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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LNP - Sri Lanka Tourism to launch unified national brand from January

2024-11-21   |   Travel

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 ...

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LNP - “Sri Lanka is a peaceful, beautiful and friendly destination ahead of tourist season” – Foreign Ministry

2024-11-14   |   Travel

Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry has announced that the United States today lifted the security alert on the Arugam Bay area, following close collaborat...

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LNP - Sri Lanka’s luxury tourism potential shines at inaugural South Asian Tourism Leadership Forum of SLDF

2024-11-13   |   Travel

By Charumini de SilvaSri Lanka’s tourism potential was spotlighted at the first ever South Asian Tourism Leadership Forum of Sri Lanka Design Festiv...

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LNP - Sri Lanka projected to emerge as one of world’s fastest-growing travel destinations in 2025

2024-11-12   |   Travel

Sri Lanka is expected to rank among the world’s fastest-growing travel destinations in 2025, with tourism spending forecasted to increase by 40 perc...

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LNP - IMF delegation to visit Sri Lanka next week

2024-11-10   |   Travel

A group of representatives from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka next week. This delegation will conduct the thir...

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LNP - Iranian charged over plot to kill Trump was also told to target Israeli tourists in Sri Lanka - US

2024-11-09   |   Travel

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 ...

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LNP - Sri Lanka ranks 95 along with Iran and South Sudan in Passport Index

2024-11-06   |   Travel

Singapore has once again claimed the title of the world’s most powerful passport, according to the latest Henley Passport Index released in October ...

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LNP - Immigration proposes to link up with hotels to track down tourist information

2024-11-05   |   Travel

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 ...

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LNP - Online token system for collecting passports effective from Wednesday

2024-11-05   |   Travel

A new online method has been introduced for the collection of passports, according to the Department of Immigration and Emigration. Accordingly, an ap...

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LNP - Sri Lanka exceeds last October’s tourist arrivals in first 27 days of month

2024-10-29   |   Travel

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...

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LNP - Israel calls on its citizens to leave some tourist areas in Sri Lanka

2024-10-24   |   Travel

JERUSALEM, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Israel's national security council on Wednesday called on Israelis to immediately leave some tourist areas in Sri Lanka ...

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LNP - Indian flight lands at BIA due to bombs scare; AASL says no threat

2024-10-19   |   Travel

An Indian passenger flight arriving from Mumbai has made an emergency landing at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake due to a b...

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LNP - Tourist arrivals surpass 63,000 in first half of October

2024-10-17   |   Travel

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 ...

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LNP - Govt. reinstates previous visa issuing system

2024-09-26   |   Travel

The new Government of Sri Lanka has officially reinstated the previous visa issuing system, effective from 12.00 midnight today, according to the Pres...

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LNP - Anura Kumara outlines plans for IT growth, tourism boost, and agri independence

2024-09-18   |   Travel

Presidential candidate of the National People’s Power (NPP), Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has outlined his ambitious economic plans, including a goal t...

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LNP - Pakistan resentful over exclusion of its nationals from visa-relaxed entry into Sri Lanka

2024-09-11   |   Travel

Pakistan, a country that stood by Sri Lanka in international forums and the fight against terrorism, is upset over the latest visa restrictions impose...

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LNP - Tourism generates US$ 282mn in August

2024-09-09   |   Travel

Earnings from tourism have climbed in August and so were the arrivals, although not quite up to the level targeted by authorities. The tourism trade, ...

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LNP - Tourism back on track for recovery: SLTDA Chief says on World Tourism Day

2022-09-28   |   Travel

Tourist arrivals for the first three weeks of September have reached 21,000. Provisional data shared by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (S...

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LNP - Tourist arrivals from August 1 – 11 cross 16,000 mark

2022-08-15   |   Travel

Tourist arrivals for the first 11 days of August crossed the 16,000 mark, showing signs of a slight improvement in terms of the rate of arrivals to th...

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LNP - Tourist arrivals in first nine weeks of 2022 surpass total arrivals in 2021

2022-03-09   |   Travel

Week 1 of March brings over 25,000 tourists Total tourist arrival for the year thus far crosses 200,000 mark Sri Lanka welcomed over 25,000 tourists i...

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LNP - Tourist arrivals cross 155k

2022-02-23   |   Travel

Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka have exceeded 155,000 so far, led by Russians, despite the challenges emanating from the global COVID pandemic. As per p...

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LNP - Tourist establishments mandated to accept forex from non-residents

2022-01-20   |   Travel

All registered tourist establishments will soon be required to accept foreign exchange from non-residents of Sri Lanka. The Monetary Board of the Cent...

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LNP - Tourism Chief tells the world Sri Lanka is ready to host post-COVID holidays

2022-01-07   |   Travel

In an emphatic presentation on Sri Lanka SL, Tourism Chairperson Kimarli Fernando outlined that the country is ready for post-COVID growth, noting tha...

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