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Several top hotels including Cinnamon Grand and Cinnamon Lakeside have won several awards at the World Spice Food Festival’s Spice Competition. The festival kicked off on 28 October and will conclude today. The grand awards ceremony was held last night at the Water’s Edge with Sri Lanka
- UNP: Govt. Yet To Pay IIFA Dues (Category: Breaking News)
- Best of Sri Lanka to be dished out at World Spice Food Festival 2011 in Colombo (Category: Business)
- Cinnamon Lakeside Grabs Highest Number Of Awards At Cocktail Competition Finals (Category: Breaking News)
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 ...
- SriLankan Airlines in a new design era (Category: Business)
- Famous designers, industry specialists in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
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 ...
By Sanath Weerasuriya in London The curtain rises at the World Travel Mart in London yesterday with a new hope for Sri Lanka Tourism to go beyond its target of 800,000 tourist arrivals to the country by the end of this year. The business for the Sri Lanka Tourism at the modern architecturally
- Kimarli Fernando resigns as chairperson of Sri Lanka Tourism (Category: Breaking News)
- 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)
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 ...
- Sri Lanka apparel industry on Design Festival catwalk (Category: Business)
- TradeCard joins forces with Sri Lanka Design Festival (Category: Business)
B2B meetings to be held with over 60 Belgian companiesA business delegation led by Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen is scheduled to visit Belgium from 16-17 November. The delegation will include Director General/Sri Lanka Export Development Board Sujatha Weerakoon and representatives from the private sector. This is the first time in over ...
- Belgian tourist arrivals grow 114.5% up to September (Category: Business)
- Belgian, SL ties strong (Category: Breaking News)
- Belgian entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- 50 member Belgian Trade and Investment delegation arrives today (Category: Breaking News)
By Sanath Weerasuriya in London Sri Lanka Tourism participating this years’ World Travel Mart (WTM) in London to promote Sri Lanka to new markets apart from the traditional West European segment. WTM 2011 will showcase Sri Lanka as ‘Miracle of Asia’ and focus Sri Lanka
- For tourism, after BRICs, Lanka-included SLIMMA is the best (Category: Business)
- Srilal speaks on Sri Lanka and sustainable tourism in London (Category: Business)
- Lanka to push for 800,000 + arrivals mark at WTM (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka is an emerging country: WTM Report (Category: Breaking News)
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 ...
- TradeCard joins forces with Sri Lanka Design Festival (Category: Business)
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
- Third AmCham Bowling Tournament 2012-HSBC remains unbeaten for third successive year (Category: Business)
- 3rdAmCham Bowling Tournament (Category: Business)
- Harris Gold Medal Golf – Lanktilleke the proud winner at NEGC (Category: Business)
Assistant Barman at the Cinnamon Lodge, Habarana Harsha Dilhan Fernando has won second place in the all-island Signature cocktail for Sri Lanka Tourism competition, conducted under the auspices of the Sri Lanka Tourist Board. The event was held at the Galle Face Hotel. He had already been placed
- Melbourne bartender takes out top cocktail prize (Category: Australia, Victoria)
- Young cocktail competition winner from Galle Face Hotel (Category: Business)
- Cinnamon Lakeside Grabs Highest Number Of Awards At Cocktail Competition Finals (Category: Breaking News)
- Highest number of All Island Cocktail Competition qualifiers from Cinnamon Lakeside (Category: Business)
of innovation and diversification in marketing tourism. Sri Lanka Tourism Chairman Dr. Nalaka Godahewa ad...
- Juggling tourism (Category: Business)
- Warm welcome for record-breaking 800,000th tourist arrival in 2011 (Category: Business)
- Nalaka’s move a fallout with Treasury Secy? (Category: Business)
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
- Chef named Victorian of the Year (Category: Australia, Victoria)
- Restaurateurs rally around Golinksi (Category: Australia, Queensland)
- Fried chicken concept Fuku launching Baltimore ghost kitchen (Category: USA, Maryland)
- Fried chicken concept Fuku launching Baltimore ghost kitchen (Category: USA, Maryland)
Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and the EU Ravinatha Aryasinha has said “Belgian tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka grew by 114.5 per cent during the first nine months of 2011” and that “Sri Lanka has become one of the most preferred destinations in Asia for Belgian tourists”. The Ambassador added that: “The number of ...
- BELGIAN AMBASSADOR SAYS SRI LANKA HAS A BRIGHT FUTURE (Category: Breaking News)
- Belgian, SL ties strong (Category: Breaking News)
- Belgian companies to invest in Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
The World Spice Food Festival was inaugurated at a cocktail held at the Mount Lavinia hotel recently with 18 chefs flown down from various parts of the world including Italy, Viet Nam, Egypt, USA, South Africa, Thailand, Taiwan, Germany, Pakistan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Spain to work towards development in Sri Lanka according to Sri ...
Coinciding with the Spice Festival and the special Hawkers’ Street in Green Path from 28 to 30 October, Sri Lanka Tourism together with Ebert Silva Holidays has organised exciting fun rides around the city of Colombo by night.
Sri Lanka Tourism took top honours in the 2011 United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) poster competition, becoming the winner for the ‘Best Tourism Poster’ award in the South Asia region. The Vettor Giusti tourism poster competition is held every two years on the occasion
- Sri Lanka Tourism ‘Wild’ poster wins top UNWTO award (Category: Breaking News)
- Poster “Wild” wins at UNWTO Poster Competition (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to celebrate World Tourism Day tomorrow (Category: Business)
- Promoting global understanding through travel (Category: Business)
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 ...
The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) partners the American Chamber of Commerce in Sri Lanka (AmCham) at its 12th Annual Amcham RCGC Golf Tournament 2011 organised together with the Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC) on October 29 at the RCGC. This tournament is organised as a charitable event
- 13th AmCham RCGC Golf Tournament 2012 on 25 Aug. (Category: Business)
- 125th Sri Lanka Amateur Golf C’ship commences today (Category: Breaking News)
- Polonowita wins AmCham Challenge trophy (Category: Business)
- UTE drives golf once again at the RCGC (Category: Business)
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
- Tourism Ministry spends Rs. 150 lakhs for Deyata Kirula stall (Category: Breaking News)
- Kandy kaleidoscope (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka - Yapahuwa Host City (Category: Travel)
- ‘A Return to Sri Lanka’ reaches final destination in Galle (Category: Business)
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
- Sri Lanka Launches Spice Festival (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to hold World Spice Food Festival 2010 (Category: Breaking News)
- World Spice Food Festival in Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka boosts tourism via street spice food festival (Category: Breaking News)
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 ...
- Pakistan announce itinerary for Australia series in UAE (Category: Business)
- Dilshan’s future as captain looks uncertain (Category: Business)
- Pakistan to give own award to Ajmal after ICC omission (Category: Business)
- We can beat Pakistan: Dilshan (Category: Business)
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 ...
- Brand Protection (Category: Business)
- Brand ‘Sri Lanka’ valued $ 23 b; ranks 76th globally (Category: Business)
- Taking SL-owned tea export brands from good to great (Category: Business)
- Brand Finance launches Nation Brands 100 (Category: Business)
The last week was an eventful week indeed. We barely recovered from the news of the death of the maverick inventor Steve Jobs. Although I am a loyal Microsoft right-brain person, I admired the ‘left-brain innovative spirit’ of Apple and the ingenuity of the man. He had not gone to university and had what some ...
- Prince Charles pays tribute to “mama” (Category: Business)
- Video: Podi Mama 22 - 13th October 2014 - www.LankaChannel.lk (Category: Video)
- Video: Podi Mama 19 07th October 2014 www LankaChannel lk (Category: Video)
- Video: Podi Mama 21 10th October 2014 www LankaChannel lk (Category: Video)
Bollywood cinema’s latest female sensation Ms.Sonakshi Sinha arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday via Sri Lankan Airlines UL 142 at 5.44 a.m. from Mumbai –India for a four- day special promotional assignment in the country. The Bollywood beauty was given a very warm reception on arrival at the BIA, with a traditional welcome dance and greeted ...
- Udit Narayan, live at CH&FC tonight (Category: Business)
- SUN FM presents Arash live in concert this December (Category: Business)
- Weary Brett Lee quits international cricket (Category: Business)
Viet Nam President promises full support, encourages investment in tourism, textile, agriculture, says consistent policies key to FDI By Uditha Jayasinghe Sealing Sri Lankan and Viet Nam ties, the Presidents of the two countries yesterday witnessed the signing of eight agreements, including one on oil and gas exploration. Speaking at the Sri Lanka-Viet Nam Business ...
- National Chamber delegation meets Viet Nam President in Hanoi (Category: Business)
- Viet Nam President arrives on historic visit (Category: Business)
- Sri Lankan delegation to visit top construction conference in Viet Nam (Category: Business)
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, ...
- Sri Lanka opens up for a 4 million domestic tourism industry (Category: Business)
- Celebrating World Tourism Day by linking global cultures (Category: Business)
- Chamber of Tourism and Industry Chief meets UNWTO Regional Director (Category: Business)
- Linking cultures - World Tourism Day 2011 focuses on empowering youth (Category: Business)
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 ...
- SLMA to celebrate 125th anniversary in 2012 with exhibition (Category: Business)
- Series of events to mark Sri Lanka Medical Association’s 125th anniversary (Category: Business)
- SLMA sends letter to MR (Category: Breaking News)
, Chairman Sri Lanka Tourism Dr. Nalaka Godahewa stated that ...
- Sri Lanka draws 60,989 tourists in 16 days (Category: Business)
- Linking cultures - World Tourism Day 2011 focuses on empowering youth (Category: Business)
- Marketing an emerging tourism destination in Asia (Category: Business)
- Warm welcome for record-breaking 800,000th tourist arrival in 2011 (Category: Business)
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
- Sri Lanka holds international forum on Community Based Sustainable Tourism (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka opens up for a 4 million domestic tourism industry (Category: Business)
- Community based sustainable tourism drive in Oct. (Category: Business)
- Community tourism to be developed to differentiate country from the region (Category: Business)
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