Kalutara town and Calido beach to be developed

The Government has taken steps to develop the Kalutara Town and Calido Beach, the Government Information Department said in a statement. MORE...

July 13, 2015  12:17 am|

Guinness Record initiative in tea plucking

Sri Lanka Tourism, Sri Lanka Tea Board and Sri Lankan Airlines initiated a Sri Lanka Guinness Record on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Onboard Travel (APOT) partners’ congress 2015. MORE..

June 5, 2015  12:21 pm|

Sri Lanka’s tourism sector outperforms broader economy: report

A steep rise in visitor numbers to Sri Lanka is driving growth in the country’s tourism industry, though a slowdown in the Chinese economy and problems in Russia could take the edge off the surge of arrivals later in the year. MORE..

May 19, 2015  11:56 pm|

Sri Lanka ranked 63rd in Tourism Index

According to the World Economic Forum’s index of most tourist-friendly countries Sri Lanka has been ranked 63rd out of 141 countries. Ahead of the Sri Lanka on the index were Malaysia(25)m Indonesia (50) and India (52). MORE...

May 8, 2015  08:39 am|

Sri Lanka to partner with Kerala in tourism sector

Sri Lanka has expressed interest in joining hands with Kerala Tourism for developing tourism circuits and joint promotions. MORE..

April 25, 2015  02:46 pm|

Fresh tenders for Kalpitiya Islands

The Sri Lankan Government is planning to call for fresh tenders for 11 islands under the Kalpitiya development project. The islands according to the project are to be given on 30-99 year leases to the private sector. However, three out of 14 islands in Kalpitiya had been earlier given on lease to investors. MORE...

April 6, 2015  11:33 am|