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Sri Lanka made a significant presence at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2024 in Dubai highlighting the island nation's diverse attractions and offerings. The...

Calls for Indian travelers to boycott the Maldives is ‘absolutely’ helping Sri Lanka’s travel industry, the country’s Tourism Minister Harin Fernando said Wednesday (15). “The...

Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) together with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to launch the Marine Tourism Master pPan in mid May...

Sri Lanka’s visa problem that doubled the visa cost to $ 100 was due to a technical issue as the visa processing company missed...

On April 26th, 2024, the Ramada Hotel in Colombo was abuzz with activity as representatives from Provincial Councils, alongside stakeholders from SLTDA, SLTPB, SLITHM,...

The Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs, Yoko Kamikawa visited the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) during her recent visit to Sri Lanka. During the visit...

China has decided to extend visa-free travel for a total of 12 countries until December 31, 2025, permitting unrestricted entry for short stays. As the...

The passenger ferry service between Nagapattinam in India and Kankesanthurai (KKS) near Jaffna in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka, which was launched in...

Presidential grant of 2,056.73 acres in 2012 Challenges in securing investors for Baththalangunduwa and Uchchumunai Deviations from tourism master plan recommendations   Twelve islands in...

Cites unfair practices of DMCs as main reason for MRR regulations  By Nishel Fernando  The government may consider scrapping the reintroduced Minimum Room Rate (MRR)...