Driven by the country’s growing appeal as a low-cost tourist destination, following the steep depreciation of the rupee, Sri Lanka’s tourism industry is expected to make a swift and steady recovery in this winter season, with tourist arrivals surpassing pre-crisis levels in 2024. “Considering the near-term arrival growth, a swift recovery in the tourism industry […]

Aitken Spence Travels recently revealed its plans to revive the local cruise tourism industry that has been devastated over the past two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, by bringing down 10 cruise ships during the current winter season in addition to the three cruise ships that have already called at Sri Lankan ports. This […]

The Sri Lanka Tourist Development Authority (SLTDA) intrends to revive the plans to develop a marina in the Kalpitiya Lagoon under the tourism development plan of the Kalpitiya Master Plan. Speaking to The Sunday Morning Business, SLTDA Chairman Priantha Fernando stated that the blueprint for tourism development in Kalpitiya envisaged the development of a marina in the […]

The tourism industry is off to a promising start in December with the average daily arrivals exceeding 2,300 as opposed to 1,900 in November, marking it the highest since April. Sri Lanka has welcomed 16,169 tourists during the first week of the month, largely driven by Russian travellers, the provisional data by the Sri Lanka […]

Sri Lanka Tourism hosted a familiarisation (FAM) tour for a group of media personnel from India as they arrived in Colombo on 15 November as a means of further developing bilateral connections between the two nations and engaging India’s support as a good neighbour to promote Sri Lanka as a tourist destination. Accordingly, the media […]

Heritage pays a heavy price during and after armed conflicts. In Sri Lanka, the tangible as well as intangible cultural heritage paid and is still paying a heavy price for the 30-year terror spread by the LTTE and racism. In another decade, racism and separationism of Sri Lanka sowed by racist Tamil politicians will complete […]

Trails of Dutugamunu Part 1 By Ama H. Vanniarachchy The large ruined brick stupa lies under the scorching sun. The long dry grasses are dancing in the wind under the bright blue sky. The place seems to be forlorn and forsaken in time, for decades. Yet, this is no ordinary place. This is a place […]

Alliance Air, a wholly owned subsidiary of AIAHL is all set to resume its services connecting Chennai and Jaffna from Monday, after a nearly three-year pandemic-caused break. The airline is all set to expand globally and commence commercial flight operations from Jaffna International Airport to Chennai International Airport with direct flight operations on Monday, Tuesday, […]

The Wildlife Department has received a record income from tourists who came in luxury passenger liners, Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said. He said 551 tourists on the ship that arrived on November 30 visited the Yala National Park in 110 vehicles. Accordingly, the wildlife department had earned Rs. 6,219,560 on that day. The super luxury passenger […]

SriLankan Airlines is set to partner with Raid Amazones 2023 for the second consecutive year, with the aim of reaffirming Sri Lanka’s stature as a sought-after tourist destination among the discerning contemporary traveler.  Raid Amazones Founder, Alexandre Debanne said: “Looking back at last year’s event, I can confidently say that, if not for SriLankan Airlines, […]

A discussion was held at the President’s office yesterday (30 November), chaired by President Ranil Wickremesinghe, to identify land for the promotion of the tourism industry in the Batticaloa District.   Accordingly, the identification of coastal lands that belong to the Government and private sector operators from Verugal Aru to Batticaloa in the Batticaloa District was […]

The Shangri-La Hambantota Christmas Cruise recently set sail from the Hambantota International Port and kicked off the festive season with a traditional Christmas Cake mixing ceremony. The event took place with the generous support HIPG and Sri Lanka Navy. The culinary team prepared the cake mixing batter, which featured a wonderful assortment of various nuts and spices […]