COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's cabinet approved issuing free tourist visas to visitors from 35 countries including China, India and Russia, a top official said on Thursday, in an effort to boost ...

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The cost to obtain a short-term visa to visit Sri Lanka rose from $50 to $100 in April. But the reason for it is disputed. The price hike followed Sri Lanka's transition from using internal Electronic ...

The island nation of Sri Lanka is now open to tourists from all countries. Sri Lanka Minister of Tourism Prasanna Ranatunga made the official announcement during a press conference on Thursday, ...

Sri Lanka’s biggest inbound market — India — is turning towards alternative destinations. The current Sri Lankan political turmoil threatens to cripple the tourism industry, which is worth more than ...

Indian tourists have helped Sri Lanka’s tourism industry regain momentum in July, narrowing the year-on-year (YoY) decline in arrivals and pushing cumulative visitor numbers beyond 1.28 million ...

Entrepreneur Paritsh Sharrma highlights how high hotel and flight costs in Rishikesh pushed his friend to choose Sri Lanka ...

The South Asian country's economy is in "decent shape" fundamentally, said Gihan Cooray, deputy chairman and group finance director at John Keells Group, Sri Lanka's second largest listed company by ...