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Sri Lanka Tourism opens bidding for destination management partner – Business News
… tours aimed at promoting Sri Lanka as a leading tourist destination. The selected DMC will handle promotional tours for the international media …
SriLankan Airlines’ ‘Colours of Jaffna’ Campaign Wins PATA Gold Award
This year, PATA honoured 24 travel and tourism entities out of 100 entries from around the world, as judged by a panel of 23 industry experts. One …
Sri Lanka Tourism opens bidding for destination management partner – Daily Mirror
The selected DMC will handle promotional tours for the international media, influencers, film location scouts and other key tourism stakeholders, on …
Tour operators face cancellations as visa issues remain unresolved – Daily Mirror
An increase in cancellations seen with older tourists—who often prefer easier, more streamlined visa processes; SL welcomes over 33,000 …
More Indians than ever are going on holiday abroad – so where are they heading and why?
According to the UN’s tourism agency, international travel for all … But, while this is a positive step towards easier travel for some Indian tourists …
Crowds, water guns and protests: could ‘slow tourism’ be the answer to an overtourism backlash?
With overtourism in the spotlight as the travel industry continues to rebound after the pandemic, popular destinations around the world are …
Tourism generates US$ 282mn in August – Daily Mirror
The government last week brought forward for its immediate implementation their earlier decision to offer visa free travel for 38 countries, a …
Sri Lanka Convention Bureau awarded ‘Most Promising MICE Destination’ at BLTM India …
BLTM is an exclusive three-day travel mart focused on business, leisure, travel, and MICE tourism. The event provided destination marketers and travel …
Sri Lanka’s 2024 tourism revenue tops US$2bn in first eight months | EconomyNext
Sri Lanka expects 2.3 million tourist arrivals in 2024 with an ambitious $5 billion revenue for the whole year. Tourism earnings in August were …
Visa delays irk travel agents – Sunday Observer
The Government should step forward urgently to resolve the current Visa on arrival issue or else Sri Lanka will fall far short of its tourist …