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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...
FitsAir operates first charter from Armenia with 150 tourists
FitsAir over the weekend operated its first charter flight from Yerevan, Armenia to Sri Lanka bringing a group of 150 tourists.The maiden charter was...
Over 50,000 tourist arrivals in first half of October
Sri Lanka’s tourism industry is experiencing a surge of optimism as the country welcomed over 50,000 tourists in the first 15 days of October.
This...
Trailblazing FitsAir celebrates one year of international scheduled passenger services
FitsAir, the trailblazing privately-owned airline in Sri Lanka known for its affordability and punctuality, celebrated its one-year anniversary recently.
This milestone marked a year filled...
Tourist arrivals cross 25,000 mark in October first week
The tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka in the first week of October crossed the 25,000 mark, the provisional data from the Sri Lanka Tourism...
Sri Lanka maps out MICE tourism boom
The Sri Lanka Convention Bureau (SLCB) is pursuing an ambitious three-year blueprint to propel Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (MICE) tourism, with a vision...
No local company to provide insurance for adventure tourism’
Amidst the ongoing economic crisis in the country, no local insurance company is willing to provide insurance coverage for those participating in adventure tourism...
