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May 16, Colombo: 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.
May 16, Colombo: The Chairman of Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau Nalaka Godahewa says that steps have been taken to unite all government bodies related to tourism under one umbrella.
By Cheranka Mendis Sri Lanka Tourism will host the Sri Lanka Tourism Awards for the fifth consecutive year this July, recognising the efforts and contribution of industry stakeholders. The competition this year will include a number of new categories, widening the number of accolades by 21
- First ever Islamic Banking industry Awards in July (Category: Business)
- Lankan missions abroad recognised at Tourism Awards (Category: Business)
- Apex Body (Category: Business)
- Carrying Capacity (Category: Business)
SriLankan Airlines announced that it would strengthen its operations to the Middle East region during the recently-concluded Arabian Travel Market (ATM) held in Dubai. “We see a substantial increase in arrivals from the Middle East region and as the national carrier we hope to facilitate tourism to Sri Lanka by strengthening our presence in the ...
- Economy Exercise (Category: Business)
- Social Media (Category: Business)
- New Wings (Category: Business)
- Flexible Flights (Category: Business)
In its latest publication of ‘Sri Lanka’s Leading Brands,’ Brands Finance lists Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo as the ‘Highest Valued Hospitality Brand’ in Sri Lanka. The annual review has been published for eight consecutive years by Brand Finance, a leading independent consultancy founded in the UK. The review assesses the health of leading brands in Sri ...
- Cinnamon Lakeside perfects staying on top (Category: Business)
- Ronald new Front Office Manager at Cinnamon Lakeside (Category: Business)
- Highest number of All Island Cocktail Competition qualifiers from Cinnamon Lakeside (Category: Business)
- John Keells trendsetters win 12 key Sri Lanka Tourism Awards (Category: Business)
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)
By Cheranka Mendis With tourism numbers increasing, Sri Lanka Tourism must now look at aggressive destination promotion, especially at travel and trade fairs abroad. While the industry expressed delight over the tourism authority’s interest in supporting more participation in international
- Can joint promotions with other export industries work for Sri Lanka Tourism? (Category: Business)
- Tourism triumph! - Ends 2011 with record 855,975 arrivals (Category: Business)
- Over 55 tour agents, 50 international journalists for Expo 2012 (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka records 624,874 tourist arrivals by end of June (Category: Breaking News)
The varied programs of Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Economic Development are now accessible online. They cover development, poverty alleviation, empowerment of the poor, promoting investments to Sri Lanka, travel and tourism industry and nature conservation. Under Minister Basil Rajapaksa’s able leadership, the Economic Development Ministry is forging ahead to improve the people...
- Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel: The Best Five Star Hotel (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka allocates Rs. 65,890 M for speedy completion of development projects (Category: Breaking News)
- Bajaj Basil? (Category: Business)
- 16,478 graduates to be recruited next month (Category: Breaking News)
The Secretary General of UNWTO Dr. Taleb Refai, distinguished invitees, presenters, officials, representatives of the media, ladies and gentlemen, it is indeed a privilege for me and for my country Sri Lanka to be invited for this high level UNWTO conference to present our perspective of green tourism. UNWTO Secretary General Dr. Taleb Refai ...
- Marketing an emerging tourism destination in Asia (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka to celebrate World Tourism Day tomorrow (Category: Business)
- Juggling tourism (Category: Business)
- How tourism yield can be suitably incorporated into the sustainability paradigm (Category: Business)
Key Note address by Dr. Nalaka Godahewa, Chairman Sri Lanka Tourism at the 24thandnbsp;joint meeting of the UNWTO commission for East Asia, South Asia and the Pacific: UNWTO high level Regional Conference on Green Tourism held in Chiang Mia Thailand on 3 May 2012.
- Space, Scotland's final frontier? (Category: Technology)
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- Tourism awards for Hobart (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Even in tough economy, Seattle tourism continues to thrive (Category: USA, Washington)
Tourism will be great contributor towards the recovery of many economies which have gone through financial difficulties, Sri Lanka Tourism Chairman, Dr. Nalaka Godahewa said.
- Space, Scotland's final frontier? (Category: Technology)
- Dream property for sale (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Tourism awards for Hobart (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Even in tough economy, Seattle tourism continues to thrive (Category: USA, Washington)
By Cheranka Mendis Come winter this year, Sri Lanka will be ready to welcome 4000 up-market tourists from Austria, Germany and Switzerland with the first ever regular cruise liner sailing in to the Colombo Port. The cruise liner, FTI Berlin will make its maiden voyage to this part of the world in December starting off ...
- FTI group to operate a cruise line to Colombo port (Category: Breaking News)
- Cruise Calls (Category: Business)
- CAB on cruise (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka welcomes luxury cruise Queen Elizabeth with 2000 tourists (Category: Business)
With the influx of tourists into the country, the Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators (SLAITO) on Monday announced the successful completion of a ‘safety assessment’ of the most frequented tourist sites in Sri Lanka carried out by TUI Travel PLC Head of Specialist in Activity Health and Safety Malcolm Ellis. Commissioned in a ...
- SLAITO Commissions ‘Risk Assessment’ of most Frequented Tourist Sites (Category: Breaking News)
- Understanding Standard & Poor’s BICRA Assessment Of Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- S&P fires warning on Sri Lankan banking system; ranked along with Nigeria (Category: Business)
- SLAITO introduces ‘Sancharaka Udawa’ (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)
Vesak is a time when Colombo comes alive with colour and spiritual festivity. It is an ideal and perfect time to showcase the city of Colombo amidst these unique celebrations. The Colombo City Tour, a unique venture by Sri Lanka Tourism and Ebert Silva Holiday offer exclusive and mesmerising
- A weekend of Vesak (Category: Business)
- Celebrating Vesak (Category: Business)
- Hilton comes alive with festivity for Vesak (Category: Business)
- A grand Vesak at Cinnamon Grand (Category: Business)
By Faraz Shauketaly For over thirty years – most everything in Sri Lanka was blamed on the ‘war’. If you were polite it was the ‘security situation’. People late for appointments always had an excuse, ‘the checkpoints’, the Army took so long to check my ID and the Police took even longer at the next ...
- SC upholds Appeal Court ruling against Customs in Nestlé case (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka hands 37 Chinese fishermen to embassy (Category: Business)
- ‘Dubai Suddha’ arrested over sending job seekers overseas without valid licence (Category: Breaking News)
- LTTE sympathizer arrested in India (Category: Breaking News)
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)
Sunquick partnered with Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management (SLITHM) to conduct the Mocktail competition when the students of the Colombo Hotel School and the provincial schools participated. The contestants showcased the talents under two categories – Classical Innovative Mocktail and Flaring Mocktail. The uniqueness of the competition was that each and every compe...
- Award-winning Mocktail Electric Ginger Breeze at Seven Degrees North (Category: Business)
- EGB Mocktails takes centre stage at World Spice Food Festival (Category: Business)
- Harsha of Cinnamon Lodge Habarana Shines at Signature Cocktail (Category: Business)
- Galadari dazzles at ‘Culinary Art 2011’ (Category: Business)
The Government has directed the Police Department to deploy English-speaking Police officers for the Police stations in major tourist areas of the country, Cabinet Spokesman and Acting Media Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena. He said that the Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been instructed in writing to take initiate necessary measures in this regard. The ...
- Campers warned to behave (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Sexual assault tourist may be in SA (Category: South Australia)
- Suspect arrested for alleged rape of a tourist in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Four Nigerians arrested in Negombo (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s embassy in Russia has completed an innovative project to further promote Sri Lanka as the preferred tourism destination among the Russian people. Under this project, which was ably supported by Sri Lanka Tourism, they have compiled a tourist guidebook on Sri Lanka in the Russian
- Guide book on Sri Lanka in Russian language debuts (Category: Business)
- Russian oil, tourism giant to set up shop in SL next month (Category: Business)
- Tourism targets 20,000 Russian travellers (Category: Business)
- Tourist guide book on Sri Lanka published in Russian language (Category: Breaking News)
Apr 18, Colombo: Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka from Western Europe jumped over 35 percent in March while arrivals from South Asia declined , the data released by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) Wednesday showed.
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)
Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo yesterday announced the arrival of a new Front Office Manager, Ronald David. David brings a considerable amount of management experience to the Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo team, having spent the majority of his career managing and leading teams both in Sri Lanka and the UK. Beginning his career as a Tele-marketing Executive ...
- New GM takes over at Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo (Category: Business)
- New GM to keep Cinnamon Lakeside at forefront of deluxe hospitality industry (Category: Business)
- Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts appoints Kamal Munasinghe as General Manager for Cinnamon Grand Colomb... (Category: Breaking News)
- Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts appoints Kamal Munasinghe as General Manager for Cinnamon Grand Colomb... (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankas tourist arrivals in March 2012 have increased by 21.3 percent compared to the earlier year, while tourist arrivals this year, at the end of March, has exceeded 260, 000, Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau data showed on Tuesday.
The apex body for Sri Lanka tourism, Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) has introduced ..
Sri Lanka’s embassy in Russia has completed an innovative project to further promote Sri Lanka as the preferred tourism destination among the Russian people. Under this project, which was ably supported by Sri Lanka tourism, they have compiled a Tourist Guide Book on Sri Lanka in the Russian
- Guidebook on Sri Lanka in Russian published (Category: Business)
- Russian oil, tourism giant to set up shop in SL next month (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka introduces a guide book in Russian language (Category: Breaking News)
- Tourism targets 20,000 Russian travellers (Category: Business)
The President of Chamber of Tourism and Industry A.M. Jaufer recently met the Regional Director, Asia Pacific, World Tourism Organization Xu Jing at the Colombo Hilton during the latter’s visit to Sri Lanka. During the discussion Jaufer said that the world has now recognised Sri Lanka as a tourism destination which is a positive sign ...
- Sri Lanka to host UNWTO meetings (Category: Breaking News)
- Helping Hand (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka gets World Bank loans to support Small and Medium Enterprises and tourism (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka - Yapahuwa Host City (Category: Travel)
Apr 16, Colombo: The apex body for Sri Lanka tourism, Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) has introduced a fully automated licensing system to cater to the growing need of new establishments in the tourism sector.
- Space, Scotland's final frontier? (Category: Technology)
- Dream property for sale (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Tourism awards for Hobart (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Even in tough economy, Seattle tourism continues to thrive (Category: USA, Washington)
Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority is planning to launch an online system to register new tourism establishments in a bid to cater to the growing demand for such businesses in the country. The Authority says, once the automated licensing system comes into place starting from the 1st
- New Tourism Zones are planned in the North and East (Category: Breaking News)
- Regional Consultation on Tourism organized in Colombo. (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka exempts transit passengers and children under 12 years from charging visa fees (Category: Breaking News)
- World Tourism Day celebrated in a unique way (Category: Breaking News)
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