The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, together with the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Vietnam organised a familiarisation tour for five members of the high level media in Vietnam, including VTV 2 TV channel, famous blogger Trans Viet in Vietnam and three other media personnel recently. They explored the Negombo coastal line, visited Sigiriya, and […]

If there’s a country that could do with a lot of love right now, it’s Sri Lanka. Over the past three decades, the island nation has been ravaged by conflict and disaster, beginning with the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which claimed 30,000 lives, and the 26-year-long civil war, which ended in 2009. It had […]

The Embassy and Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka together with the leading DMC in Sri Lanka, Aitken Spence Travels promoted Sri Lanka as a unique tourist destination to 20 leading tours operators in Austria at the Embassy on 6 June 2023. Delivering the welcome remarks, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka Majintha Jayesinghe highlighted […]

The way forward for Sri Lanka’s tourism sector is to improve focus on niche tourism instead of focusing on the number of visitors entering the island nation, Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) said. “In the context of Sri Lanka’s tourism sector, the concept of niche tourism holds significant importance. By developing and promoting niche […]

 Rainforest Ecolodge, Deniyaya Becomes first eco lodge to be classified in Sri Lanka The Hotels’ Classification Committee has made a determination on Rain Forest Lodge as the first eco lodge to be classified in Sri Lanka, with effect from 2 June based on newly introduced criteria as per Tourism Development Act No.38 of 2005. According […]

Sri Lanka is targeting up to 150,000 tourists from China in 2023, after the country opened outward tourism and is in talks to get more Chinese airlines to fly to Colombo, officials said. “We expect between 140,000 – 150,000 Chinese tourists this year and destinations focusing on sports and adventure are popular with Chinese tourists,” […]

In Sri Lanka, elephant and human interaction can present challenges. GETTY The travel industry can—and often does—play a large role in sustainability in countries across the world. In a country like Sri Lanka, where there are many factors involved—social, cultural and economic—it’s a delicate balance between thriving tourism and protecting the land and people on it. […]

Union minister for ports, shipping, and waterways Sarbananda Sonowal flagged off India’s first international cruise headed for Sri Lanka from the Chennai Port on Monday as part of a series of initiatives set off by the Centre to jump-start cruise tourism across the country. The luxury ship, MV Empress, will reach the Hambantota port in […]

President of World Tourism Forum Institute, Bulut Bağcı, met Sri Lanka’s Minister of Tourism, H.E. Harin Fernando, to Explore the Nation’s Tourism Potential and Foreign Direct Investment Opportunities. During the meeting, H.E. Bağcı commended the government’s efforts in promoting Sri Lanka as a world-class tourist destination and acknowledged the significant strides made in recent years. He […]

Emirates reports its most profitable year ever with a profit of AED 10.6 billion (US$ 2.9 billion) compared with AED 3.9 billion (US$ 1.1 billion) loss in the previous year The Emirates Group released its 2022-23 Annual Report, reporting its most profitable year ever on the back of strong demand across its businesses. Emirates achieved new record profits, a […]

Aitken Spence Travels, representing the enchanting Sri Lanka, recently took part in the ‘Mujib’s Bangladesh Tourism Promotion and B2B Exchange program’. This notable event, organized by the Bangladesh Tourism Board, spanned from the 26th to the 29th of May 2023. With a total of 97 tour operators in attendance, including 52 from India, 19 from […]

Sri Lanka’s estimated tourism revenues grew more than 200 percent to 131.5 million US dollars in May 2023 from a year earlier, despite arrivals slowed in an off-peak month, official data show. The tourism revenue numbers are based on a survey conducted by the tourism promotion office and released by the central bank. Estimated tourism […]