Welcoming a record 2.3 million international visitors in 2025, the South Asian island nation of Sri Lanka is associated with ...

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 ...

A year ago, Dinesh Perera and his friends owned and operated the only two LGBTQ-friendly accommodations in Colombo: Mahasen by Foozoo and Mahasen Terrace by Foozoo. Both hotels sat opposite each other ...

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 ...

Calls for Indian travelers to boycott the Maldives is "absolutely" helping Sri Lanka's travel industry, the country's Tourism Minister Harin Fernando said Thursday. "The Maldives issue is … helping us ...

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 ...

The formal hospitality sector has strongly pushed back against the government’s proposed new Tourism Act, warning that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: A surfboard is seen in the middle of an empty beach, near hotels at Unawatuna beach in Galle By Uditha Jayasinghe ...