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Sri Lanka nears 1.7 m tourist arrivals with surge in November
Sri Lanka’s tourism sector continued its robust rebound with over 61,000 arrivals in the first 10 days of November, bringing the year-to-date (YTD) to...
Tourism earnings top $ 2.5 b mark by October
Earnings from tourism crossed the $ 2.5 billion mark by end October, reflecting a high 59% Year-on-Year (YoY) increase, though down by 28% from...
Sri Lanka kicks off November with strong tourism surge
Sri Lanka’s tourism industry is off to a robust start in November, with over 30,000 tourists arriving within the first five days of the...
Azur Air resumes seasonal flight
Azur Air today launched direct seasonal flights to Sri Lanka today with 332 passengers. The flight was welcomed by a celebratory water cannon salute...
SL well-positioned to attract 2.9 mn tourists
Following the expected under-performance in the tourism sector this year, Sri Lanka’s tourism is poised to reach new heights with tourist arrivals projected to...
SL welcomes 135,907 tourists in October
Sri Lanka attracted nearly 136,000 tourists in October, marking a 25% year-on-year (YoY) growth. It is also the highest October arrivals recorded in six...
Sri Lanka’s October tourist arrivals up despite US-led travel advisories
Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka has remained higher in the last eight days of October compared to last year, the official government data showed,...
Edelweiss Air resumes scheduled winter flights to Sri Lanka
Swiss airline, Edelweiss Air resumed scheduled seasonal flight operations to Sri Lanka yesterday carrying 221 passengers on the inaugural flight that arrived at 9.25...
Tourist arrivals top 1.6 m mark by end Oct
Sri Lanka has reached a significant milestone, surpassing 1.6 million tourist arrivals for the year, with over 117,000 visitors registered in the first 27...
Sri Lanka Tourism Alliance slams travel advisories
The Sri Lanka Tourism Alliance yesterday sent a strong message to foreign embassies regarding travel advisories citing possible terrorist attacks, which could lead to...