Eco-labels get special platform at SLDF 2011 Apparel showSri Lanka’s apparel industry has long been established as a visionary garment maker, through its responsible practices and campaigns like ‘Garments without Guilt’. A key point stressed at the recently concluded ‘South Asian Apparel Leadership Forum’ that affects the future of this influential industry, is the co...

Corporate athletism programme to be launched to the private sector Each year globally the top four business professionals in a country who practice the values of Rotary, gets selected for a Group study exchange programmes(GSE) to different parts of the world by Rotary International. Some of the countries that Sri Lanka have partnered are Brazil, ...

Achieving yet another remarkable milestone in the country’s booming tourism industry, Sri Lanka Tourism welcomed the arrival of the 750,000th tourist in 2011 at the Bandaranaike International Airport yesterday. This is the first-ever time that the tourism industry has received arrivals

Institute of Hospitality – Sri Lanka Chapter, the association working towards professional development and networking amongst hospitality professionals, has organised the Chairman’s Annual Black Tie Dinner on 29 November 2011 at the Oak Room of Cinnamon Grand Hotel Colombo. This is an annual event in the hospitality events calendar of Sri Lanka and the only ...

Institute of Hospitality – Sri Lanka Chapter, the association working towards professional development and networking amongst hospitality professionals, has organised the Chairman’s Annual Black Tie Dinner on 29 November at the Oak Room of Cinnamon Grand Hotel Colombo. This is an annual event in the hospitality events calendar of Sri Lanka and the only hospitality ...

A leader in Sri Lanka’s hospitality trade, the Mount Lavinia Hotel (MLH) is known throughout the world for its scenic beauty and first-rate services. Although a historic hotel aged beyond two centuries, MLH moves parallel to the 21st century hospitality trade practices and innovations, and its values are very much in par with ethical practices ...

By Cassandra Mascarenhas The Ministry of Economic Development along with the Ministry of Industry and Commerce and Sri Lanka Tourism pledged their support to the Sri Lanka Design Festival 2011, Sri Lanka’s biggest annual celebration of design and apparel, being held for the third consecutive

Coats, which has raised the bar and set industry standards in the area of sewing solutions, has joined hands with Sri Lanka Design Festival to project the many capabilities of the local apparel and fashion industry to the world. In order to share Coats’ global expertise in the apparel vertical integration sector, the company has ...

Range of exhibitions, forums and workshops for students and general public For the third consecutive year, the Sri Lanka Design Festival is preparing to provide South-Asian region with a rare opportunity to witness and learn from the creative talent and expertise of globally renowned creative industry professionals. SLDF 2011 has invited a group of elite ...

nSriLankan Airlines partners with Sri Lanka Design Festival: launches luxuriously designed flatbed at SLDF this November SriLankan Airlines, Sri Lanka’s national airline, in a bold attempt to enhance its products and services to drive the country’s ongoing boom in tourism and economic development will launch its latest addition: The luxury flatbed on Business Class. Partnering ...

The forum will be held on 18 NovemberThe South Asian Apparel Leadership Forum, conceptualised by Sri Lanka Design Festival (SLDF) as one of its main highlights of 2011, is already participated by apparel manufacturing leaders and their key partners promising to be a great platform and networking opportunity for apparel industry’s backward integration sector and ...

The South Asian Apparel Leadership Forum, conceptualised by SLDF as one of its main highlights of 2011, is to be held on 18 November and will see many key apparel experts and high profile international press gather to provide their insights on topics that are crucial for Sri Lanka’s campaign to lead South Asian apparel ...

The twelfth AmCham RCGC Golf Tournament 2011 organised in partnership with Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau was held on Saturday, 29 October at the Royal Colombo Golf Club. Around 130 golfers took part in the tournament this year. The Winners are as follows: Division A Winner: Lallith Rohitha

of innovation and diversification in marketing tourism. Sri Lanka Tourism Chairman Dr. Nalaka Godahewa ad...

Programme by world famous celebrity chef for industry personnelAs an additional event in the World Spice Food Festival, this year Sri Lanka Tourism together with the Ceylon Hotel School Graduates Association (CHSGA) and the Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management (SLITHM) is bringing

Held as part of SLDF; organisers invite Sri Lanka’s apparel industry professionals to become a part of this milestone eventRenowned global opinion leaders and authorities in the spheres of fashion and apparel, including key personalities from the Sri Lanka Apparel industry will participate in an international gathering for the South Asian Apparel Leadership Forum focusing ...

For the third consecutive year, the Sri Lanka Design Festival 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 fashion show is to ...

Highlighting the importance of the City of Kandy as a hub of Sri Lanka’s tourism industry, Sri Lanka Tourism has made arrangements to conduct a Tourism Promotional and Trade Exhibition in Kandy with the ambition of further strengthening the Sri Lankan landmark in the global tourism sector

Following the success of the World Spice Food Festival since 2005, Sri Lanka Tourism is once again staging the World Spice Food Festival 2011 with the aim of showcasing culinary expertise from around the world with added Sri Lankan flavour. The festival will be held from 28 October to 9 November

The tourism industry is at the zenith in Sri Lanka today. So is cricket. We won the World Cup in 1996. Thereafter we became runners up twice, which is a rare distinction. There are ups and downs in any game. Cricket is no exception. But the fact that we are in the zenith of the ...

Following is the speech delivered by Deputy Minister of Technology and Research Faizer Mustapha at the SLIM Brand Excellence awards held early this week What better time than this to discuss your theme, ‘Impossible is Nothing’? We’ve done it! You may ask what I mean by this statement. We fought the ruthless LTTE and defeated ...

By Cheranka Mendis In the wake of high expectations in the tourism industry, the country should focus on product innovation to attract more tourists to the country in ways such as community tourism. With the emergence of what is known as ‘prosumer’ or professional consumer whose demands for tourism products include qualities such as spirituality, ...

By Devin Jayasundera The Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) in celebrating its 125th anniversary announced the launch of the SLMA 2012 International Conference and Exhibitions to professionals in the medical field and the media on 4 October. The theme of this year’s conference will be ‘Global Forum for Sri Lankan Doctors’. The SLMA, which is ...

, Chairman Sri Lanka Tourism Dr. Nalaka Godahewa stated that ...

Ministry of Economic Development in association with Sri Lanka Tourism and Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Japan yesterday held an International Forum on Community Based Sustainable Tourism. Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa receiving a presentation from Japanese expert

The month of the October was declared as a month of community based tourism under the ‘Visit Sri Lanka’ programme of Sri Lanka tourism. A series of activities have been planned to promote community based tourism throughout the month. Further, it has now been widely accepted that diverse

Winner of the Best Boutique Hotel award at the Sri Lanka Tourism Awards 2010 and a prestigious member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World, has been awarded Winner of the World Luxury Hotel Awards 2011 for the – Country Winner for Luxury Beach Resort in Sri Lanka for the Consecutive

The Department of Immigration and Emigration yesterday launched the trial version of the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme which will come into force from 1 January 2012. The ETA will grant prior approval for visa via online for the foreign nationals who visit Sri Lanka and those who travel via Sri Lanka for short-term requirements. ...

The World Tourism Day was celebrated in grand style at a special ceremony held in Colombo yesterday with the participation of all stake holders related to travel and tourism industry. The main event took place at the tourism zone near Beira Lake, called “Road to Paradise” with the participation of Minister Basil Rajapaksa – the ...

by the Embassy of Sri Lanka in France in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion ...