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The need of policy framework and regulations for Sustainable Tourism (Economic wealth distribution, protecting environment, promoting social values) was the focal point of Chairman Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority Dr Nalaka Godahewa at the evening public lecture organised by the Central Bank
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A public lecture on “Tourism industry in Sri Lanka” Growth, strategies and future prospects” will be held today (28 June) at 5.00 p.m. at the Centre for Banking Studies, Sri. Jayawardenapura Mawatha, Rajagiriya. The speaker will be Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority Chairman
- Government land policy is fair- Keheliya (Category: Breaking News)
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
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 ...
- Lying in the lap of luxury – the Corporate Lounge (Category: Business)
- Singapore’s envoy meets Basil (Category: Business)
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 ...
- Tourism development strategy finalised (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka opens up for a 4 million domestic tourism industry (Category: Business)
- Nalaka Godahewa tosses three tourism hats (Category: Business)
- Basil bats for PB (Category: Business)
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 ...
- Sri Lanka – Singapore signs MOU to strengthen business relationships (Category: Breaking News)
- Mutual lessons (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka, Singapore to ink first-ever B2B MoU in Colombo today (Category: Business)
- Singapore business delegation to visit Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Holders of UnionPay credit and debit cards can now withdraw money from more than 500 ATM terminals in Sri Lanka of the Commercial Bank of Ceylon, under a partnership between the Bank and China UnionPay. This partnership between the country’s largest private bank and one of the world’s largest payment card schemes will facilitate visits ...
- COMBank launches exclusive savings account for women (Category: Business)
- Commercial Bank arrives at Maskeliya (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka spent Rs. 56 b on above-the-line advertising in 2011 Taking wing to India for meetings is a usual routine for any business leader attached to a multinational in Sri Lanka as most such organisations have their regional offices in India. During a recent visit to India, the hype surrounding IPL – 5th edition ...
- The brand IPL is about highlighting performance (Category: Business)
- A brilliant marketer? (Category: Business)
- Storms brewing in teacups (Category: Business)
- ‘Pure Ceylon Tea’ or ‘tea hub’? The billion dollar question (Category: Business)
President Rajapaksa returns home from his official tour of South Korea achieving many economic and social benefits for the motherland. The President undertook a four-day official visit to South Korea at the invitation of his South Korean counterpart Lee Myung Bak. The President and his entourage including First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa returned to the island ...
- South Korean President lauds Lanka’s development vision (Category: Breaking News)
- President begins his South Korean tour unveiling a new era in friendly ties (Category: Breaking News)
- Three Agreements signed between Korea and Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- South Korea to provide US$ 200 million to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Leading businessmen in South Korea have expressed willingness to invest in Sri Lanka. President Rajapaksa who is currently on an official visit to South Korea met a group of leading business delegates. The South Koean delegates during this meet lauded the high economic growth achieved by Sri Lanka. This progress attracted them to make investments ...
- President invites Korean entrepreneurs to invest in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- President leaves on official visit to South Korea (Category: Breaking News)
- President leaves for South Korea (Category: Breaking News)
- President on State visit to Korea next week (Category: Business)
By Cheranka Mendis Tourist arrivals in March this year had been the highest ever for the month at 91,102 – reflecting a 21.3% growth over last year. The merry March brought the total for the first quarter to 260,525, up by 21% over the corresponding period of last year. End March performance accounts for 26% ...
- Tourist arrivals are on the rise (Category: Breaking News)
- Hong Kong visitor arrivals up 14% in July (Category: Business)
- PATA says international arrivals up in April but growth rate slows (Category: Business)
- Asia Pacific visitor arrivals up 3% in May (Category: Business)
Intelo Networks (Pvt) Ltd., has developed the first ever digital Tourist Information Kiosks (TIKs) launched recently by the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau under the aegis of Ministry of Economic Development. To identify the locations of the Tourist Information Kiosks, Intelo has planned
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At a ceremony on January 30, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) helped launch Sri Lanka’s first “Tourism Roadside Signage Guidelines.” USAID, the U.S. Government’s development arm, simultaneously released a manual, “Start Your Tourism Business,” designed to assist hospitality sector entrepreneurs. Both publications, develo...
- US govt. supports Lanka’s tourism development (Category: Breaking News)
- USAID support generates jobs and investments (Category: Business)
- US Government grant to support five local organisations’ work with the disabled (Category: Business)
- US Embassy supports further development in Batticaloa (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka says, currently 197 hotel projects are underway in the country which once completed will add 12,579 hotel rooms to the local tourism industry. According to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Shangri-La, Sheraton, Hyatt and Sun City are among the international hotel chains that have entered the local tourism industry to start tourism ventures. The ...
- Leisure Stock (Category: Business)
- Tourist arrivals up by 46% (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka gets World Bank loans to support Small and Medium Enterprises and tourism (Category: Breaking News)
- Hotel Hopes (Category: Business)
Cabraal says that reserves were built to weather demanding situation, calls on the non-banking sector to seek funds from capital markets and wants it to target 70% of GDP by 2016 By Uditha Jayasinghe Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal yesterday defended declining reserves, insisting that they were built up to be used in times ...
- Govt. keen to support private sector: Cabraal (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka stocks may slump more on rates – HSBC Private (Category: Business)
- Raising the bar: The rise of the Sri Lankan economy (Category: Business)
- Govt. goes for fresh $ 1 b Sovereign Bond issue (Category: Business)
Managing Director and CEO of McQuire Rens and Jones (Pvt) Ltd. and non-executive director on the Board of Entrust Securities Ltd., Nalin Jayasuriya, recently conducted two sessions for the top team of Servicom Medical Products Sdn. Bhd., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, recently. His sessions were followed by with a focus group discussion facilitated by Nalin, on ...
- Speaker announces names of COPE & COPA members (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka parliament nominates COPE, COPA members; ex-COPE chair unhappy (Category: Breaking News)
- Recognising the receptionist (Category: Business)
- Food inflation will decrease further in 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
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 ...
- Think tourism (Category: Business)
- ETA examined (Category: Business)
- September tourist arrivals up 27% (Category: Business)
- South Africa’s Sun City to invest $ 800 m in Sri Lanka tourism (Category: Business)
The tourism sector has recorded a fast growth by earning US$ 370 million in the first half of 2011. The Central Bank ofSri Lankahas stated that the tourism sector has become one of the fastest growing industries in the country. The Bank’s data state that revenue from the tourism sector had climbed to Rs. 41 ...
- Sri Lankan`s Tourism sector invests $ 10 b (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka eyes tourism boom but challenges lie ahead (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka gears for tourism boom (Category: Breaking News)
- Tourist numbers up around Down Under (Category: South Australia)
Sri Lanka’s tourism industry has earned 370.1 million US Dollars in revenues in the first half of 2011. It is equal to 50.9 percent from a year earlier, amid a strong increase in arrivals. Data released by the State Tourism Promotion Agency said that arrivals had grown to 381,538 in the first six months of ...
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- Even in tough economy, Seattle tourism continues to thrive (Category: USA, Washington)
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 ...
- 800,000th tourist to arrive today (Category: Business)
- Eden Resort and Spa celebrates World Tourism Day (Category: Business)
- Govt. joins the rush for hotels; starts work on Rs. 300 m resort in Rajarata (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Tourism achieves 800,000 arrivals in 2011 (Category: Breaking News)
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 ...
- How tourism yield can be suitably incorporated into the sustainability paradigm (Category: Business)
- Warm welcome for record-breaking 800,000th tourist arrival in 2011 (Category: Business)
- Tourism: Fast growth or slow burn? (Category: Business)
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 ...
- Crisis-hit Sri Lanka aims for USD800 mln from tourism; India-led revival advised (Category: Breaking News)
- Prema Cooray appointed Chairman of Reefcomber (Category: Breaking News)
- Ex-Chairman of Sri Lanka Tourism tells govt. not to put cart before horse (Category: Breaking News)
- 1.59 Billion US Dollars worth of hotel projects (Category: Breaking News)
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
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