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Sri Lanka Aims For 3 Million Tourists In 2026. 5 Experiences You Should Not Miss
Sri Lanka is home to eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites, some of Asia's best wildlife parks, scenic train journeys and a food culture that keeps visitors coming back for more.
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Slow It Down In Galle, Sri Lanka: The Perfect Coastal Escape For Solo Travellers
Reaching Galle is simple and straightforward. Book a flight that lands at Colombo International Airport before noon, and you could be checked into your hotel by 2 p.m.
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Sri Lanka Implements Free Tourist Visas To Nationals From India, 6 Nations
Aimed at boosting the tourism sector, Indian tourists - the largest inbound group - to Sri Lanka, would receive free tourist visas with immediate effect, the Department of Immigration and Emigration has announced in Colombo.
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Will Resume Flights From Sri Lanka To India Soon: PM Wickremesinghe
Sri Lanka will soon resume flights from Jaffna to India, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Tuesday as he asked tourism authorities to draw up plans to attract more Indian tourists.
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India Tops Lankan Tourist Market Despite Slump Due To Ongoing Crisis
India has emerged as Sri Lanka's top inbound tourist market in May, even as there is a slump in the cumulative arrivals of holiday makers due to the ongoing economic and political situation in the country, the tourism authority here said on Tuesday.
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Sri Lanka Extends Free Tourist Visa Scheme For Indians Till April 30
Sri Lanka on Thursday extended the free visa-on-arrival scheme till April 30 for the citizens of 48 countries, including India, Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said, as the country tries to revive the tourism sector which was hit by the Easter Sunday bombings.
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PM Modi's Visit After Easter Bombings Helped Sri Lanka Tourism: Minister
In an effort to restore the Sri Lankan tourism following the Easter attacks in April, the country's tourism minister John Amaratunga visited Mumbai to canvas his country as a safe destination.
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Sri Lanka PM Appeals To Global Community To Lift Travel Advisories
Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe appealed to the international community to lift travel warnings issued after the Easter bombings, assuring that the security situation has improved in the country after the crackdown on Islamist groups and networks.
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Sri Lanka Lifts Travel Ban On Grieving British Groom
A Briton whose bride died on their honeymoon two days after arriving in Sri Lanka will be allowed to return home after a court lifted a travel ban Wednesday.
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UK Woman On Honeymoon In Sri Lanka Dies After Eating Hotel Food
The husband of a British bride who died on her honeymoon in Sri Lanka will be kept in the country at least until a formal hearing on the death is held on Wednesday, police said.
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Tourism Suffers In Sri Lanka After Bomb Blasts Targeting Hotels, Churches
Tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka tumbled 7.5 percent in April from a year ago, as travellers shunned the island nation after the deadly Easter Sunday bombings, a senior official of the state tourism bureau said.
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Deserted Beaches, Empty Rooms: Sri Lanka Tourism Hit After Bombings
Sri Lanka's $4.4 billion tourism industry is reeling from cancellations as travellers shun the sun and sand Indian Ocean island after multiple suicide bombings that killed over 250 people two weeks ago.
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Sri Lanka Says Political Crisis Has Not Impacted Tourism
Sri Lanka's new Tourism Minister Wasantha Senanayake said on Friday that the ongoing political crisis had no impact on the country's tourism and efforts were being made to brief foreign governments after travel advisories had been issued.
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Soon, Indians Visiting Sri Lanka To Be Exempted From Visa
Indian tourists visiting Sri Lanka may soon be exempted from visa requirement as the government is mulling granting visa free entry to visitors from countries like India and China, Tourism Minister John Amaratunga said today.
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Tourists Replace Rebels as Sri Lanka National Park Blooms
Lokaiya Peremadasa shudders as he recalls the havoc Tamil rebels used to wreak on his beloved wildlife park during Sri Lanka's brutal 37-year-long civil war.
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Sri Lanka Aims For 3 Million Tourists In 2026. 5 Experiences You Should Not Miss
Sri Lanka is home to eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites, some of Asia's best wildlife parks, scenic train journeys and a food culture that keeps visitors coming back for more.
-
Slow It Down In Galle, Sri Lanka: The Perfect Coastal Escape For Solo Travellers
Reaching Galle is simple and straightforward. Book a flight that lands at Colombo International Airport before noon, and you could be checked into your hotel by 2 p.m.
-
Sri Lanka Implements Free Tourist Visas To Nationals From India, 6 Nations
Aimed at boosting the tourism sector, Indian tourists - the largest inbound group - to Sri Lanka, would receive free tourist visas with immediate effect, the Department of Immigration and Emigration has announced in Colombo.
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Will Resume Flights From Sri Lanka To India Soon: PM Wickremesinghe
Sri Lanka will soon resume flights from Jaffna to India, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Tuesday as he asked tourism authorities to draw up plans to attract more Indian tourists.
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India Tops Lankan Tourist Market Despite Slump Due To Ongoing Crisis
India has emerged as Sri Lanka's top inbound tourist market in May, even as there is a slump in the cumulative arrivals of holiday makers due to the ongoing economic and political situation in the country, the tourism authority here said on Tuesday.
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Sri Lanka Extends Free Tourist Visa Scheme For Indians Till April 30
Sri Lanka on Thursday extended the free visa-on-arrival scheme till April 30 for the citizens of 48 countries, including India, Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said, as the country tries to revive the tourism sector which was hit by the Easter Sunday bombings.
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PM Modi's Visit After Easter Bombings Helped Sri Lanka Tourism: Minister
In an effort to restore the Sri Lankan tourism following the Easter attacks in April, the country's tourism minister John Amaratunga visited Mumbai to canvas his country as a safe destination.
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Sri Lanka PM Appeals To Global Community To Lift Travel Advisories
Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe appealed to the international community to lift travel warnings issued after the Easter bombings, assuring that the security situation has improved in the country after the crackdown on Islamist groups and networks.
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Sri Lanka Lifts Travel Ban On Grieving British Groom
A Briton whose bride died on their honeymoon two days after arriving in Sri Lanka will be allowed to return home after a court lifted a travel ban Wednesday.
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UK Woman On Honeymoon In Sri Lanka Dies After Eating Hotel Food
The husband of a British bride who died on her honeymoon in Sri Lanka will be kept in the country at least until a formal hearing on the death is held on Wednesday, police said.
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Tourism Suffers In Sri Lanka After Bomb Blasts Targeting Hotels, Churches
Tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka tumbled 7.5 percent in April from a year ago, as travellers shunned the island nation after the deadly Easter Sunday bombings, a senior official of the state tourism bureau said.
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Deserted Beaches, Empty Rooms: Sri Lanka Tourism Hit After Bombings
Sri Lanka's $4.4 billion tourism industry is reeling from cancellations as travellers shun the sun and sand Indian Ocean island after multiple suicide bombings that killed over 250 people two weeks ago.
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Sri Lanka Says Political Crisis Has Not Impacted Tourism
Sri Lanka's new Tourism Minister Wasantha Senanayake said on Friday that the ongoing political crisis had no impact on the country's tourism and efforts were being made to brief foreign governments after travel advisories had been issued.
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Soon, Indians Visiting Sri Lanka To Be Exempted From Visa
Indian tourists visiting Sri Lanka may soon be exempted from visa requirement as the government is mulling granting visa free entry to visitors from countries like India and China, Tourism Minister John Amaratunga said today.
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Tourists Replace Rebels as Sri Lanka National Park Blooms
Lokaiya Peremadasa shudders as he recalls the havoc Tamil rebels used to wreak on his beloved wildlife park during Sri Lanka's brutal 37-year-long civil war.
