Where can you go for a short, three-day break, say a long weekend that serendipitously pops up on your calendar? You’re in Chennai or somewhere in south India and the question looms: how do you make the most of this rare luxury? A hill station? The tourist spots are crammed. A city break? Not relaxing […]

Despite the winter season coming to a close, Sri Lanka Tourism experienced an impressive surge in arrivals, with over 39,000 visitors recorded during the first week of April. Sri Lanka welcomed 39,798 tourists from 1 to 7 April, propelling the cumulative figure to 675,582 continuing the growth momentum. Tourist arrivals from 1 – 7 April […]

The world’s first Cinnamon Museum was unveiled this week in Mirissa Hills, a cinnamon estate near Weligama. The opening event was graced by Tourism Minister Harin Fernando, who called it a “brilliant idea” to make value to a Sri Lankan brand.The Cinnamon Museum, a project by Global CEO- Ogilvy & Mather, Miles Young, who did extensive […]

Representatives of various top Bollywood movie productions, including Gully Boy and Vikram Vedha, recently visited Sri Lanka as a part of film tourism promotion in the Island Nation. The production houses represented makers of blockbusters like Padmaavat, Bajirao Mastsni (Ranveer Singh & Deepika Padukone), Gully Boy (Ranveer Singh & Alia Bhat), Air Lift (Akshay Kumar), […]

Tourism Minister Harin Fernando says Sri Lanka’s total tourist arrivals for the first three months of this year have been recorded as 635,784.  He added that the amount earned from tourism in that period is USD 1,025 million. Source: https://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=98504

The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Austria organised two Sri Lanka destination promotion events at the famous Lugner City Shopping Centre and Europe Westfield Shopping City Sud in Vienna on 15 and 16 March respectively. These two events were organised in parallel to Sri Lanka’s participation at two key European travel and trade fairs, namely, […]

As another result of its worldwide promotional tour, Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau arranged three roadshows in Australia post-pandemic. The inaugural event took place in Brisbane featuring the distinguished presence of High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Australia Chitranganee Wagiswara, Sri Lanka›s Consul General in Melbourne Sandith Samarasinghe, and Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) […]

Aeroflot Russian Airlines and Rossiya Airlines are set to continue their summer operations to Sri Lanka, reflecting their confidence in the country as a preferred travel destination.  Travellers can anticipate enhanced connectivity and convenient travel options between the two countries during their summer holidays. March saw 28,016 tourists from the Russian Federation accounting for 13% […]

Unveiling Sri Lanka: Discover a surge in Israeli tourism to this diverse Far East gem, with insights on attractions, culture, airlines, and surfing hotspots before your Passover getaway. A few weeks ago, a line for direct flights to Sri Lanka began operating. The island nation located between the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea […]

After a four-year hiatus, Thai Airways made a triumphant return with its inaugural flight TG 307 landing at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake at 11:55 p.m. on Sunday.  The resumption of this flight route marks a significant milestone in the revitalisation of tourism between Thailand and Sri Lanka. Originating from Bangkok, Thailand, the […]

Muscat – Oman has signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) on tourism with Sri Lanka. The agreement was signed in Colombo on behalf of the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism by Ahmed Ali Said al Rashidi, Oman’s Ambassador to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and Non-resident Ambassador to the Republic of Maldives. It was signed on behalf […]

Turkish Airlines announced plans to increase its flight frequency from Istanbul to Colombo from four to five flights a week beginning 1 April and six flights per week commencing 14th May 2024. 1 April onwards – 5 Flights per week from Sri Lanka 14 May onwards – 6 flights per week from Sri Lanka 26 […]