Posted on January 27th, 2021
Courtesy The National News.com Travellers visiting the Indian Ocean country must have a negative PCR test result, take another test upon arrival and stay in a government-approved hotel
Sri Lanka has reopened to approved tourists who must show a negative PCR test and stay in a government-approved hotel for 14 days with supervised outside excursions. Unsplash
Sri Lanka has reopened to tourists for the first time in almost a year.
The island nation, which is a favourite with holidaymakers from the UAE, closed to international travellers in March 2020, and has remained shut to tourists for almost 10 months owing to the coronavirus pandemic.
Sri Lanka has reopened to tourists for the first time in almost a year.
The island nation, which is a favourite with holidaymakers from the UAE, closed to international travellers in March 2020, and has remained shut to tourists for almost 10 months
owing to the coronavirus pandemic.
Following a pilot programme during which approved groups of tourists visited the country in December, operations at Sri Lanka s international airports have resumed and tourists can once again fly to the South Asian destination.
There are several new regulations in place designed to protect travellers and citizens during the pandemic. In a media briefing with the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) on Tuesday, chairwoman Kimarli Fernando set out the new policies.