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☆ Sri Lanka has ended free long-term visas for Russians and Ukrainians following outrage over a 'whites only' party
  + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
Sri Lankan authorities said it would scrap free long-term visas for Russian and Ukrainian tourists. Russian tourists have been a major boost to the struggling Sri Lankan economy. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementSri Lanka has scrapped free long-term visa extensions for Russians and Ukrainians who headed to the country in the last two years, Reuters reported. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.
Persons: — Organizations: Service, Reuters, Party, Business Locations: Russian, Sri Lankan, Sri Lanka, Unawatuna
☆ Sri Lanka approves free tourist visa for seven countries to boost tourism
  + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Uditha Jayasinghe | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
A surfboard is seen in the middle of an empty beach, near hotels at Unawatuna beach in Galle, Sri Lanka July 4, 2019. The scheme is part of attempts by Sri Lanka to boost tourism recovery and hit a target of five million arrivals by 2026, the statement added. But the tourism industry is seeing a turnaround in 2023 with Sri Lanka clocking a million arrivals by September, for the first time since 2019. The island is expecting to close the year at 1.5 million arrivals. India is the largest source of tourists with 200,310 arrivals, followed by Russia with 132,300, latest data from the Sri Lanka Development Authority showed.
Persons: Dinuka, Uditha Jayasinghe, Emelia Sithole Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Sri, Sri Lanka Development Authority, Thomson Locations: Galle, Sri Lanka, China, India, Russia, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia
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