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The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Brussels conducted a tourism promotion workshop in Namur, Belgium on 04 October 2022. The Governor of the Namur Province, Denis Mathen, inaugurated the workshop and spoke in favour of promoting Sri Lanka as a holiday destination for the people in the province. This is the first time a Sri Lanka […]

A Fuel Pass scheme for foreign tourists visiting Sri Lanka was launched on 05th of October 2022. Minister of Tourism said the ‘Tap & Go’ Fuel Pass for tourists is being launched with the collaboration of a prominent telecommunication partner and the Minister of Energy.  Minister further said that a Fuel Pass scheme for those […]

In a fresh boost to tourism, the Australian government has relaxed travel advisory on Sri Lanka. Effective 05 October, Australia said: “We’ve lowered the travel advice level. We now advise you exercise a high degree of caution.” Accordingly, Sri Lanka is now in the yellow list. The change indicates the decrease of overall risk level […]

Mass Media, Transport and Highways Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardena says that an express train will operate from Colombo to the sacred city of Anuradhapura every weekend from next week. He said that the train leaving Colombo Fort on Saturday morning to Anuradhapura will return to Colombo Fort from Anuradhapura the next day. The Minister announced […]

Kolam is a Sri Lankan inherited traditional classical performance art that consists of four main characters: human characters, raksha (King Ravana’s warriors), imaginary characters, and animal characters. The specialty of this art is that each character has an individual mask, and all female characters are performed by male artists. A special kind of drum known […]

Saraii Village is an eco-tourism resort in the South of Sri Lanka, built for responsible travelers to experience the true essence of Sri Lankan life, while giving back to the community and the planet. Saraii believes that travel is not just about seeing the new, but about feeling and breathing in a rustic experience that […]

Aitken Spence Travels, Sri Lanka’s leading DMC, commemorated World Tourism Day, under the timely theme of “Rethinking Tourism for Inclusivity and Sustainability”. A series of engagement initiatives were conducted with the support and participation of the entire team, centring on the three pillars of Community, People and Planet from the 27th to the 29th of […]

The Sri Lankan aviation industry is about to welcome a new budget airline within the coming weeks, as FitsAir is gearing up to operate its first international commercial flights in the first week of October. FitsAir is backed by Aberdeen Holdings and will also become the country’s first-ever privately-owned airline, signifying a double milestone for the […]

Monthly arrivals has fallen to 29,802 from 37,760 in AugustIndia tops tourist arrivals with 6,493 or 22%, followed by the UK with 2,872, and Australia with 2,309Triple-crises-hit industry claims exaggerated negative publicity internationally exacerbates its path to revivalFirst nine months arrivals at 526,232 but down 66.8% compared to the same period in pre-COVID 2018Industry pins high […]

Chevaan Daniel Key Note at The Global Tourism Forum 2022 @shangriLAHMB