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Club Hotel Dolphin, Waikkal, managed by Serendib Leisure Management Ltd., was granted the Halal-friendly ‘3 Crescent’ rating recently for Halal friendliness by the Singaporean based company Crescentrating, the global leader in facilitating Halal friendly travel.   Crescent Rating is a rating system established to provide confidence and a peace of mind to the Muslim travellers ...

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Whilst acknowledging progress, business tycoon Harry Jayawardena has renewed his call for a more enabling environment to boost private sector investments to a desired level, warning that rest of Asia was fast reaping benefits of such strategy. “The region offers many examples of how enabling environments have thrust their private sectors to the forefront of ...

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Bhashwara Senank     a Gunarathna yesterday assumed duties as the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau. New Chairman of Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) Bhashwara Senanka Gunarathna (right) being congratulated after assuming duties by his predecessor Dr. Nalaka

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Sri Lanka has appointed Bhashwara Senanka Gunarathna to take charge of the country’s Tourism Promotion Bureau, starting from today. Gunarathna is currently working as a Director General of the Ministry of Economic Development and also function as the Director of the National Zoological Gardens. His prior experience with the tourism sector has been in his capacity as ...

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By Cheranka Mendis Supporting the rapid growth of tourism in the country, four professional institutions have come forward to link up with Sri Lanka Tourism and conduct voluntary projects aimed at creating awareness about the tourism product among people. Uniting towards the nationalistic cause

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– Yapa AbeywardaneBy Sulochana Ramiah MohanDeputy Minister of Economic Development Lakshman Yapa Abeywardane said he ‘does not know’ about the (three) new appointments of  chairmen to Sri Lanka Tourism (SLT) and that he will ‘discuss’ with Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa

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By our Travel Correspondent Tourism industry, or rather the administration, in the paradise isle has gone back to the 2006 era, where the stakeholder associations and the authorities were pulling in different directions. The whole mechanism had fallen to such low levels that it had come to a stage where the chairman of the Tourist ...

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Finance Ministry 2011 Annual Report lists key factors Raps promotional agencies BOI, Sri Lanka Tourism, EDB Tea Board and others for bureaucracy and lack of coordination Private investment needs to be increased to 30% of GDP from 24% in 2011 Despite the end of the war three years ago

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Earnings from tourism in the first quarter of this year grew at a healthy rate of 28.8 per cent to 268 million US Dollars. Tourist arrivals in the month of April this year rose 9.0 percent in comparison to the same period last year. Data released by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority showed that ...

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By Shanuka Tissera The private sector of Sri Lanka and Singapore yesterday in Colombo spearheaded a fresh deal to boost bilateral business on the sidelines of a visit by the city-state’s Foreign Minister. The Singapore Business Federation (SBF), which has brought down a delegation, and the Sri Lanka Singapore Business Council (SLSBC) affiliated to the ...

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Q: Are new markets needed for growth in tourism? The Government’s key objectives with regard to tourism include: Achieve 2.0 million tourist arrivals by the year 2016 Target the upscale Free Independent Travellers (FITs), who are comparatively high spenders Make making tourism Sri Lanka’s third largest foreign exchange earner. Government Statistics show that the number ...

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Despite objections from several quarters, the Ministry of Economic Development is to go ahead with the revamping of several strategic bodies under its purview, including the Board of Investment (BoI) of Sri Lanka, and Sri Lanka Tourism, which had come under heavy criticism for inefficiency

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A wide publicity has been given to the events unfolding at the Sri Lanka Tourism regarding the resig..

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Clears allegations against Dr. Jayasundera, Secretary to both Economic Development Ministry and Finance Ministry; says Secretary has no personal animosity but heads need to work together with the Minister and through Secretary Reveals Nalaka Godahewa was asked to resign as part of reconstituting the three tourism entities and not due to his inability to work ...

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Wide publicity has been given to the events unfolding at the Sri Lanka Tourism regarding the resignation of the Chairman from Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management and Sri Lanka Convention Bureau and the performance of the Board of Investment

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Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau MD post is a permanent position and comes under scheme of recruitment approved by Treasury Rumy Jauffer hired on one-year contract sans an application or a CV Not marking attendance, unlimited use of fuel among flags-off in Auditor General’s Department query

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Last week’s resignation of Dr. Nalaka Godahewa from three tourism entities whilst remaining Tourism Development Authority Chairman as exclusively reported by the Daily FT is being linked by industry circles as a direct fallout with Treasury Secretary Dr. P.B. Jayasundera. The strained relationship between the Tourism Chief and subject Ministry Secretary (Treasury Chief Dr. Jayasundera ...

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With heads of three tourism entities falling vacant, speculation is rife about likely successors, who however have to be appointed by Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa. For the resource-rich Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, Bashara Guneratne is tipped. He currently serves

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To remain as Chairman of Tourism Development Authority Top professional Dr. Nalaka Godahewa yesterday resigned as Chairman of Sri Lanka Tourism and two other entities whilst continuing to serve as Head of Tourism Development Authority. “I have decided to resign from the Chairmanship

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Dr. Nalaka Godahewa has tendered his resignation effective 31 May as chairman of the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, Sri Lanka Tourism Convention Bureau and the Institute of Hospitality Management. However he remains as chairman of Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority. ....

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Dr Nalaka Godahewa on Thursday stepped down from three tourism-related positions but said he would continue as Chairman of Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority.In a statement, he said he was resigning from the posts of chairperson at Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, Sri Lanka Tourism

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By Cheranka Mendis The Galle Face Hotel Group has put forward an investment of Rs. 2.5 billion for upgrades in properties and restaurants, which are anticipated to be rebranded under themes of ‘prestige,’ ‘heritage’ or ‘rest houses’. Galle Face Hotel Senior Vice President Chandra Mohotti stated that the company had invested Rs. 1 billion in ...

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By Cassandra Mascarenhas The second half of the ‘The Axiom Revolution,’ the annual learning conference organised by the Association of Human Resource Professionals of Sri Lanka as a prelude to the HRM Awards 2012, commenced following a recess for lunch, with a presentation by GAC Corporate Academy General Manager Damien O’Donoghue who spoke on borderless ...

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The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority, among other tourism promotional activities conducts a a tourism mobile service in Trincomalee by its Standards & Quality Assurance Division. This mobile service has been carried out in tourism developed areas in the country

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as an icon for Sri Lanka tourism’. Miththapala has been ...

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The Foreign Minister of Singapore will be visiting Sri Lanka from 26 May to 2 June 2012 accompanied by a high-powered delegation from the Singapore Business Federation (SBF).   One of the key expectations of the delegation is to establish mutually-beneficial relationships with key Government officials as well as the Sri Lankan business community during ...

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Tourism is Sri Lanka’s phoenix. After rising from the ashes of war, it has spread its fiery wings and taken off to bring hope to many and bolster the overall economy. Yet, despite positive statistics, there is fear that the light could dim if policies do not become more aggressive and comprehensive. On Wednesday, the ...

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Steps to promote through embassies have started Sri Lanka Tourism to be rebranded as  Sri Lanka Tourism Authority soon  By Cheranka Mendis Conclusive decisions have not been taken to fully implement the Government’s plan on formulating a combined publicity program to build a unified

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Sri Lanka's tourist arrivals rose 9.0 percent in April this year compared to the same period last year, the data released by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) Wednesday showed.

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By Cheranka Mendis Sri Lanka’s tourist arrivals rose 9% to 69,591 in April from a year earlier, continuing the growth momentum established in 2010. Data released by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority yesterday showed arrivals topping 330,116 during the first four months

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