Sri Lanka usually doesn’t often get good press in the west. Rights violation at the end of the war against the Tigers, summary executions and the plight of the Tamil refugees mostly make up stories on Sri Lanka.

(Srilankamirror) - Sri Lanka Tourism welcomed the arrival of the 800,000th tourist in the year 2011 at the Bandaranaike International Airport at Katunayake today (Dec. 19). This is the first time ever the tourism industry has received number of arrivals exceeding 800,000

Achieving another remarkable milestone in the country’s booming tourism industry, Sri Lanka Tourism welcomed the arrival of 800,000th tourist in year 2011 at the Bandaranaike International Airport today (19th Dec.) evening, Sri Lanka tourism said in a press statement. This is the first time

Sri Lanka Tourism welcomed the arrival of the 800,000th tourist in the year 2011.This is the first time in the country's history that the number of arrivals into the country...

Achieving another remarkable milestone in the country’s booming tourism industry, Sri Lanka Tourism welcomed the arrival of 800,000th tourist in year 2011 at the Bandaranaike International Airport today (19th Dec.) evening. This is the first time ever; the tourism industry has received

A Sri Lankan tourism promotion campaign in Japan was launched under the auspices of the Ministry of Economic Development, Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Tokyo and the Nihon Keizai Advertising Company (ADEX) on December 14 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Tokyo.

The country’s tourism industry has grown rapidly since peace was enthroned in the country. It has recorded over 30% growth for this year. The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority said the impact of the industry in the overall socio-economic development is very encouraging

Dec 16, Colombo: Sri Lanka tourism industry sources expect the 800,000th visitor to Sri Lanka this year to arrive in the country on Monday.

International Consultants Chairman Ranjiv Goonawardena had kindly invited the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau to participate by showcasing the great opportunity that Sri Lanka has to offer, at the Islamic Real Estate Finance (IREF) Summit and Gala Dinner Awards Ceremony of which it was a sponsor

IN 2010, the boost for Sri Lanka tourism was being named the top travel destination by the New York Times. As the dawn of 2012 emerges the plus point is being among the top six of National Geographic’s best global destinations. Upbeat on tourism, the Government is considering a target

National Geographic Traveler magazine has named Sri Lankaamong top six destinations for world travelers in 2012. It focused particularly on the island’s hill country, heritage sites, and pristine beaches. The magazine, in its Nov/Dec issue, describes that Sri Lanka’s hill country features stunning scenery, tea plantations, and ancient Buddhist temples. “This mountainous, mist-draped realm has ...

The best way to make the benefits of ICT to reach all the people, especially the disadvantaged as envisaged by the President is to develop local e-content talent, said President’s Secretary Lalith Weeratunga. The Presidential Secretary said so while participating as the Guest of Honour at the e-Swabhimani Awards 2011 held in Colombo recently. Speaking ...

(Srilankamirror) - In a bid to attract more Chinese tourists to the island, Sri Lanka has opened a page on the Chinese social networking site - www.renren.com. Xinhua reports that it is part of an ambitious plan to accelerate tourism in the country after the rout of the LTTE. The Sri Lanka

Achieving another remarkable milestone in the country’s booming tourism industry, Sri Lanka Tourism welcomed the arrival of 750,000th tourist in year 2011 at the Bandaranaike International Airport today (24th Nov.) evening.

Sri Lanka's tourist arrivals Thursday marked surpassing of its targets for the year 2011.Sri Lanka Tourism welcomed the arrival of 750,000th tourist in the year2011. According to Sri Lanka Tourism Board this is the highest arrival ever achieved.

Sri Lanka Tourism welcomes the 750,000th tourist for 2011 a short while agothus recodring the highest amount of arrivals ever in history, Sri Lanka Tourism stated.

Sri Lanka tourism welcomes the 750,000th tourist arrival which exceeds its target for 2011. This is the highest arrival ever in history, the Government Information Department stated

  Sri Lanka is reaching its annual 2011 target of 750,000 today (Thursday) – more than five weeks before the year is over – while  the number of tourists by end 2011 is expected to reach 800,000, Sri Lanka Tourism Chairman Nalaka Godahewa said. He told TimesOnline

This is the week of Budget bashing for some and for others it is the week for inventing cute ways to meet the bashes. As is usual for most, it is looking at this all in the ‘what’s in it for me?’ mode. For some, it is also about ‘who said what’ and not ‘what’s ...

. The joint efforts made by Sri Lanka Tourism, Sri Lankan Airlines and The Sri Lankan Embassy in Tokyo w...

By Cheranka Mendis The tourism industry yesterday welcomed the reduction in the online visa processing fee from the initial US$ 50 flat rate for every country, giving into the concerns and objections of industry stakeholders. The scheme, scheduled to be in effect from January 2012, will now charge US$ 10 from travellers from South Asian ...

Sri Lanka Design festival- 2011 will get underway in Colombo on Wednesday. It is being organized for the 3rd time jointly by the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau and the Academy of Design. Its objective is to promote Sri Lankan arts and crafts as well as garment designs. Amongst the countries

By Ranee Mohommed For the third consecutive year, the Sri Lanka Design Festival(SLDF) showcases Sri Lanka’s award winning apparel industry to a specifically invited global audience of buyers, retailers, sourcing specialists and backward integration supply chain partners -a key event of this apparel industry agenda at the festival is its Apparel Industry Fashion Show. The ...

Sri Lanka‘s tourist arrivals will reach unprecedented growth this year. The number of visitors is expected to reach the 800,000 mark. According to Sri Lanka Tourism the number of arrivals rose 27.2 percent in September from a year earlier and continued to rise every month on a year-on-year basis

Sri Lanka‘s tourist arrivals will reach unprecedented growth this year. The number of visitors is expected to reach the 800,000 mark.   According to Sri Lanka Tourism the number of arrivals rose 27.2 percent in September from a year earlier and continued to rise every month

Sri Lanka ‘s tourist arrivals will reach unprecedented growth this year with the number of visitors expected to touch the 800,000 mark according to Sri Lanka Tourism data.

Sri Lanka Tourism took top honors in the 2011 United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) poster competition, becoming the winner for the Best Tourism Poster Award in the South Asia region.

Sri Lanka Tourism took top honours in the 2011 United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) poster competition, becoming the winner for the ‘Best Tourism Poster’ award in the South Asia region.

Sri Lanka Tourism took top honours in the 2011 United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) pos..

Sri Lanka was represented at the ‘Tour Salon 2011’, held in Poznan from 19 – 22 October 2011. Representative of the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau along with 6 companies viz Hayleys Tours, Jetwing Travels, Aitken Spence Travels, Exotic Vacations (Pvt) Ltd, NKAR Travels & Tours (Pvt) Ltd