Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka specialist focuses on UK trade

Sri Lanka specialist Experience Travel Group (ETG) has appointed its first-ever agent relationship manager to “significantly increase” its bookings through the trade

APT triples Sri Lanka departures for 2020/21

Operator’s pledge comes as country recovers from fatal Easter Sunday bombings

Banning travel for political game-playing is dangerous - and unjust

While there was jubilation at the lifting of the Sri Lanka travel ban, there was also frustration as the US implemented its immediate ban on Cuba cruise calls

New Sri Lanka travel advice welcomed by travel trade

Operators and hoteliers ready to resume operations after Easter Sunday bombings

Sri Lanka: FCO updates advice after recent clashes trigger curfews

Passengers with a passport and a valid flight ticket will still be able to travel to Colombo airport during any curfews

'Make FCO advice clearer for trade' says agent left thousands out of pocket

Homeworking agency Holidaysplease spent thousands booking clients due to transit through Sri Lankan capital Colombo on alternative routes after the Easter Sunday bombings

Former Sri Lankan tourism chief appeals to UK travel trade for support

“Travel agents and tour operators in the UK have been supporting Sri Lanka; I’ve come back to make that rallying call again,” said Jean-Marc Flambert, former director of Sri Lanka Tourism UK&I

Sri Lanka: Trade reacts to FCO travel ban as tourism ministry halts visa scheme after attacks

Foreign Office now warning against all but essential travel to Sri Lanka, throwing the travel plans of hundreds of clients into doubt

'Sri Lanka must learn lessons from other destinations'

I would still travel there in a heartbeat,” one agent told me confidently. We were speaking two days after the Easter Sunday terror atrocities in Sri Lanka, and this agent’s message was clear: “we need to support them and ensure the terrorists don’t win”.

Sri Lanka hotels 'briefed on new security measures hours after deadly bombings'

National tourist board Sri Lanka Tourism has revealed further details of the country’s immediate response to the attacks, which left more than 350 dead

Sri Lanka: FCO urges caution but stops short of travel ban following deadly blasts

State of emergency imposed after series of bombings leaves 310 dead including ‘at least’ eight British nationals

Explore Travel campaign offers £500 discounts for solo trips

Explore Travel is urging agents to take advantage of solo travel discounts of up to £500 to help convert bookings, with holidaymakers keen to realise their trip of a lifetime

Top 10 2019 adventure travel hot spots revealed

This is where one operator believes adventurous travellers will be heading next year

Sri Lanka: Foreign Office warns British tourists to be vigilant to political unrest

“On October 26, the president of Sri Lanka sought to dismiss the prime minister, leading to a period of political instability,” said the FCO

Sri Lanka’s best cultural offerings

Cox & Kings has seen impressive growth in sales to Sri Lanka this year. Product manager Sue Livsey shares her top tips for a cultural break

Premier Holidays adds four new Faraway destinations for 2019

The tour operator’s 2019 Faraway brochure features Doha, Has Al Khaimah, Koh Kood and Colombo for the first time

Sri Lanka 'safe for British tourists' operators insist

Tour operators have moved to reassure agents and clients over travel to Sri Lanka after violent clashes and rioting

Heli-biking, Fidel Castro and the rise of the Second City

What Black Tomato predicts will be big for 2016 and beyond