From November 2, Azur air has launched a flight program to Sri Lanka from Moscow, as well as St. Petersburg, Krasnoyarsk and Novosibirsk. Blocks of seats on these flights are taken by tour operators Anex Tour, Fun & Sun and Intourist.

According to the tour operator Fun&Sun, its flight program to Sri Lanka from Moscow to Colombo airport will start from 01.11.2022 and will last until 12.05.2023. Seats on direct flights to Sri Lanka are shared among Anex Tour, Fun&Sun and Intourist.

Sri Lanka was visited by 50 000 Russian tourists for eight months of 2022. Russia's share in the total foreign tourist flow is 10% now.

In the winter season, six flights a week will fly to Sri Lanka from Moscow. In October there will be 2 flights per week, and since November - 6 flights. Charter programs from three cities of the regions are also planned.

In one week, Aeroflot will resume direct flights on the Moscow-Colombo-Moscow route. Flights are scheduled on Thursdays and Sundays.

Anex Tour and Intourist record high demand for Sri Lanka, where Azur air charter flights have been announced since November.

The tour operator Anex Tour announced the launch of a flight program to Sri Lanka from Moscow and three regions.

Since April 8, flights from Moscow to Colombo (Sri Lanka) have appeared in the booking system of Aeroflot airline. The frequency of the route is three flights per week.

From March 1, tourists, who have a vaccination certificate received at least two weeks before the trip, will not have to do a PCR test within 72 hours before entering the country. Sri Lanka accepts all Russian vaccines, including single-component ones.

At the end of 2021, Russia confidently entered the TOP-3 of source markets for Sri Lanka with the second position. Last year, 16 894 Russian tourists visited the island country.

Tourism in Sri Lanka is experiencing a tourism boom, and not without the help of Russian tourists. Russia turned out to be the second source market in terms of the number of tourists.

The tour operator Space Travel has opened the sale of package tours to Sri Lanka. According to Space Travel, tours to Sri Lanka are offered with a connecting flight in Dubai from seven Russian cities. The flights are operated by flydubai.

This winter, Sri Lanka tries to expand the volume of traffic. So, from November 9, SriLankan Airlines has increased the number of flights to 2 per week between Moscow and Colombo.

In the first seven months of 2021, 702 Russian tourists arrived in Sri Lanka. So, Russia ranked ninth among the main source markets.

The Tourism Development Authority of Sri Lanka reminded tourists the new conditions for entering the country. Travelers vaccinated with the Russian drug "Sputnik V" are exempt from mandatory quarantine.

The Sri Lankan authorities have made it easier for foreign tourists to enter the country with vaccinations, including the Russian Sputnik V vaccine.

The range of countries where a tourist can go from April to June is significantly limited and there are few alternatives in terms of price / service ratio as in Turkey.

In the near future, tours to Sri Lanka will appear in the assortment of such tour operators as Ics Travel Group, Anex Tour, Spectrum and Intourist.

For the New Year holidays, Sri Lanka has opened for a "dosed" Russian tourist flow. The country's two international airports, Bandaranaike Airport and Mahinda Rajapaksa, are partially opened from December 29 to January 16 to host Russian tourists.

The opening of Sri Lanka borders was planned for July 15, but then the date was postponed to August 1. The recent outbreak of coronavirus at a local center is likely to adjust the dates again.

Foreign tourist flow to Sri Lanka in the first quarter of 2020 decreased by 31,5% (to 507,3 thousand people) compared with the same period a year earlier, while Russia entered the TOP-3.

Tour operators believe that the introduction of preliminary electronic visas by the Sri Lankan authorities will not have a significant impact on the flow of tourists to the country.

According to the results of 2019, the tourist flow from Russia to Sri Lanka increased by 34,2%, setting a historical record. Last year, the arrivals of the Russians exceeded for the first time the best pre-crisis figures of 2014.

The Sri Lankan diplomatic mission in Moscow confirmed that they were informed on the extension of the free entry format, which was introduced in August 2019.

On February 19, tour operators spoke about an alternative for the island of Hainan that they are ready to offer Russian tourists.