Articles for Lanka Tourism

Sri Lanka Tourism to host two familiarization tours during Asia Cup
1 year, 4 months ago

Sri Lanka Tourism to host two familiarization tours during Asia Cup

Deccan Chronicle  

Sri Lanka Tourism is all set to host the two familiarization tours with the Pakistani media personnels including TV channels and social media platform reporters. Speaking exclusively over the telephone from Colombo on Friday morning, he said, "Sri Lanka Tourism with the collaboration of Sri Lanka Consulate General in Karachi, Pakistan, hosting the two Familiarization tours with 13 Pakistani top …

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Colombo gears up for the largest Indian tourism conference
1 year, 6 months ago

Colombo gears up for the largest Indian tourism conference

Hindustan Times  

The convention of the Travel Agents Association of India, after an 18-year hiatus, is scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo from July 6 to 9 with over 700 participants primarily from India, RRM Lilani wrote the report. Sri Lanka Tourism said that India continues to lead among the top ten markets, with the number of Indian tourist …

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Sri Lanka reduces interest rates for 1st time since bankruptcy as economy shows signs of rebounding
1 year, 7 months ago

Sri Lanka reduces interest rates for 1st time since bankruptcy as economy shows signs of rebounding

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The Central Bank of Sri Lanka reduced its interest rates Thursday for the first time since the island nation declared bankruptcy, after stern fiscal controls, improved foreign currency income and help from an International Monetary Fund program resulted in inflation slowing faster than expected. The Central Bank said in a statement that the lending and deposit …

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Sri Lanka to woo greater number of Indian tourists
2 years, 4 months ago

Sri Lanka to woo greater number of Indian tourists

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka’s tourism officials, conscious of the dire need to shore up their country’s economy, plan to woo a greater number of Indian tourists, who constitute the single largest segment of foreign tourists, through new packages such as the Murugan-Shiva Shakthi trails. Referring to the ongoing 25-day-long festival in Nallur, Chalaka Gajabahu, chairman of the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, …

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Sri Lanka’s rage: The Hindu Editorial on the island nation’s economic woes
2 years, 9 months ago

Sri Lanka’s rage: The Hindu Editorial on the island nation’s economic woes

The Hindu  

As irate protesters gathered near the house of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in a desperate bid to highlight their suffering, the worsening economic crisis in Sri Lanka has possibly reached its crescendo. The roots of the crisis may not lie wholly in the policies of Mr. Gotabaya, who was swept to power in 2019 as President on a platform of strong …

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Sri Lanka on the Brink of Bankruptcy With Record High inflation and Mounting Dues
3 years ago

Sri Lanka on the Brink of Bankruptcy With Record High inflation and Mounting Dues

News 18  

Sri Lanka is sinking into an abyss of deepening financial and humanitarian crisis. With inflation scaling record highs, food prices zooming, and pandemic-induced disruptions driving its coffers dry, the island nation is feared to go bankrupt this year. Besides the immediate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and consequent loss of tourism, high government spending and tax-cuts eroding state revenues, vast …

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Sri Lanka to Let Tourists Enjoy the Best of Wildlife Experience Sitting at Home
4 years, 3 months ago

Sri Lanka to Let Tourists Enjoy the Best of Wildlife Experience Sitting at Home

News 18  

Sri Lankan authorities announced Wednesday that they will offer livestreams from the island nation’s wildlife parks, in a move to help revive a tourism industry that has been decimated by the coronavirus pandemic. The government’s Tourism Promotion Bureau said livestreaming will initially cover four national parks to showcase the South Asian country’s exotic wildlife, including leopards, bears, elephants, crocodiles and …

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The second coming of a paradise island: How Sri Lanka bounced back from crisis
5 years, 2 months ago

The second coming of a paradise island: How Sri Lanka bounced back from crisis

CNN  

CNN — It has mile after mile of powder sand beaches lapped by clear, warm surf. “Everyone feels it.” Sarah Masters from the UK, who has been traveling to Sri Lanka for about 20 years, felt she had no choice but to cancel her 2019 holiday to the island nation. “One friend lost her job, as there was no work …

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