The high-speed ferry, operated by the Shipping Corporation of India, has a capacity of 150 passengers. It can cover the distance of about 60 nm (110 Km) between Nagapattinam and KKS in about three and a half hours under good weather conditions, officials said.
Sri Lanka must consider elevating prices along with boosting arrival numbers in order to invigorate tourism, President Ranil Wickremesignhe said, noting that the Maldives charges around 700 US dollars per tourist while Sri Lanka charges around 200.
SriLankan Airlines recently teamed with Jetwing Eco Holidays to sponsor the air travel of British travel writer and naturalist, Ed Hutchings, on his bird watching tour of Sri Lanka, which will be featured in the Bird Watching magazine, UK. Hutchings’ work in Sri Lanka will help promote the island as a premier bird watching destination […]
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