Oct 13, Colombo: Managing Director of Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau Dileep Mudadeniya was recognized as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons (TOYP) of the Year at the TOYP Awards held on 6 October.

(RTTNews) - Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka in September was 24.6% higher than in the same month last year, the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority said Friday.

Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka in September was 24.6% higher than in the same month last year, the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority said Friday. .

A high level delegation from Sri Lanka Tourism is currently attending the World Tourism Conference in Kota-Kinabalu in Malaysia. Deputy Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena met the World Tourism Organisation Secretary General Dr. Taleb Rifai during the conference. They discussed avenues to develop

A high level delegation from Sri Lanka Tourism is currently attending the World Tourism Conference in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah,...

Oct 05, Sabah, Malaysia: A high level delegation from Sri Lanka Tourism led by the Deputy Minister of Economic Development Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena is currently attending the World Tourism Conference in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia from 4 to 6 October 2010.

By Paneetha Ameresekere – Business Editor Last week these pages carried a seemingly controversial statement from a hotelierwho said that according to a study, Sri Lanka would need four hotel employees for every single guest. Ms. Arnila Thambiayah, Joint Managing Director Renuka Hotels PLC, a city hotel, made this statement, in the context that the ...

The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau has launched a SMS campaign to lure the domestic traveller to explore the...

This reporter, on a bus ride from from Kollupitiya, en route to an assignment at the World Trade Centre (WTC) on Monday, saw soldiers, stationed on the seaside of Galle Road, with their guns pointing towards the roads and buildings, including at some hotels that way. I don’t know whether a similar scene was enacted ...

After 16 Months Of Peace Non availability of utility services such as water and garbage disposal were that which were holding back 13 hotel developers (except one) who had been allocated state land in Pasikudah from going ahead with their hotel projects despite a lapse of two years since those land allocations were finalised. Hotelier ...

The tourism industry has been very excited during the post war scenario. Much attention has been giv..

Sept 03, Colombo: Sri Lanka government has appointed Malraj Kiriella as the acting Managing Director of Sri Lanka Tourism Promotions Bureau. His assignment is for a three-month period.

President Rajapaksa has declared open the Hotel School of the Sabaragamuwa Province. It was put up at a cost of 100 Million rupees. The hotel school established by the Sri Lanka Tourism Hotel Management Institute in Ratnapura was built with grants from the Economic Development Ministry

By Srilal Miththapala Just over a year ago, I penned an article entitled “Sri Lanka Tourism — Quo Vadis” where I raised the issues and challenges Sri Lanka was facing in developing its tourism industry. Of course, that was during the latter stages of the war, and now after the ending of the war, there ...

Attention is being drawn to attracting more US tourists to Sri Lanka. The promotion programme has been titled “Signature Tours”. This is a joint effort by the Sri Lankan Embassy in Washington and the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Authority. Accordingly, the first tourist group has arrived

Tourist arrivals into Sri Lanka surged by 50 percent last month to 63,339 from a year ago as post-war optimism and removal of travel advisories encouraged visitors even during the off-season. Latest data indicates that the increase in the number of visitors was driven largely by more arrivals from Western Europe from where arrivals shot ...

The Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing organized  a seminar themed “Making Sri Lanka a Top Tourist Destination” The special Seminar was held recently in Colombo. A large number of people representing hotel, tourism and travel sectors shared their views and insights at the seminar. Detailed discussions were held on thematic topics such as Pursuing the ...

External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris and Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa have expressed their desire to invite a team of Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA) officials to Sri Lanka and experience first-hand the present situation. The ministers have made this comment during a meeting with JATA Chairman Akira Kanai. The Sri Lankan embassy ...

Tourism in Sri Lanka receives a major boost in Belgium. Jetair, one of the leading tour operators in Belgium, has introduced Sri Lanka as a new winter destination. It will operate weekly charter flights from Brussels to Colombo commencing October this year. The formal announcement was made at this year’s ‘Jetair Fly summer road show ...

M.R.’s goal of 2.5 mn. tourists by 2016 The country’s   major hotel operators have planned to build hotel rooms meeting only 6 percent of President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s target of getting 2. 5 million tourists by 2016. Hiran Cooray, Chairman Jetwing Group, one of the country’s leading hotel investors, in response to a question, told participants ...

Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau’s (SLTPB) Middle East office reported an enormous surge in the number of Bahraini travellers to Sri Lanka, as arrivals rose by an unprecedented 142% in the first six months of 2010 compared to the same period last year, according to statistics compiled by the Sri

DUBAI, July 13 (Bernama) -- Middle East tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka rose by 102 per cent in the first six months of 2010 over the same period last year, according to the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau's (SLTPB) Middle East office.

Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau's (SLTPB) Middle East office reported an enormous surge of Arab travellers as Middle East Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka rose by an unprecedented 102 per cent in the first six months of 2010 compared to the same period last year, according to statistics compiled

Sri Lanka Tourism sector has enjoyed total earnings of US $ 384 million in 2009, an increase of 12.3...

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Sri Lanka expects to get 600,000 tourists this year with the end of a 30-year war making the island an attractive destination once again. S Kalaiselvam, Director General of Sri Lanka Tourism, said tourist arrivals could hit a record high this year if the rapid increase in the number of visitors

Sri Lanka Tourism (S.L.T.) plans to market its annual spice festival overseas, an official told reporters on Friday. The war may probably have had been a constraining factor in the past to market the same abroad, S.L.T. Director Upali de Silva said. This festival, sponsored by HSBC, will be held

The World Spice Food Festival 2010 is set to delight. Colombo gets ready to spice up the taste buds with the World Spice Food Festival. Spurred on by the past success, Colombo’s much awaited biggest food festival is scheduled to open on the 14h of this month. It is being organized for the fifth time. ...

July 02, Colombo: The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) is organizing the World Spice Food Festival 2010 from July 14th-25th 2010 in Colombo.

By Paneetha Ameresekere – Business Editor The stock market has been trying to tap Singapore for investments by organizing investment seminars there is in the past, similarly, it may also be worthwhile for Sri Lanka Tourism  (S.L.T.) to try to break in to this cash rich market