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Branson’s Virgin Voyages picks Sri Lanka for maiden call to Asia...
In a monumental stride for Sri Lanka’s tourism sector, Aitken Spence Travels announced the arrival of Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Voyages’ newest ship, the...
SriLankan introduces self-check-in and self-bag-drop services at BIA
SriLankan Airlines advances its passenger services at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) with the introduction of self-service check-in and self-bag-drop services.
This initiative is set to...
Sri Lanka crossed 1.2 m tourist arrivals milestone
Sri Lanka is on the brink of hosting 1.2 million tourist arrivals, with a notable surge in arrivals with cruise travellers earlier this month.
In...
SLTDA aims to enhance air seat capacity
Sri Lanka Tourism aims at increasing the air seat capacity for the foreign tourists that embark the island, simultaneously monitoring the traffic coming from...
Rs. 700 b tourism debt bomb ticking
Sans fresh borrowing, tourism industry debt has doubled due to high interest rates and accumulation of capital and interest payable
Experts say tourism...
Cruise vessel Aida Bella to call at Port of Colombo tomorrow
Super luxury passenger vessel M.V. Aida Bella, operated by Aida Cruises, Germany with 1,900 passengers and 730 crew on board will call at the...
First five days of November draw over 22,000 tourists
Sri Lanka welcomed over 22,000 tourists within the first five days of the month, boosted by Russian travellers. This surge in arrivals has propelled...
Tourism earnings in first 10 months soar to nearly $ 1.6...
Tourism Minister Harin Fernando yesterday said the industry has managed to rebound with earnings nearing $ 1.6 billion along with the boost in arrivals...
Sri Lanka welcomes 1.12 million tourists by October 2023
Sri Lanka has welcomed 109,199 tourists up to October 2023, taking the total so far to 1.125 million, data from the state tourism office...
Air Azur resumes charter flights – boosting arrivals from Russia
Russia’s largest charter airline – Air Azur resumed service to Colombo yesterday providing much-needed push to the tourism industry to bring in Eastern European...
