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News Sri Lanka » Northern » Tourism: Sri Lanka crosses 1.5mn tourist arrival milestone, eyes 2.5mn and 2027 breakthrough

News channel or source: https://www.dailymirror.lk/business-main/Sri-Lanka-crosses-1-5mn-tourist-arrival-milestone-eyes-2-5mn-and-2027-breakthrough/245-349108

Published on: Monday 31 August 2026

Sri Lanka’s cumulative tourist arrivals crossed the 1.5 million mark this year, reaching 1,517,000 by the evening of August 27, ..

News Sri Lanka » Northern » Tourism: Intrepid reveals 'Not Hot List' destinations for 2027

News channel or source: https://globetrender.com/2026/09/09/intrepid-reveals-not-hot-list-destinations-for-2027/

Published on: Tuesday 08 September 2026

The 2027 'Not Hot List' identifies places where tourism has room to grow, from Sweden's 'Lake District' to Sri Lanka's flourishing Pekoe Trail ...

News Sri Lanka » Northern » Tourism: Sri Lanka Tourism Break Their Silence!

News channel or source: https://eturbonews.com/sri-lanka-tourism-break-their-silence/

Published on: Saturday 09 December 2023

Sri Lanka has declared it will offer free tourist visas until March to visitors from seven countries: India, China, Russia, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia. After being absent for 16 years in ...

News Sri Lanka » Northern » Tourism: Sri Lanka launches tourism push to reach $4.2 billion target

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/sri-lanka-launches-tourism-push-to-reach-42-billion-target/ar-AA2asjQo

Published on: Tuesday 18 August 2026

COLOMBO, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka is launching a six-country tourism promotion campaign to nearly double arrivals during its peak winter season and earn $4.2 billion, an official said on Wednesday ...

News Sri Lanka » Northern » Tourism: Bombs to buzzing beaches: Sri Lanka sees tourism surge after long crisis

News channel or source: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2023/12/19/a-nice-feeling-sri-lanka-basks-in-tourism-surge-after-four-year-crisis

Published on: Monday 18 December 2023

Colombo, Sri Lanka – Devmith Kaggodarachchi’s beachfront hotel in the southwestern coastal town of Hikkaduwa, a tourist hotspot 136km (85 miles) from the capital Colombo, is nearing full capacity. The ...

News Sri Lanka » Northern » Tourism: As Sri Lanka’s economy pivots from tourism, it’s well placed to benefit from global trade and geopolitical jostling – new research

News channel or source: https://theconversation.com/as-sri-lankas-economy-pivots-from-tourism-its-well-placed-to-benefit-from-global-trade-and-geopolitical-jostling-new-research-261231

Published on: Tuesday 22 July 2025

With its natural beauty, wildlife and culture, Sri Lanka is known as the “pearl of the Indian Ocean”, and attracts millions of tourists every year. But my research suggests that the country might not ...