Tag: Sri Lanka Inbound
Sri Lanka eyes record international tourist arrivals from India in 2024
Sri Lanka Tourism is targeting 600,000 Indian tourist arrivals in 2024, aiming for best-ever figures from its number one inbound tourism source market.
Last year,...
Sri Lanka to extend free visa scheme to boost international arrivals
Sri Lanka is planning to extend a free visa facility for visitors from some of its main source markets beyond March 2024 in order...
Visa waivers boost Indian demand for South-east Asia
Indian outbound demand for destinations like Malaysia, Thailand and Sri Lanka have shot up after visa waivers were offered.
According to Agoda's insights, the two...
Popular Sri Lankan literary festival draws more than 5,000 participants
A popular Sri Lankan literary festival held within the confines of a Portuguese-built fort in 1588 last week drew nearly 100 local and foreign...
Stakeholders urge Sri Lankan government to fast-track global marketing campaign
Tourism players, including the biggest operator of hotels in Sri Lanka, have urged the government to fast-track a much-delayed global marketing campaign to adequately...
Curfews, protests disrupt Sri Lanka’s tourism recovery
Peaceful protests that turned violent last week in Sri Lanka and a resulting 36-hour islandwide curfew over the weekend have put local tourism players...
Emirates, Sri Lanka Tourism join hands to drive tourism recovery
Emirates has signed an MoU with Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau that reaffirms the airline’s commitment to reviving tourism business for the destination.
Both entities...
Sri Lanka strikes off arrival PCRs
Fully vaccinated travellers arriving in Sri Lanka from March 1, 2022 will no longer need to take an on-arrival PCR test.
The move aims to...
Sri Lanka brings back visa-on-arrival facility
Ease of entry into Sri Lanka is returning, with visa-on-arrival service being reinstated on February 8 following a long suspension since early 2020 due...
Sri Lanka tourism players urge haste in global destination campaign launch
Sri Lanka's tourism players are urging the tourism authority to fast-track a global promotional campaign that will position the country as a much sought...