Sri Lanka Gets Ready to Welcome Tourists
If all goes well, Sri Lanka will welcome tourists again this month; this is being eagerly awaited by the tourism and hospitality sectors which faced…
The Hindu Festival Deepavali – The Festival of Light 2020
Deepavali is a festival celebrated by Hindus in Sri Lanka and other countries that have a general population of Hindu practitioners. It is a one-day…
Sri Lanka Enlists Help of Travel Influencers – Effective Global Promotion
As a means in which to help promote the country during these troubled times, the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) has enlisted the help…
Sri Lanka Initiates Couch Safari – Sri Lanka goes virtual
Sri Lanka Tourism Board had come up with the concept of a couch safari which allows one to sit back in the comfort of home…
Conde Nast Traveller Names Sri Lanka Second in the Top 20 Countries in the World
The much-anticipated Readers’ Choice Awards 2020 by Conde Nast Traveller came out last month and Sri Lanka ranked second in the coveted “Top 20 Countries…
Fourth International Conference on Economics and Development
The International Institute of Knowledge Management will host the Fourth International Conference on Economics and Development for two days starting from the 3rd of December this…
EU grants EUR 4.9M to boost SL tourism
The tourism industry of Sri Lanka was badly hit by the COVID -19 pandemic, and the European Union (UN) has decided to grant EUR 4.9…
Four Properties of Reveal The Collection Receive Travellers’ Choice Award 2020
The Sri Lankan hospitality brand, Reveal The Collection, announced last month that four of its properties had received the Travellers’ Choice Award 2020 from Tripadvisor….
SLTDA to Set-Up Island-Wide Branches
The SLTDA or Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority is planning to set-up branches across the island and they are expected to serve a threefold purpose;…
Sri Lanka to Reopen Borders But Tourists Will Be Repeatedly Tested and Banned from Public Transport
Sri Lanka has begun allowing tourists into the country since the 1st of August but with strict and rigorous health and hygiene checks both at the…