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Sep 23Wed
  1. Skift Feed

    Sri Lanka Targets 3 Million Tourists, Prioritizes Spending Quality

    Sri Lanka announced at the Arabian Travel Mart that it aims to attract 3 million international tourists over the next 12 months, but is more focused on tourism earnings than visitor numbers. The government targets over $5 billion in tourism revenue. Alexi Gunasekera, consul general of Sri Lanka to Dubai, said the country is going for quality rather than quantity. In 2025, Sri Lanka received 2.36 million visitors and generated about $3.2 billion, or roughly $1,360 per visitor. To reach $5 billion from 3 million visitors, it would need to lift spending to about $1,667 per visitor, still well below destinations like the Maldives at roughly $2,480 per visitor.

Sep 21Mon
  1. China Tourism News

    Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau Holds 2026 China Roadshow in Beijing

    On September 18, the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau held a roadshow in Beijing, led by Deputy Director Chinthaka, with nearly 20 island-based destination management companies, hotel groups, and ground operators conducting one-on-one business meetings with over 100 outbound travel agencies from Beijing. Sri Lanka Tourism sees two major potentials in the Beijing market: corporate MICE tourism and high-end customized and parent-child study tours. In 2025, Chinese visitors to Sri Lanka exceeded 132,000; in the first eight months of 2026, cumulative Chinese visitors exceeded 100,000, making China Sri Lanka's third-largest overseas source market. Direct flights to Sri Lanka are available from…

Oct 14Tue
  1. US Travel Advisories

    U.S. State Department Issues Sri Lanka Travel Advisory: Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution

    The U.S. Department of State has issued a Level 2 travel advisory for Sri Lanka: Exercise Increased Caution due to civil unrest, terrorism, and landmines. Protests can happen at any time, and police have used water cannons and tear gas to disperse protesters. Terrorist attacks may target tourist locations, transportation hubs, markets, government buildings, hotels, and other public areas. Approximately 23 square kilometers of Sri Lanka have landmines left from its civil war, mostly in northern and eastern areas.

Oct 9Thu
  1. US Travel Advisories

    U.S. State Department updates Sri Lanka advisory: Level 2, exercise increased caution

    The U.S. State Department updated its Sri Lanka travel advisory. The advisory level was unchanged at Level 2, 'Exercise Increased Caution', but an 'Other' risk indicator was added and the summary was updated. The guidance cites unrest, terrorism and landmines: protests over the economic and political situation can happen at any time, police have used water cannons and tear gas, and protests could turn violent; terrorist attacks have occurred with little or no warning and may target tourist locations, transport hubs, markets, government buildings, hotels, places of worship, airports and other public areas; and approximately 23 square kilometres of Sri Lanka contain landmines left from its ci…