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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...
Sri Lanka Tourism confident of 1.55 m visitors for 2023
Sri Lanka Tourism yesterday expressed optimism to welcome 1.55 million tourists and generate $ 2.7 billion in revenue by the end of the year...
Turkish Airlines launches direct flights to Colombo after 11 years
After a remarkable 11 years of service to Sri Lanka, Turkish Airlines has ushered in a new era by inaugurating direct flights from Istanbul...
Tourism Minister confirms visa-free push implementation from 7 November
Tourism Minister Harin Fernando yesterday confirmed that the visa-free arrivals push for seven countries will come into effect from 7 November.
“The approved proposal from...
Radisson Blu Resort Galle Wins APEX Award for Most Scenic ...
In recognition of its picturesque setting and exceptional hospitality, Radisson Blu Resort Galle has been honored with the prestigious APEX Award for “Most Scenic...
Tourist arrivals top 1.1 millon
In a significant leap towards recovery, Sri Lanka celebrated the arrival of over 1.1 million tourists, rekindling hopes of achieving the ambitious target of...
Tour De France Stage Winner in SL to “Race The Pearl”
The 24-hour ultra-endurance international bicycle race, ‘Race The Pearl’ is back with a collective of riders from the US, UK, Australia, Germany, France, Netherlands,...
Sri Lanka records over 77,000 tourist arrivals in first 22 days...
In the first 22 days of October, Sri Lanka welcomed 77,763 tourists, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,094,019, according to provisional data from the...
Russians showing higher interest in tours to Sri Lanka after free...
Russian tourists are taking higher interest in visiting Sri Lanka after authorities of the country announced the start of issuing free visas to Russian...
Cabinet nod for visa-free pilot project for 7 countries
The Cabinet of Ministers yesterday approved visa-free entry to travellers from seven key tourist-generating markets; India, China, Russia, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia, and Thailand with...
