SLTDA Archives

September 12, 2023

“Tourism would not exist without culture. Culture is one of the principal motivations for the movement of people, and any form of tourism will provoke a cultural effect, on the visitor as well as the host.” – Professor Jafar Jafari, expert and theoretician of the tourism and hotel industry. Following the upheaval […]

June 22, 2023

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) recently launched a new strategy to reenergize the critical tourism sector by promoting a dozen new sustainable niche tourism categories. From adventure tourism and cultural experiences to hosted/curated experiences and wellness and healing, […]

February 2, 2023

Sri Lanka is one of the most popular tourist destinations in South Asia due to its beautiful sceneries, vivid nature, and heritage. It is also home to some of the world’s most unique and historic locations, some of which are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Despite the challenging recent years due […]

April 22, 2022

19 April 2022, Colombo – The Delegation of the European Union in Sri Lanka (EU) and the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) awarded the first three grants – worth 1 million rupees each – to small tourism enterprises to help them accelerate their post COVID recovery and build a stronger […]

January 15, 2021

Leading inbound travel solutions provider, Classic Destinations, represented by the Classic Sri Lanka brand, received the Safe & Secure certification awarded by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) and endorsed by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), highlighting the Company’s rigorous approach to health and safety of travellers. SLTDA appointed independent body, KPMG-Sri Lanka bestows the […]

October 31, 2020

Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) has made the tourism investment process easy by streamlining the project approval process and the facilitation services provided by the Investor Relations Unit (IRU) – the unit established within SLTDA as the centralized facilitation arm for tourism investments in the country. The key objective of this effort […]

May 30, 2019

Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority has decided to remove the minimum room rate (MRR) imposed on Colombo City Hotels effective immediately. In a press release SLTDA stated that this removal was due to the severe hit on the Tourism Industry following Easter Sunday Attacks. It said that it is better for market forces to decide the […]

Why Sri Lanka Needs to Look at Art Tourism

USAID and SLTDA Launch New Sustainable Niche Strategy to Boost Tourism

Sri Lanka tourist arrivals exceed 100,000 in January 2023

European Union gives 60 million rupees in grants to support small tourism businesses, in partnership with Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority

Classic Destinations, one of the First DMC to receive ‘Safe & Secure Certification’ from SLTDA

SLTDA streamlines the tourism investment approval process with one common application collaborating 18 line agencies

SLTDA has decided to remove the minimum room rate