By Cheranka Mendis Colombo yesterday came alive with colour and imagination as some 2,000 students from almost 110 schools took their paintbrushes and creativity to the Beira Lake premises. From flyovers and packed-up buildings to fast-paced bullets and jetliners, the paintings depict Colombo as a highly-developed city, offering all comforts. While the majority of the ...

‘Tourism Linking Cultures’ is the theme; celebrations include releasing stamps and promoting youth involvementSri Lanka Tourism is planning a range of celebrations for World Tourism Day, linking all public departments, the organisation said in a statement yesterday.   This year’s World Tourism Day will be celebrated under the theme of ‘Tourism – Linking Cultures’ set ....

World Tourism Day 2011 focuses on empowering youthThis year’s World Tourism Day will be celebrated under the theme of ‘Tourism – Linking Cultures’ set by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation.  The main focus of this year’s theme is to foster awareness among the international community of the value of tourism and its cultural impact ...

the ground arrangements. The co-sponsors are Connaissance – Moscow, the Sri Lanka Tourism Pro...

Last week I received an invite for an ‘Inventors Day Celebration’ in one of the leading schools in the country and the master in charge shared a thought that I felt was a cutting edge idea. Apparently, every one of us is an inventor in some part of our daily life. The issue is that ...

Despite crises in most world markets, the Government yesterday remained upbeat on prospects for Sri Lanka’s exports which have grown by 35% so far to reach $ 5 billion giving optimism that end 2011 figure would top $ 10 billion. “On the back of 21% growth in exports in 2010, current year’s exports have grown ...

Govt. officially launches development strategy 2011-2016 sticking to the same target of 2.5 m tourists by 2016 as announced way back in January 2010 via Mahinda Chinthanaya Extended Vision Spells out plans for 2011 and details Visit Sri Lanka 2011 initiatives after eight months have passed and in 5 year master plan Strategy document of ...

By Cheranka Mendis Sri Lanka’s wildlife parks bring in collective revenue of approximate Rs.300 million a year which is hoped to increase within the next few years riding on the increasing tourist arrivals to the country. Sri Lanka’s tourism industry which showcased a steady climb this year, registering a 36% growth within the first seven ...

Stock Broking firm Capital Alliance suggests that the 2.6 million tourist arrivals target isn’t a pipedream but achievable though it will be only by 2020, which is 4 years later than the Government and industry set timeline of 2016. “The Government projects 2.5m arrivals in 2016, but the industry will lack the rooms and trained ...

Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka ’s exotic southeast coastline, is set to welcome 96 top world surfers from 19 countries spanning Argentina , Peru , USA across the globe to New Zealand , to compete in SriLankan Airlines Pro Surfing contest held in association with Australasia ’s Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) from 30th August – ...

The ‘Lanka Challenge 2011’ trishaw race started off in grand style on Saturday 20 August 2011 at 8:30 a.m. from the premises of Tangerine Tree Hotel, Minuwangoda. The competitors kicked off to a solid start, with the official flag-off given by the Acting Director General of Sri Lanka

Lanka Challenge 2011: The 12-day rickshaw challenge continues; adds east coast territoryAfter officially captivating the world in 2009 and 2010 through the first and second editions of the Lanka Challenge, Large Minority in partnership with the Sri Lanka Tourism plans to continue their meaningful

Being a brand with a vision to be positioned as the ultimate hospitality trademark in Sri Lanka, Citrus Leisure PLC has, within a very short period of time, become a powerhouse in the leisure industry with still more ambitious plans to build and manage a chain of distinctive resorts – a chain benchmarked against the ...