The Travellers blog
Guides, tips and inspiration for your next journey — written by people who plan trips for a living.
Travel tipsMoney and Currency: Travel Smarter, Spend Wiser
The practical realities of carrying cash, using cards, and managing currency abroad.
Read
Tourism UpdateSri Lanka's Quarantine-Free Bubble Tourism: A New Way to Travel
Skip the hotel isolation: visitors can now move within approved bio-bubble zones under a revised tourism model.
Read
Tourism UpdateSri Lanka Targets India for Travel Bubble Arrangement
Tourism authorities pursue a travel bubble partnership with India, an essential source market for visitors.
Read
AviationIATA Travel Pass: The Digital Health Documentation System Reshaping Air Travel
A new app aims to simplify how travellers manage Covid-19 test and vaccine proof against border rules.
Read
DestinationsThailand Essentials for Sri Lankan Travellers: Beaches, Cities, and Everything Between
A practical primer on navigating Thailand's mix of island paradises, bustling cities, and hill-country charm.
Read
Tourism UpdateSri Lanka's Borders Fully Open: Travel Resumes After 10-Month Shutdown
On 21 January 2021, international tourism officially restarts. What to expect if you're planning to visit.
Read
Travel tipsAirline Baggage Allowance Decoded: What You Can Actually Bring
Stop guessing about luggage limits. Here's how baggage policies actually work and what fees really cost.
ReadTourism UpdateSri Lanka's Pilot Tourism Restart: Ukrainian Tourists in the Biosafety Bubble
Around 1,500 Ukrainian visitors arrive in phases to test Sri Lanka's new protocols before broader reopening.
ReadNewsSri Lanka reopens: first tourists arrive under pilot programme
The island's airport reopened to tourists on 26 December 2020, with a Ukrainian charter the first arrivals under the pilot.
Read
Tourism UpdateBeyond the Pandemic: Sri Lanka's Tourism Reimagined
How the closure is reshaping the island's tourism strategy for the long term.
ReadTourism UpdateSri Lanka Caps Airport Reopening at 500 Tourists per Day
A phased approach to restarting international tourism: what the daily cap means for incoming visitors.
ReadDestinationsWhale Watching in Mirissa: A Beginner's Guide to Spotting Giants
The humpback whales of Sri Lanka's south coast—when to look, what to expect, and how to do it right.
Read
