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Earnings from Sri Lanka’s tourism trade has continued to remain robust during the height of the seasonal peak as arrivals have b…

The tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka have surpassed 97,000 within the first 13 days of March, the latest provisional data from the Sr…

The total number of foreign tourists who have arrived in Sri Lanka in the first two months of 2025 has already surpassed 500,000, …

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

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…

Although the root cause of the prevailing passport queues is due to the mismanagement of the previous governments, the Department …

Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka have crossed the 170,000 mark within the first three weeks of January, provisional data from the Sri…

Tourist arrival crossed the 100,000 mark within the first two weeks of January, recording a Year-on-Year (YoY) increase of 22 perc…

The government plans to revisit the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement to provide additional relief measures for the publ…

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

Sri Lanka is poised to make a significant leap in its tourism industry, aiming for 3 million tourist arrivals in 2025. This ambiti…

In a bid to boost revenue from tourism, the Tourism Ministry has decided to allow visitors at historic rock fortress Sigiriya at m…

By Charumini de Silva Sri Lanka’s tourism industry is experiencing a surge in tourist activity during the end of year holiday se…

A couple from Thailand who arrived onboard a SriLankan Airlines flight today marked the two millionth tourist arrival in Sri Lanka…

The Ministry of Tourism says today (26) it is prepared to welcome the two millionth foreign tourist to arrive in Sri Lanka this ye…

Sri Lanka is preparing to mark a major milestone in its tourism recovery, with the arrival of its 2-millionth visitor tomorrow.The…

With just nine days remaining until the start of 2025, the Government Printing Department has released the official calendar for t…

Sri Lankan authorities are bringing together all stakeholders in tourism at a conference in January to finalise a nation branding …

The fire that broke out in a hotel in the Colombo Fort area has been completely extinguished, according to the Colombo Fire Brigad…

US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu is scheduled to travel to India, Sri L…

By Nuzla Rizkiya Sri Lanka has been ranked among the top five destinations in the world for long vacations in a study conducted by…

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

Solo travellers are getting older and are increasingly drawn to Asian destinations – with Sri Lanka securing the most popular sp…

By Charumini de Silva Sri Lanka Tourism is set to unveil a unified national brand in January instead of going ahead with campaign …

Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry has announced that the United States today lifted the security alert on the Arugam Bay area, follow…