Villa Owners Sri Lanka

30/01/2021

Is it time for a rapid revamp of tourism categories and lengths of stay? The Pandemic says yes!

The idea for the digital nomad visa was actually sparked by Dutch entrepreneur and investor, Jan de Jong. Euronews talks to him and the first official digital nomad.

19/01/2021

Just to complicate things, hotels are now s in Sri Lanka. No accounting, auditing or professional qualifications necessary.

What could possibly go wrong?

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It is critical that the Safe & Secure Level 1 hotels and travel agents are aware of the need to collect cost of COVID19 Insurance and PCR tests when giving confirmed hotel booking reference number. These funds needs to be sent to SLTDA prior to arrival of guest.

Once App or Web based solution is implemented these funds will be directly collected by SLTDA.

A confirmed hotel booking is a mandatory requirement to obtain Tourist visa and for any foreign or dual passport holder to arrive via tourist route.

11/01/2021

Oh Sri Lankan Airlines / Sri Lanka Tourism Authority, you've done it again. Your audience of prospective guests use English as a second or third language, not the Queen Victorian (1837-1901) English used by your 'advisory bulletins.'

For those travellers who struggle to understand this announcement, you are not alone! If you have questions on what the message actually says or means, please contact us.
NO! we do not interpret the Policy, make the rules or even try to understand what the government is trying to achieve.
BUT - Sri Lanka needs tourists. We need your Euros, GBP, Dollars, Yuan, Roubles and Rupees. The Island is sinking into an Ocean of Debt; personal, business and government debt. Don't give us loans. Don't hand out money in 'charity.'
Come and spend. Holiday and recuperate.
Make our people work for their living. This is the only chance for us to move into a 3rd world economy with any hope of improved health and wellbeing for its population.

As Sri Lanka is going to reopen its airports for international flights from January 21, 2021, the SriLankan Airlines has issued an advisory for passengers trave

07/01/2021

When you stand in the shoes of the Millennial traveller it is easy to see why the projected 1.5M tourists is a joke that has dire, investment, business and life destroying consequences.
Keep your cash in the bank til the tourists overflow the local streets.

The Director-General of Health Services has issued a set of COVID-19 health guidelines for tourists who are visiting Sri Lanka

29/10/2020

Villa Owners take part in this survey to highlight things you are finding hard to implement in the Post CoVid-19 era.

01/09/2020

CoVid-19 has hit your business hard. Loans may be available to you. Don't go under, get ready for a fast return to prosperity when travellers begin arriving. Contact the lender to see if this applies to your Villa or Tourism Business.

New Facility for the Business Adversely Affected by the Covid - 19 Outbreak ('Saubagya Covid - 19 Renaissance Facility')Having identified the national importance of reviving the businesses adversely affected by the COVID-19 outbreak in order to contain the hampering of living conditions of the Sri L...

18/08/2020

Stupidity and short sighted development is ripping apart the last vestiges of Ancient Jungle in the world.

18/08/2020

Get ready tourist sector! There's not much to see after all :-)

Power cuts will be enforced with immediate effect from today (18). Accordingly the country will be segmented into 4 parts and power cuts for two segments will be enforced from 6.00 pm to 7.00 pm, while power will be disconnected for remaining segments from 7.00 pm to 8.00 pm. General Manager of the....

16/07/2020

Sri Lankan tourist operators are cash-poor and time-rich. It is an ideal time to tap into bountiful experts in all branches of IT to power Sri Lanka into the 21st Century. The President is on a mission to streamline government services; it is time the private sector lift its contribution to enhance the tourist experience.
The place to start must be the admission that Sri Lankan Service Standards and training are far behind their international competitors. Then begin to drive change from within, even if that means only hiring lead personnel who have learned their craft offshore.

One of the most vital goals is to enhance the current Tourist Information Center (TIC) into a multi-faceted center to aid the growing needs of both travelers and operators. It needs to be staffed by locals with a good understanding of English as well as foreigners. Volunteers, resident expats or exp...

15/07/2020

What a gem of local history!

A BBC Radio 4 programme 'inheritance' broadcasted in April 1987 and recorded by me direct to cassette tape. The New Oriental Hotel featured in this video is ...

29/06/2020

24/06/2020

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Find travel ideas for planning your holiday to Sri Lanka. Discover things to see and do, places to stay and more.. This is the official site of Sri Lanka Tourism..