Income from tourism trade grows 6.7% YoY to US$ 161.8mnSri Lanka received over 100, 000 tourists in January Sharp depreciation of rupee made travelling to SL relatively cheapInflux of Chinese tourists expected with China opening up Earnings from tourism trade continued its months-long ascent in tandem with the encouraging arrival numbers, which topped over 100,000 in January, […]

A duty-free shopping facility was declared open for passengers today at the Jaffna International Airport (JIA). It was opened by the Chairman of Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Pvt) Limited (CAASL), Major General (Rtd.) G. A. Chandrasiri with the objective of facilitating the outbound passengers. CAASL is planning to make the duty-free shopping facility available to […]

If you have read anything about Sri Lanka in the past year, it’s likely that it wasn’t good news. From protests, political uprisings, electricity cuts, and food shortages, the country has had a rough time recently. In addition to daily hardships, the people of Sri Lanka suffered economically from lost revenue due to the nearly […]

SriLankan Airlines is to renew its commercial operations to China in the first week of April 2023, with a thrice weekly service each to Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou as China reopens its borders.  China was a leading source market for inbound tourism to Sri Lanka and one of SriLankan’s premier leisure traveller segments before the […]

25% of tourist arrival target for February realisedRussia, India and UK emerge as top 3 tourist traffic generators The tourist arrivals in the first seven days of February have crossed the 25,000 mark, maintaining the momentum of the inflow of international visitors that was achieved in the past several weeks. The provisional data released by […]

SriLankan Airlines is set to renew its commercial operations to China in the first week of April 2023, with a thrice-weekly service each to Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou as China reopens its borders, SriLankan Airlines announced on Thursday. China was a leading source market for inbound tourism to Sri Lanka and one of SriLankan’s premier […]

Sri Lanka is emerging as a filming destination for high-profile international productions. The Night Manager, starring Bollywood legend Anil Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapoor was filmed in part in Sri Lanka and will be released on Disney + Hotstar this month. This Disney+Hotstar show is the Indian remake of the British series of the same name; it starred Tom Hiddleston in […]

I have a confession to make: the last time I visited Sri Lanka I took a Ziploc bag stuffed with Yorkshire teabags. Yes, you read that correctly. Yorkshire Tea, carefully transported to the country that gave the Brits their obsessive love of a cuppa. My time back then was spent in the Central Highlands, where […]

The Independent UK recognizes Sri Lanka among the best last-minute holiday ideas for February 2023. The true last month of winter brings a diverse range of travel options. Whether you’re after early-year sunshine, a Valentine’s break or a half-term escape with the kids, Mary Novakovich from The Independent picks the best of the bunch. Sri Lanka Head […]

Aitken Spence Travels will be available at SATTE 2023, from 09th – 11th February 2023 at India EXPO Centre and Mart, Greater Noida. Meet our experts to explore tourism in Sri Lanka From http://travelandtourslk.blogspot.com/

The Tata Steel and Tata Tiscon annual dealer conference will commence in Colombo on 7th February, with over 650 delegates from India.  Tata Steel, is one of the world’s most geographically diversified steel producers with operations that are fully integrated – from mining to the manufacturing and marketing of finished products. They form part of […]

Sri Lanka, historically renowned as Taprobane, Serendib and Ceylon, was famous for its high-quality spices throughout history. Back in the days it maintained relations with the Greeks, Romans and Arabs through its spice trade. Sri Lanka was popular mainly for its spice & ivory found in the island and as a result in the Old […]