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India is the largest source of tourists with 200,310 arrivals, followed by Russia with 132,300, latest data from the Sri Lanka Development Authority showed. Sri Lanka earned $1.3 billion from ...
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 tourism and help ...
Sri Lanka is a popular tourist destination. Tourism is a key industry that attracts international tourists yearly. Foreigners visit Sri Lanka to see nature, wildlife, historical monuments, and indigenous culture. In 2018, tourist arrivals peaked at 2.5 million, who spent a total of US$5.6 billion in the country.
The US embassy in Sri Lanka alerted Americans to avoid the Arugam Bay area until further notice due to “credible information warning of an attack targeting popular tourist locations” in that area.
The impact of the Tsunami on households and vulnerable groups in two districts in Sri Lanka : Galle and Colombo, Swarna Jayaweera, Centre for Women's Research, Colombo, 2005; Patterns of Community Structure in Colombo, Sri Lanka, An investigation of Contemporary Urban Life in South Asia, Neville S. Arachchige-Don, University Press, Maryland, 1994
Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 19 August 1994: D. B. Wijetunga: Minister of Agriculture, Land and Forestry Conservation [25] [26] Salinda Dissanayake: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 19 October 2000: Chandrika Kumaratunga: Minister of Land Development and Minor Export Agricultural Crops [27] Anuruddha Ratwatte: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 14 September 2001
Sri Lanka's tourism industry is recovering, with tourism revenue reaching over $1.5 billion in the first half of 2024, a 78% increase year-on-year. Tourist arrivals also increased to 1. 01 million, up 62% from the same period in 2023. This growth is attributed to the government's proactive measures and improvements from SriLankan Airlines. [307]
Colombo 1864 — Galle Face Hotel Company Ltd 156 One of the oldest hotels east of Suez Canal. [41] Grand Oriental Hotel. Colombo 1875 — Bank of Ceylon: 80 Hilton Colombo. Colombo 1987 Hilton Hotels & Resorts: Hotel Developers (Lanka) Ltd, a state-owned enterprise of the Government of Sri Lanka: 382 Delisted from the Colombo Stock Exchange in ...