LNP - Sri Lanka records over 720,000 tourist arrivals in first quarter of 2025

2025-04-02   |   Travel

The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) has reported that a total of 229,298 tourists have arrived in the country in March 2025. According...

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LNP - Youth dies after falling from 31st floor of luxury hotel in Colombo

2025-03-31   |   Travel

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 t...

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LNP - Sri Lanka’s tourism income hits US$768 mn in first two months of 2025

2025-03-17   |   Travel

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 i...

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LNP - March tourist arrivals cross 100,000 mark in two weeks

2025-03-16   |   Travel

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 Deve...

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LNP - Sri Lanka records over 500,000 tourist arrivals in first 2 months of 2025

2025-03-08   |   Travel

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 lat...

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LNP - Sri Lanka climbs 5 spots in global passport rankings

2025-03-06   |   Travel

Sri Lanka has been ranked 91st in the latest Henley Passport Index, which assesses global passport strength based on visa-free travel access.  Th...

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LNP - Sri Lanka has potential to attract more Indian travellers: Indian tourism experts

2025-02-28   |   Travel

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 w...

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LNP - Passport queues to end in a month: Immigration Dept.

2025-02-12   |   Travel

Although the root cause of the prevailing passport queues is due to the mismanagement of the previous governments, the Department of Immigration and E...

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LNP - January tourist arrivals surpass 170,000 in three weeks

2025-01-27   |   Travel

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 Devel...

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LNP - Tourist arrivals cross 100,000 mark within first 2 weeks of January

2025-01-22   |   Travel

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 dat...

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LNP - Sri Lanka to revisit IMF agreement?

2025-01-21   |   Travel

The government plans to revisit the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement to provide additional relief measures for the public, Deputy Minister ...

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LNP - Sri Lanka ranked 9th best destination to travel in 2025 in BBC’s first-ever travel guide

2025-01-19   |   Travel

By Nuzla RizkiyaSri Lanka has been ranked among the top 10 destinations to travel in 2025 by BBC Travel’s inaugural guide to the world’s top trave...

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LNP - Sri Lanka targets 3 million tourists in 2025 amid economic recovery

2025-01-05   |   Travel

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 ...

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LNP - Visitors to be allowed in Sigiriya during moon-lit nights

2025-01-04   |   Travel

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.   ...

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LNP - Tourist hotspots overwhelmed amid holiday season

2025-01-01   |   Travel

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, wi...

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LNP - Sri Lanka welcomes two millionth tourist in 2024

2024-12-26   |   Travel

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...

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LNP - Sri Lanka set to welcome two millionth foreign tourist today

2024-12-26   |   Travel

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 ...

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LNP - Sri Lanka set to welcome 2 millionth tourist tomrrow

2024-12-25   |   Travel

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 P...

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LNP - Sri Lanka’s 2025 holiday calendar: Here’s the full list

2024-12-23   |   Travel

With just nine days remaining until the start of 2025, the Government Printing Department has released the official calendar for the upcoming year, wh...

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LNP - Sri Lanka to develop new nation branding tourism strategy

2024-12-06   |   Travel

Sri Lankan authorities are bringing together all stakeholders in tourism at a conference in January to finalise a nation branding strategy to propel t...

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LNP - Fire extinguished at hotel in Colombo Fort Fire extinguished at hotel in Colombo Fort

2024-12-05   |   Travel

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 f...

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LNP - US Assistant Secretary of State to visit Sri Lanka

2024-12-03   |   Travel

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...

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LNP - Sri Lanka ranked 4th best country for long vacations in global study

2024-12-03   |   Travel

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 globa...

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LNP - Sri Lanka launches new initiatives to attract Indian tourists

2024-11-25   |   Travel

WION- Aiming to cash on growing outbound Indian tourists, Sri Lanka and Australia have launched new initiatives to cash in on this. Sri Lankan Airline...

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LNP - Sri Lanka revealed as most popular solo travel destination for 2025

2024-11-22   |   Travel

Solo travellers are getting older and are increasingly drawn to Asian destinations – with Sri Lanka securing the most popular spot for 2025, says ne...

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