The “Visiting Travel Blogger and Journalist Programme” is an annual project which Sri Lanka Tourism hosts in order to diversify and spread the visitation of foreign travelers visiting the country and also generate income for Micro, Small and Medium enterprises… Read More »Sri Lanka Tourism‘s International Travel Blogger & Journalist Program to support SME’s
Director-General of Health Services has issued revised COVID-19 quarantine guidelines for all incoming passengers and tourists arriving in Sri Lanka from overseas. The relaxed guidelines noted that they should receive the approval to enter the country from the Foreign Affairs… Read More »Revised quarantine guidelines issued for arrivals from overseas
Health Ministry issues guidelines for issuance of provisional certification pending formal accreditation At present, over 200 accommodations have been independently certified ‘Safe and Secure’ In a bid to fast-track the issuance of certification to accommodation entities, the Health Ministry has… Read More »Govt. steps up efforts for more ‘Safe and Secure’ hotels for tourists
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are an integral part of any economy, and the Sri Lankan economy is no exception. SMEs, when taken together with microenterprises, contribute to about 52% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), and according to… Read More »Tourism Recovery: SMEs to see light at the end of the tunnel
President assures request can be considered in the next vaccine consignment Employees in the tourism industry and Board of Investment (BOI) enterprises are likely to be vaccinated for COVID-19 by the end of March, official sources confirmed yesterday following deliberations… Read More »COVID vaccine likely for tourism industry employees, BOI enterprises by end-March
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa attended the 43rd Nawam Maha Perahera of the Hunupitiya Gangarama Temple in Colombo on Friday. The procession was organised under the guidance of Galaboda Gnanissara Thero and under the supervision of Dr. Kirinde Assaji Thero, who resides… Read More »President attends inauguration of Gangarama Nawam Maha Perahera
Traditional Kandyan dancers perform during the Annual Navam Perahera festival in Colombo last night. Some 10 elephants and a large numbers of traditional drummers and dancers gathered to participate in the annual Buddhist procession – Pix by Pradeep Pathirana. Original Source:… Read More »Annual Navam Perahera starts
The dawn of the new normal of tourism has come upon us with new sets of rules and regulations sets by governments of various countries, According to an article on CNBC by Monica Buchanan Pitrelli, Sri Lanka has reopened its… Read More »Sri Lanka is now open to travelers — no quarantine, but no mingling with locals too
