Travel LNP - Sri Lanka’s 2025 holiday calendar: Here’s the full list
With just nine days remaining until the start of 2025, the Government Printing Department has released the official calendar for the upcoming year, which…
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Travel LNP - Over 300,000 Sri Lankans left for foreign employment in 2024
The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) reports that in 2024, the number of Sri Lankans migrant workers who have travelled overseas for employment…
Travel LNP - Sri Lanka to develop new nation branding tourism strategy
Sri Lankan authorities are bringing together all stakeholders in tourism at a conference in January to finalise a nation branding strategy to propel the…
Travel LNP - Fire extinguished at hotel in Colombo Fort Fire extinguished at hotel in Colombo Fort
The fire that broke out in a hotel in the Colombo Fort area has been completely extinguished, according to the Colombo Fire Brigade. Around 10 fire…
Travel LNP - US Assistant Secretary of State to visit Sri Lanka
US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu is scheduled to travel to India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal from December…
Travel LNP - Sri Lanka ranked 4th best country for long vacations in global study
By Nuzla Rizkiya Sri Lanka has been ranked among the top five destinations in the world for long vacations in a study conducted by Ubuy India, a global…
Travel LNP - Sri Lanka launches new initiatives to attract Indian tourists
WION- Aiming to cash on growing outbound Indian tourists, Sri Lanka and Australia have launched new initiatives to cash in on this. Sri Lankan Airlines has…
Travel LNP - Sri Lanka revealed as most popular solo travel destination for 2025
Solo travellers are getting older and are increasingly drawn to Asian destinations – with Sri Lanka securing the most popular spot for 2025, says new data from…
Travel LNP - Sri Lanka Tourism to launch unified national brand from January
By Charumini de Silva Sri Lanka Tourism is set to unveil a unified national brand in January instead of going ahead with campaign taglines, aiming to redefine…
Travel LNP - “Sri Lanka is a peaceful, beautiful and friendly destination ahead of tourist season” – Foreign Ministry
Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry has announced that the United States today lifted the security alert on the Arugam Bay area, following close collaboration with…
Travel LNP - Sri Lanka’s luxury tourism potential shines at inaugural South Asian Tourism Leadership Forum of SLDF
By Charumini de Silva Sri Lanka’s tourism potential was spotlighted at the first ever South Asian Tourism Leadership Forum of Sri Lanka Design Festival 2024…
Travel LNP - US Embassy rescinds travel restrictions for Arugam Bay
The U.S. Embassy in Colombo has lifted the travel restrictions issued to American citizens on October 23, 2024, for the Arugam Bay area in Sri Lanka. In…
Travel LNP - Sri Lanka projected to emerge as one of world’s fastest-growing travel destinations in 2025
Sri Lanka is expected to rank among the world’s fastest-growing travel destinations in 2025, with tourism spending forecasted to increase by 40 percent,…
Travel LNP - Sri Lanka featured in SMH Traveller’s list of 25 countries they can’t stop thinking about
Sri Lanka has been featured in The Sydney Morning Herald – Traveller’s list of “The 25 countries our travel writers can’t stop thinking about”. Known for its…
Travel LNP - IMF delegation to visit Sri Lanka next week
A group of representatives from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka next week. This delegation will conduct the third review…
Travel LNP - Iranian charged over plot to kill Trump was also told to target Israeli tourists in Sri Lanka - US
The U.S. Department of Justice has on Friday charged an “Iranian asset Farhad Shakeri,” who is accused in a plot to assassinate then-presidential candidate…
Travel LNP - Sri Lanka Crowned ‘Most Desirable Island in the World’
Sri Lanka has been voted the Most Desirable Island in the World at the Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards 2024 in London. At the prestigious Wanderlust Reader…
Travel LNP - Sri Lanka ranks 95 along with Iran and South Sudan in Passport Index
Singapore has once again claimed the title of the world’s most powerful passport, according to the latest Henley Passport Index released in October 2024 by…
Travel LNP - Immigration proposes to link up with hotels to track down tourist information
The Department of Immigration and Emigration has proposed to link up with the tourist hotels in future as a practical means to track down information on…
Travel LNP - Online token system for collecting passports effective from Wednesday
A new online method has been introduced for the collection of passports, according to the Department of Immigration and Emigration. Accordingly, an appointment…
Travel LNP - Sri Lanka exceeds last October’s tourist arrivals in first 27 days of month
Sri Lanka surpassed last October’s total tourist arrivals within the first 27 days of this month, indicating the potential for a double-digit growth…
Travel LNP - Israel calls on its citizens to leave some tourist areas in Sri Lanka
JERUSALEM, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Israel's national security council on Wednesday called on Israelis to immediately leave some tourist areas in Sri Lanka over the…
Travel LNP - Indian flight lands at BIA due to bombs scare; AASL says no threat
An Indian passenger flight arriving from Mumbai has made an emergency landing at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake due to a bomb…
Travel LNP - Tourist arrivals surpass 63,000 in first half of October
Sri Lanka welcomed 63,491 tourists in the first half of October, in continuing with the slowdown in tourist arrivals, ahead of the winter season, the Sri Lanka…