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COLOMBO, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) said Friday the country does not require a minimum number of days for tourists to stay in the island country within the Bio Bubbles introduced by the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB), local media reported.
SLTDA Chairperson Kimarli Fernando, when participating in the virtual Hello Again - Sri Lanka tourism awareness session to announce the re-opening of Sri Lanka for international tourists, said Sri Lanka is safe and exciting even during the pandemic. While staying in a secure level 1 hotel recognized by Sri Lanka Tourism, or multiple hotels if needed within the Bio Bubble , they could use all the facilities of the hotels including Spa, the pool and the restaurants and visit tourist sites within the bubble, Fernando said, adding that these level 1 hotels provide accommodation exclusiv
Posted on January 27th, 2021
Courtesy The National News.com Travellers visiting the Indian Ocean country must have a negative PCR test result, take another test upon arrival and stay in a government-approved hotel
Sri Lanka has reopened to approved tourists who must show a negative PCR test and stay in a government-approved hotel for 14 days with supervised outside excursions. Unsplash
Sri Lanka has reopened to tourists for the first time in almost a year.
The island nation, which is a favourite with holidaymakers from the UAE, closed to international travellers in March 2020, and has remained shut to tourists for almost 10 months owing to the coronavirus pandemic.
By Prof Utpal Kumar De , Dr Simi Mehta
Tourism, the third-largest export sector in the global economy, is severely affected due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and has returned to the stage of at least two decades back. From January to October 2020, the revenue from international tourism recorded a loss of US$ 935 billion, which is ten times larger than the loss of the global economic crisis in 2008. As per the estimate of UNWTO, the global GDP is expected to contract in the range of 1.5% to 2.8% due to this pandemic affecting people’s livelihood engaged in tourism-related activities across the countries with an overall approximate global GDP loss of 2 trillion USD. One out of ten people in the world depends on the tourism industry directly or indirectly. The estimated direct job loss ranges between 100 and 120 million for the decline of international tourists’ arrival, which is expected to reduce by 70% to 75%.
Sri Lanka has reopened to tourists for the first time in almost a year.
The island nation, which is a favourite with holidaymakers from the UAE, closed to international travellers in March 2020, and has remained shut to tourists for almost 10 months
owing to the coronavirus pandemic.
Following a pilot programme during which approved groups of tourists visited the country in December, operations at Sri Lanka s international airports have resumed and tourists can once again fly to the South Asian destination.
There are several new regulations in place designed to protect travellers and citizens during the pandemic. In a media briefing with the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) on Tuesday, chairwoman Kimarli Fernando set out the new policies.
Sri Lanka Reopens Borders to Tourists and International Passengers After 10-Month Suspension
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Sri Lanka has completely reopened its borders to tourists and international arrivals, after flight operations were suspended 10 months ago in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
An Oman Air flight carrying 50 Sri Lankans arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Colombo early Thursday, reports Xinhua news agency.
Speaking to the media here, Minister of Tourism Prasanna Ranatunga thanked President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa for reviving the Covid-19-affected tourism industry which employs three million people.
Ranatunga however said the country was not targeting a particular number of tourists at this juncture for the year, as it was too early to predict.