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(Srilankamirror) - The political crisis in the Maldives has brought unexpected advantage for Sri Lanka’s hospitality industry, said Sri Lanka Tourism chairman Nalaka Godahewa. According to him, more tourists were now turning to Sri Lanka than before in view of the situation
- Budget Track (Category: Business)
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Sri Lanka has received 85,874 tourists to the country during the month of January this year. Sri Lanka Tourism says this is a year on year increase of 15.7% compared to 74,197 tourists received during January 2010. Arrivals from all the major markets have increased during January
- Steady growth in tourism (Category: Breaking News)
- More British tourists arrive (Category: Breaking News)
- Boom in tourism (Category: Breaking News)
- India is Lanka tourism’s major market (Category: Breaking News)
In tandem with the private sector rush to harness the post-war tourism rebound, the Government this week joined the trend by kicking off its own Rs. 300 million resort in Anuradhapura, though targeting domestic tourists. Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa on the sidelines of Deyata Kirula laid the foundation stone for a tourist resort ...
- EARNINGS FROM TOURISM TO REACH ONE BILLION DOLLARS THIS YEAR (Category: Breaking News)
- Where Is Sri Lanka Tourism Going? (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President emphasizes progress in tourism sector, ready to provide required facilities (Category: Breaking News)
The Colombo City Tour, Sri Lanka’s first-ever open deck sightseeing tour which is a venture of Sri Lanka Tourism and Ebert Silva Holidays, celebrated its second anniversary on 28 January 2012. To mark this event, the Colombo City Tour team carried out a special CSR project for 100 children
- Colombo City Tour 2nd anniversary celebrated with children of war heroes (Category: Business)
- Ebert Silva Holidays wins tourism award for Colombo City tour (Category: Business)
- Mesmerising Vesak Colombo city tour (Category: Business)
- Tourists coming in the thousands! (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka recently entertained nearly hundred Children of the army soldiers who either lost their lives or became disabled during the three decade conflict in the country. Accordingly, Sri Lanka Tourism took the children hailing from rural areas such as Padaviya, Ratnapura and Kuruwita on a sight
- Cruise ship “Arcadia” arrives with 2100 tourists (Category: Breaking News)
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Feb 05, Colombo: Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau says that over 20 luxury cruise liners will call at Sri Lanka's ports this year bringing thousands of tourists to the country.
Following is the ‘Zheng He’ oration delivered by Sri Lanka Tourism Chairman Dr. Nalaka Godahewa last Tuesday at the Auditorium of the Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management ( Hotel School) 78 Galle Road, Colombo 3 The tourism industry in Sri Lanka has reached a stage
- Sri Lanka’s Past Is Prologue For China (Category: Breaking News)
- Why does Sri Lanka need more tourists from China? (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka wants Chinese to follow the Great Admiral (Category: Breaking News)
” said a statement issued by Sri Lanka Tourism. The Cruise ship that has 11 decks inclusive of a...
(News360.lk) The British owned Arcadia” cruise ship has arrived in Sri Lanka with 2100 tourists onboard. The Cruise ship is currently being berthed at the Colombo Port and is expected to leave to Thailand, its next destination. A statement issued by Sri Lanka Tourism says, the luxury carrier owned
- Cruise ship “Costa Concordia” sinks (Category: Breaking News)
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- ‘Queen Elizabeth’ in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka receives 85,874 tourists in January (Category: Breaking News)
The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, along with the officials of the Sri Lanka Port Authority, welcomed the Carnival PLC luxury cruise liner ‘Arcadia’ with 2,100 tourists onboard yesterday at the Colombo Harbour. The local excursion tour operator Gemini Tours and Travels
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We often hear the word ‘crisis’ mentioned in discussion, speeches, orations, in poetry, fiction, articles, cartoons, within corporate board rooms, on strategic plan presentations, broadcasts, narrowcasts, etc. The word assumes even greater weight depending on what adjective is placed before it, such as global crisis, European debt crisis, financial crisis, real estate crisis or a ...
- From Torrington to Independence Square (Category: Business)
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At a ceremony on January 30, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) helped launch Sri Lanka’s first “Tourism Roadside Signage Guidelines.” USAID, the U.S. Government’s development arm, simultaneously released a manual, “Start Your Tourism Business,” designed to assist hospitality sector entrepreneurs. Both publications, develo...
- US govt. supports Lanka’s tourism development (Category: Breaking News)
- USAID support generates jobs and investments (Category: Business)
- US Government grant to support five local organisations’ work with the disabled (Category: Business)
- US Embassy supports further development in Batticaloa (Category: Business)
Following are excerpts from an interview with former President of the Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators (SLAITO) and currently Managing Director Aitken Spence Travels Ltd. Gehan Perera Q: The private sector, line ministries and the regulatory bodies involved in tourism agree that the time is right for a long-term strategic plan for Sri ...
- Future of Sri Lanka Tourism: Former SLAITO Chief sheds key insights (Category: Business)
- Developing tourism in Sri Lanka and challenges (Daily News) (Category: Breaking News)
- Is Sri Lanka really experiencing a tourism boom? (Category: Business)
- Maximum benefit of travel fairs not reaped (Category: Business)
‘Sancharaka Udawa’, a one day meeting for all tourism related service providers was held yesterday at the Ceylon Continental Hotel with Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa as Chief Guest. The main objective of this forum is to provide opportunities for those less exposed to mainstream tourism; creating a platform for small and medium service providers ...
- SLAITO introduces ‘Sancharaka Udawa’ (Category: Business)
- Tourism products exhibition opens in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka draws 60,989 tourists in 16 days (Category: Business)
- SANCHARAKA UDAWA 2012 OPENED (Category: Breaking News)
Minister Basil Rajapaksa has underscored that the dividends of the growth achieved in the Tourism industry should be passed on to the rural economy.The Minister said the country’s tourism industry is witnessing rapid growth. The industry which was hitherto limited to certain sectors has expanded to other sectors benefiting the people. He pointed the income ...
- Tourism awards for Hobart (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Warm welcome for record-breaking 800,000th tourist arrival in 2011 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to host UNWTO meetings (Category: Breaking News)
- Squeeze hits on cars, hotels (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
Sri Lanka Tourism is planning to attract Chinese tourists to visit the Island by using the influence of the Great Chinese Naval Admiral of the 14th Century “ZhenG He”. According to Sri Lanka Tourism, Zheng He has visited the country, six times out of his 7 voyages to around 30 countries
- Sri Lanka host “Ayubowan China” (Category: Breaking News)
- New Tourism Zones are planned in the North and East (Category: Breaking News)
- Safeguard freedom won – Navy Chief (Category: Breaking News)
- Commemorating Zheng He, the greatest navigator to visit Sri Lanka from China (Category: Business)
Business Monitor International (BMI) believes the outlook is still bright for Sri Lanka tourism and forecast a 55% rise in tourist arrivals to 1.42 million tourists over BMIs newly extended forecast period to 2016. The BMI, a London-based company, publishes specialist business information on global
- SRI LANKA – FASTEST GROWING IT MARKETS IN THE REGION (Category: Breaking News)
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- Sri Lanka’s domestic software market among fastest growing in the region – Report (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka expects 8.5 percent growth in 2011: bank (Category: Breaking News)
The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau along with AIESEC Sri Lanka hosted ‘Ayubowan China’ on 28 January at the Light House Galley, Colombo 1, with the intention of promoting Sri Lanka as a favourable tourist destination in China. The Chinese New Year Show was focused on sharing
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Sri Lanka on weekend hosted the “Ayubowan China” an event aimed at promoting the Island among the Chinese tourists and also promote cultural ties between the two nations. The event which took place in Colombo during the weekend saw nearly 50 Chinese performers consisting of Chinese university students taking part in the program. During the event, Chinese ...
- A Sri Lankan Chef to take part in the Asian finals of Bocuse d’Or cooking competition (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka wants Chinese to follow the Great Admiral (Category: Breaking News)
- Water released to the Upper Kotmale tunnel (Category: Breaking News)
- Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani arrives in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
He said that Sri Lanka tourism is progressing well by adding new hotels improving the existing infrastructure.
The Government is optimistic of earning one billion US Dollars from the tourism industry. Sri Lanka is ranked one of the most suitable countries in the world to tour. Daily earnings from the tourism industry are on the rise as Sri Lanka has already become a paradise for the tourists. The industry has generated many ...
- Tourism awards for Hobart (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Warm welcome for record-breaking 800,000th tourist arrival in 2011 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to host UNWTO meetings (Category: Breaking News)
- Squeeze hits on cars, hotels (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
Following is the address delivered by The Hotels Association of Sri Lanka (THASL) President Anura Lokuhetty at the National Conference on ‘The Role of the Business Community in Reconciliation’ organised by Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute for International Relations and Strategic Studies (LKIIRSS): Ladies and gentlemen, throughout the history of mankind, humankind has searched for ...
- Young Sri Lankan Diaspora and UK Parliamentarians visit Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Marketing an emerging tourism destination in Asia (Category: Business)
- Community tourism to be developed to differentiate country from the region (Category: Business)
- Economic management and the way forward (Category: Business)
The Colombo City Tour, Sri Lanka’s first ever open deck sightseeing tour which is a venture of Sri Lanka Tourism and Ebert Silva Holidays celebrates its second Anniversary on 28 January. Marking this day, the Colombo City Tour has organised a full day event for 100 children of the war heroes
- Colombo City Tour celebrates second anniversary with war heroes’ kids (Category: Business)
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Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Sri Lanka Tourism Report Q1 2012" report to their offer
The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotions Bureau, Sri Lanka Convention Bureau and the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority will be combined to form a new Sri Lanka Tourism Authority, Secretary to the Treasury Dr. P.B. Jayasundera said today. He added that this decision was taken for the upliftment
- Sports Draw (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Marks First Anniversary of Civil War End (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Marks First Anniversary of Civil War End (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Marks First Anniversary of Civil War End (Category: Breaking News)
Jan 24, Colombo: Air Senok, a fully owned subsidiary of Senok Trade Combine of Sri Lanka has introduced a new domestic airline service to boost the tourism industry in the country.
Citrus Leisure Plc on Saturday officially launched its first venture Citrus Hikkaduwa with Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa as the Chief Guest. The opening of 93-room Citrus Hikkaduwa (formerly Amaya Reef with only 50 rooms) drew a galaxy of VIPs as well as business and tourism industry leaders. MPs Namal Rajapaksa and Mohan Silva, Southern ...
- Travel Step (Category: Business)
- Citrus restaurant closes its doors (Category: South Australia)
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9,400 new rooms approved, 5,300 more being processed 82,508 arrivals within 21 days of January; Income from visa fee tops half million dollar mark Confirming post-war rebound is gathering pace the Sri Lanka Tourism Chairman Dr. Nalaka Godahewa on Saturday
- 60,000 TOURISTS ARRIVE IN FIRST 16 DAYS OF JANUARY (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka records highest number of tourist arrivals during a single month in November (Category: Breaking News)
- Tourist arrivals for 2010 to exceed 600,000 today (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka tourism achieves 800,000 arrivals in 2011 (Category: Breaking News)
Signifying another milestone of the Post-War development in Sri Lanka, the Jaffna International Trade Fair 2012 has been declared open yesterday by Douglas Devananda, the Minister of Traditional Industries & Small Enterprise Development. The Jaffna International Trade Fair (JITF), which is focused on marketing the opportunities in the virgin market of Jaffna peninsula to private ...
- International trade fair opens in Sri Lanka's Northern city of Jaffna (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to hold 2nd annual International Trade Fair in Jaffna in January (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka: Indian High Commission to open an office in Jaffna to handle visa application (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka: Indian High Commission to open an office in Jaffna to handle visa application (Category: Breaking News)
Tourism sources stated that Sri Lanka Tourism has planned to attract one million tourists in 2012. They added that in the first half of this month over 60,000 tourists have arrived in the country and a considerable amount of foreign exchange earned. Sources noted that tourism recorded 860,000
- Sri Lanka bans transport of tourists by three wheeler taxis not licensed by Tourism Authority (Category: Breaking News)
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- Sri Lanka Tourism ready for tourists (Category: Breaking News)
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