Courtesy The Hindustan Times The IRCTC, in a statement issued earlier this month, said that it has joined hands and signed the agreement with Cordelia Cruises being operated by Waterways Leisure Tourism for marketing and promotion of the first indigenous luxury cruise in India. The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) will launch the […]

By MARK DUELL FOR MAILONLINE and DAVID CHURCHILL and JASON GROVES FOR THE DAILY MAIL Courtesy MailOnline Travel experts anticipate ‘large increase in bookings this weekend’ for foreign trips if changes take place Government is expected to tear up testing rules for the fully vaccinated in time for the half-term holidays Expedia says Mexico is most popular red list country […]

Courtesy NewsIn.Asia Colombo, August 29 (newsin.asia) – Sri Lankan Airlines is offering a ‘Buy One Get One Free’ ticket offer to Indian tourists travelling to Sri Lanka. The offer is only valid for Indian nationals travelling on a tourist visa. Exciting offer from SriLankan Airlines! Buy One Get One Free from #India to #SriLanka. Offer […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Sri Lanka High Commission in New Delhi says that SriLankan Airlines will operate 4 weekly flights to Chennai, 4 to Mumbai and one to Bangalore under its new schedule, and is expected to introduce significant frequency enhancements after the country opened it borders to India. Under the new schedules, the airline will be resuming […]

Courtesy NewsIn.Asia New Delhi, August 26 (TOI) – Sri Lanka has reopened for fully vaccinated tourists from India — including those who have got Covaxin— SriLankan Airlines’ head of worldwide sales and distribution, Dimuthu Tennakoon, told TOI on Tuesday. Also, there is no requirement for quarantine for travellers who test Covid negative on arrival in the Emerald Island. Sri Lanka […]

Sri Lanka Tourism Courtesy The Island Foreign investment is a key driver of economic growth, as is the revenue generated via tourism. As one of its primary exports, tourism remains Sri Lanka’s calling card to the world. Over the last fifteen months (March 2020-June 2021) the government has attracted over $950 million in investments, dedicated […]

Courtesy TASS Russian citizens can enter the territory of Sri Lanka, having previously issued an electronic visa MOSCOW, August 3. /TASS/. Aeroflot has opened the sale of tickets for direct flights on the Moscow-Colombo (Sri Lanka) route, the flights will be operated from September 2 twice a week, the airline said in a statement on […]

Courtesy Adaderana SriLankan Airlines has resumed direct flights between Sri Lanka and Russia from today (August 01) after six years. The SriLankan Airlines flight UL534, which departed from Moscow, Russia, arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport at 06.30 this morning, Ada Derana Airport correspondent said. Accordingly, 51 passengers including foreign tourists were present in the […]

By Feizal Samath Courtesy ttgasia Sri Lanka is now allowing fully vaccinated international travellers to enter the country without undergoing quarantine, as the country looks to restart its tourism engine. Vaccinated tourists are required to only spend 24 hours in a dedicated hotel facility to await their on-arrival PCR test results. Once they test negative, they […]

Hayley Skirka Courtesy The National After the Easter Sunday bombings, we look at how travellers can help the island – which has already been ravaged by civil war and a 2004 tsunami – rebuild again hile it was named Lonely Planet’s top travel pick for 2019, Sri Lanka is a country that has been free from civil war […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror The SriLankan Airlines announced today that passengers from Sri Lanka will not be allowed to travel to the United Kingdom from June 8 unless they are a British, Irish national or anyone with residence rights in the UK as Sri Lanka will move to the red list” of countries entering the […]

Courtesy Adaderana Britain added seven countries, including Egypt and Sri Lanka, to its red list” of destinations that require hotel quarantine on return to England on Thursday, in a review that also saw Portugal move from green” to amber”. Britain added seven countries — Afghanistan, Bahrain, Costa Rica, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Sudan and Trinidad and […]

Courtesy Ceylon Today The ban imposed on all arrivals will be lifted from 01 June, the Civil Aviation Authority says. In a statement, the CAA mentions that restriction will continue to adhere to passengers who have been India within the last 14 days. Sri Lanka previously banned all arrivals from 22 to 31 May. However, […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka has decided to postpone launching the proposed travel bubble” with India, in the wake of the recent surge in Covid-19 cases in India, officials at the Indian Ministry of Tourism said. We are just postponing the bubble, this is not a cancellation. When things get better in India, we look forward […]

Sri Lanka News Holidaymakers to Sri Lanka who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 will be given more freedom than non-vaccinated tourists.

Courtesy Spear’s  As Sri Lanka becomes the first Asian country to welcome back UK visitors (following a negative PCR test 96 hours before arrival), ÀNI Private Resorts offers guests the incredible opportunity to stay in their exclusive private paradise at the stunning ‘Safe & Secure Level One Certified’, COVID-free resort: ÀNI Sri Lanka. ÀNI Sri […]

Source: TASS Russia has officially resumed flights to Sri Lanka and several other countries, namely, Germany, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Venezuela and Syria on April 1, according to a decision made by the country’s anti-coronavirus crisis center last week. The crisis center noted that regular flights would be resumed in a limited format. Most quotas have been […]

Courtesy Adaderana Russia has decided to resume commercial flights to six countries including Sri Lanka from the 1st of April, the country’s emergency response centre said on Thursday (March 25). Accordingly, commercial flights to Germany (Frankfurt-Moscow/St Petersburg-Frankfurt/ Moscow-Berlin), Venezuela (Moscow-Caracas), Syria (Moscow-Damascus), Tajikistan (Moscow-Dushanbe), Uzbekistan (Moscow-Tashkent) and Sri Lanka (Moscow-Colombo) will recommence from the aforementioned […]

Courtesy The National News.com Travellers visiting the Indian Ocean country must have a negative PCR test result, take another test upon arrival and stay in a government-approved hotel Sri Lanka has reopened to tourists for the first time in almost a year. The island nation, which is a favourite with holidaymakers from the UAE, closed […]

By Feizal Samath Courtesy ttgasia Sri Lanka has welcomed its first batch of visitors from Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland, after reopening its borders to foreign tourists last Thursday, following a 10-month pandemic-induced closure. The lifting of the ban on all commercial travellers, bar those from the UK which is currently under lockdown amid a virus […]

Courtesy Mailonline Sri Lanka is famous for its picturesque beaches, but the country’s tourism industry has been devastated by the pandemic Sri Lanka will reopen its borders to foreign tourists this week after a 10-month hiatus, officials said Monday, with travellers subject to tough Covid-19 protocols. The announcement came despite a surge in Covid-19 cases […]

By Feizal Samath Courtesy ttgasia Sri Lanka will once again welcome tourists on January 21, this time under a bio bubble, following a successful pilot programme to assess the country’s capability in managing tourists under a bio bubble amid the pandemic. A daily limit of 2,500 inbound tourists has been set. While tourists do not need to undergo mandatory […]

Courtesy Travelradar Today, the Sri Lankan government announced that it will open its international airports once again.  Flight operations will start from the 23rd of January of 2021.  Foreign travellers visiting the country can now visit 12 of the country’s major tourist attractions once again; The moves comes following months of Coronavirus travel restrictions in […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror All those who dealt with the Ukrainian tourists including Udayanga Weeratunga and safari drivers have been included in the bio bubble in order to be separated from the society, Minister of Tourism and Aviation Prasanna Ranatunga told Parliament today. He said that the measure had been taken to prevent them from […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka is reopening its airspace for commercial flights as the island nation looks to once again kick start the tourism industry which was on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic. Accordingly a commercial flight carrying 185 passengers from Ukraine is expected to reach the Mattala Airport at around 1.30 p.m. today, marking […]

Courtesy Travelmole Jet2 and TUI have cancelled a further raft of holidays as countries across Europe and the world close their borders to British holidaymakers. Sri Lanka became the latest country to announce a ban on UK flights this morning due to fears of a new strain of coronavirus spreading across Britain. TUI has extended […]

Courtesy Hiru News Director of Operations of the Airport and Aviation Services of Sri Lanka, Shehan Sumanasekara stated that the national carrier of Maldives will commence scheduled flights to Sri Lanka from today (23). Accordingly, scheduled flights operated by Air Maldives will fly into Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA). According to Sumanasekara, the project is part […]

T.K.G. Kapila Courtesy The Daily Mirror A Russian tour group has been granted permission to visit Sri Lanka and will be the first batch of tourists to enter country after the reopening of the airport on December 26, Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CASL) Chairman Upul Dharmadasa said. He said this Russian tour group […]

Courtesy 112 Ukraine Flights will be operated from December 28, 2020 to March 10, 2021 Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) launches charter flights from Kyiv to Sri Lanka. This was reported on the airline’s website. Flights will be operated from December 28, 2020 to March 10, 2021. The planes will fly from Boryspil airport to Mattala airport.Related: Ryanair opens ticket sale […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka will be resuming operation of commercial and charter flights from the 26th of December this year, says the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL). The CAASL has informed the civil aviation authorities around the world of the proposed resumption of flight operations to Sri Lanka. As the aviation regulator of […]