Once a sleepy fishing community, Mawella in southern Sri Lanka is becoming a tourist hotspot. Native villagers and newer residents have teamed up to protect their ‘virgin beach’.

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.

Sri Lanka tourism dept removing ‘improper’ bikini warnings. The Sri Lanka tourism department is removing controversial signs at Habaraduwa Beach warning tourists not to wear bikinis.

It has mile after mile of powder sand beaches lapped by clear, warm surf. It has beautiful unspoiled jungles. It has incredible food, UNESCO-rated historical sites and diving resorts, charming ...

BENTOTA, SRI LANKA/COLOMBO (REUTERS) - Sri Lanka's US$4.4 billion tourism industry is reeling from cancellations as travellers shun the sun and sand Indian Ocean island after multiple suicide ...

Sri Lanka was the Lonely Planet guide's top travel destination for 2019, but since the Easter Sunday attacks on churches and luxury hotels, foreign tourists have fled.

A decade ago, many travelers weren't even sure where to find Sri Lanka on a map. The independent island-nation was busy surviving a 30-year-long civil war, with tourism stalled. When the conflict ...

Empty sunbathing chairs are seen on a beach near hotels in a tourist area in Bentota, Sri Lanka, May 2, 2019. Net hotel bookings dropped 186% after the Easter attacks compared to a year earlier.

In the weeks after the attacks, Sri Lanka’s beaches and tourist areas remained pretty much deserted, with hotel occupancy dropping by around 85%. Deserted island ...

Tourism took off in Sri Lanka, which boasts of a 1,600-km (1,000-mile) long coastline, following the end of the decades-long civil war with Tamil separatists in 2009.

In the weeks after the attacks, Sri Lanka’s beaches and tourist areas remained pretty much deserted, with hotel occupancy dropping by around 85%. Deserted island ...