide additional relief measures for the public, Deputy Minister of…
Travel LNP - Sri Lanka ranked 9th best destination to travel in 2025 in BBC’s first-ever travel guide
By Nuzla Rizkiya Sri Lanka has been ranked among the top 10 destinations to travel in 2025 by BBC Travel’s inaugural guide to the world’s top travel spots. The…
Travel LNP - Fort-Katunayake luxury buses allowed access to BIA after 6 years
The Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) has announced that luxury buses operating on the Fort-Katunayake route (No. 187) will be granted access to the…
Travel LNP - Sri Lanka targets 3 million tourists in 2025 amid economic recovery
Sri Lanka is poised to make a significant leap in its tourism industry, aiming for 3 million tourist arrivals in 2025. This ambitious target comes on the heels…
Travel LNP - Visitors to be allowed in Sigiriya during moon-lit nights
In a bid to boost revenue from tourism, the Tourism Ministry has decided to allow visitors at historic rock fortress Sigiriya at moon-lit nights. The Ministry…
Travel LNP - Tourist hotspots overwhelmed amid holiday season
By Charumini de Silva Sri Lanka’s tourism industry is experiencing a surge in tourist activity during the end of year holiday season as expected, with over…
Travel LNP - Sri Lanka welcomes two millionth tourist in 2024
A couple from Thailand who arrived onboard a SriLankan Airlines flight today marked the two millionth tourist arrival in Sri Lanka for 2024, Sri Lanka Tourism…
Travel LNP - Sri Lanka set to welcome two millionth foreign tourist today
The Ministry of Tourism says today (26) it is prepared to welcome the two millionth foreign tourist to arrive in Sri Lanka this year. Deputy Minister of…
Travel LNP - Cinnamon Grand triumphs among Colombo’s 5-stars and Lankan cuisine
Cinnamon Grand Colombo on Friday was adjudged the ‘Best 5-Star Hotel’ in the city along with Nuga Gama as the ‘Most Authentic Sri Lankan Cuisine Restaurant’,…
Travel LNP - Sri Lanka set to welcome 2 millionth tourist tomrrow
Sri Lanka is preparing to mark a major milestone in its tourism recovery, with the arrival of its 2-millionth visitor tomorrow. The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion…