Business

Cathay Pacific to Increase Flight Frequency Between Colombo and Hong Kong for Winter 2024-2025

Cathay Pacific has unveiled its new winter schedule for 2024-2025, with plans to boost the frequency of return flights between Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport and Hong Kong. Starting from 2 January 2025 to 1 March 2025, the airline will operate four return flights per week, up from the current three. Additionally, from 2 March 2025

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Tourism

Sri Lanka Introduces Free Two-Week Tourist Visa for Visitors from 38 Countries

Sri Lanka is set to offer a two-week tourist visa at no cost to visitors from 38 selected countries, according to Cabinet spokesman and Minister Bandula Gunawardena. The new visa policy was approved by the Cabinet and is aimed at making travel easier, similar to Singapore’s visa-on-arrival system. “The Cabinet approved the immediate implementation of

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Tourism

Long Queues for On-Arrival Visas at Bandaranaike International Airport Amid Visa System Transition

Long queues were observed at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today as travelers faced delays in obtaining on-arrival visas. The current situation arises because Sri Lanka has not yet reverted to the previous visa approval and issuing system, following the Supreme Court’s order to suspend the VFS-led system. This has led to extended wait times for

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