Everything to know before you go - Sri Lanka lures travellers with an impressive array: wildlife, history, exceptional food, surfing hotspots and beaches ...

About two hours after Sri Lanka announced they would reopen their borders to travelers in January 2021, I bought tickets to go there. I live in Hong Kong, which has done a good job containing the ...

Having reopened to fully vaccinated arrivals, test-free, just four months ago in February 2022, the latest economic crisis couldn’t have come at a worse time for Sri Lanka’s travel sector.

SRI LANKA SEEMS to be at a tipping point. Five years after the end of its quarter-century-long civil war, tourists are being lured back to Sri Lanka by friendly locals and an abundance of natural ...

Hiran Cooray, chairman of family-run, Sri-Lanka based group Jetwing Hotels, says: “We’ve been waiting anxiously till travel restrictions were removed and we are thankful. Sri Lanka has never ...

Hardly any tourists make it all the way to Sri Lanka’s northernmost city of Jaffna, but those who do will be rewarded with vibrant culture, excellent food and a refreshingly low-key feel.

Canada: Advises against all but essential travel. China: Advising Chinese nationals not to travel to Sri Lanka in the near term. US: Exercise increased caution (the third-highest level).

Sri Lanka's government said it only had enough petrol to last one day as it faces its worst crisis in 70 years. The travel warning was previously in place from 13 May to 10 June.

Canada: Advises against all but essential travel. China: Advising Chinese nationals not to travel to Sri Lanka in the near term. US: Exercise increased caution (the third-highest level).