Thu Oct 30 17:41:13 EDT 2014
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In an unprecedented display of achievement and commitment, Jetwing dominated the THASL (The Hotels Association of Sri Lanka) Green Hotels Awards 2014, with Bawa masterpiece Jetwing Lagoon picking up three of four awards in the Large Hotels and Boutique Hotels category, along with Jetwing Yala, Jetwing Sea and Jetwing Vil Uyana receiving other accolades. Organised ...
Tue Oct 28 18:47:36 EDT 2014
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A credit to their commitment to eco policies and green practices Siddhalepa Ayurveda Health Resort were adjudged the Best Green Hotel as well as Energy Conservation Champion and Water Conservation Champion in the SME category at the THASL Green Hotels Awards 2014. An event organised in conjunction with the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, the THASL ...
Thu Oct 23 15:27:14 EDT 2014
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Siddhalepa Ayurveda Health Resort Ltd and Jetwing Lagoon – The First Resort Limited won the awards for ‘Best Green Hotel’, respectively representing the Small and the Large hotels category at the ‘Green Hotels Awards 2014,’ organised by the SriLankaHotels Association of the Ceylon Chamber
Mon Oct 06 14:48:14 EDT 2014
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Nearly 40 hotel firms including top notch leisure sector operators such as John Keells, Aitken Spence, Serendib Hotels, Taj Group, Tangerine, Asian Leisure and Aliya Hotels showed a keen interest to take part in the annual ‘Green Hotels’ competition, organised for the first time by the Hotels Association of Sri Lanka affiliated to The Ceylon ...
Wed Oct 30 15:49:16 EDT 2013
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The EU Switch-Asia Greening SriLankaHotels Project has produced Sri Lanka’s first-ever benchmark study for energy and water consumption in the Sri Lankan hotel industry at the conclusion of the four-year long project. The project commenced in November 2009 and has now completed
The Switch Asia Greening Sri Lanka Hotel Awards for 2013 is scheduled to be held on 14 October at the JAIC Hilton. The new EU Commissioner David Daly will be the Chief Guest while IMF Resident Representative Dr. Koshy Mathai will deliver the keynote address. There have been a record 47 entries out of which ...
The EU sponsored Greening SriLankaHotels Project (GSLH) will be winding up its activities by end of October, after 4 years of operations. During this period, the project has signed up over 350 hotels of all categories (large medium and small) and engaged with them in promoting sustainable
Thu Aug 08 14:59:17 EDT 2013
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On Thursday, 25 July, the Sri Lanka Business and Biodiversity Platform with the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce presented a forum for the exploration of the risks and opportunities associated with the rise of marine and coastal tourism in Sri Lanka. Arjan Rajasuriya, IUCN Coordinator of the Marine and Costal Thematic Areas, opened with a presentation ...
Srilal Miththapala recently participated at the International Conference on Responsible Tourism organised by the Kerala Institute of Tourism and Travel Studies (KITTS), as one of the main speakers at the plenary session. His presentation outlined the strides taken by the Sri Lankan hotel sector in embracing more sustainable consumption practices in Sri Lanka, drawing on ...
The European Union sponsored EU-SWITCH Asia Greening SriLankaHotels Project (GSLH) implemented by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce is organising its “SWITCH Asia Green Hotels Award Scheme 2013” for the second consecutive year. The award scheme aims to recognise the enhanced environmental
Sun Jun 23 16:10:05 EDT 2013
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Srilal Miththapala has been invited to be a guest speaker at the International Conference on Responsible Tourism, organized by the Department of Tourism of Kerala, at Kumarakom, Kerala India on 27th and 28th June. The theme of the conference is Responsible Tourism: Looking Back and Moving Ahead, and Srilal will be outlining Sri Lanka’s post ...
Mon Feb 18 23:24:11 EST 2013
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The Switch-Asia Greening SriLankaHotels Project has published the first of its research findings on energy and water usage amongst 78 percent of registered tourist hotels in the country.
Mon Dec 10 15:27:49 EST 2012
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By Srilal Miththapala In the post war period, Sri Lankan hotel rates have increased, and quite necessarily so. Having gone through over two decades strife, which depressed the tourism market, Sri Lanka hotel rooms were being grossly undersold at very low rates. Hence, quite rightly, there had to be a radical ‘price correction’ once peace ...
Fri Nov 23 13:45:07 EST 2012
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Ranna212 is now a member of Switch Asia through the organisation’s ‘Greening SriLankaHotels’ initiative toward sustainable tourism practices. This European Union-funded project executed by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce encompasses energy, water and waste management programs
Sat Nov 17 12:48:39 EST 2012
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The EU SWITCH ASIA PROGRAM – Greening SriLankaHotels Project (GSLH) fully sponsored four SME Hotels, who have been doing good work on implementing sustainable consumption practices, to participate at the WTM in London. These SMEs have not participated in WTM
Cinnamon Grand Colombo, in a move to enhance the sustainable processes that it has embraced, hosted a “Green Forum” recently together with the Switch-Asia programme to raise awareness amongst the hotel’s suppliers about doing business in a sustainable manner. The seminar also focussed on the need for more sustainable and environmental friendly packaging. Organised by ...
Wed Aug 29 13:43:06 EDT 2012
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The EU funded Switch Asia Program – Greening SriLankaHotels Project has come out with an initiative for hotels to be able to make a quick calculation based on a uniform methodology, of their carbon emissions. The carbon footprint calculator estimates the approximate CO2 equivalent emissions
Wed Jun 27 13:16:34 EDT 2012
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By Cheranka Mendis With travellers becoming increasingly eco-conscious and demanding data on the environmental sustainability of hotels prior to booking, Greening SriLankaHotels, an European Commission-funded project under the SWITCH-Asia program, will host a half day workshop on ‘
Tue May 01 13:03:32 EDT 2012
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The EU-SWITCH Asia Greening SriLankaHotels ( EU-GSLH) project, implemented by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce had been in operation since 2009 and has successfully engaged more than 190 hotels throughout Sri Lanka, helping them to enhance their environmental performance through improvement
Tourism industry experiences a growing trend towards green hotels due to the increasing environmental awareness of guests and businesses. As guests are better able to access information due to today’s advanced communication networks, they are better able to make more informed travel decisions. Galle Face Hotel Colombo, one of the enthusiastic hotels working closely with ...
Fri Feb 24 08:18:48 EST 2012
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(Srilankamirror) - Honk Kong-based Shangri-La Asia said today (Feb. 24) the cost of building two new luxury hotels in Sri Lanka has risen 10 percent to $550 million.
"The cost has slightly gone up. Between the two projects it's about $550 million," Chief Financial Officer Madhu Rao has told Reuters after the groundbreaking ceremony for the start of work on its planned 661-room hot...
Sun Feb 19 13:29:40 EST 2012
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Switch-Asia ‘Greening SriLankaHotels’ project makes progressBy Cheranka Mendis Sri Lanka Tourism will soon introduce a ‘Green Accreditation Scheme’ for hotels which would classify hotels under its green initiatives, Switch Asia Project Director Srilal Miththapala said. The scheme
Fri Jan 27 14:08:08 EST 2012
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Srilal Miththapala, a senior tourism professional, has been elected a Fellow of Institute of Hospitality, United Kingdom, the foremost professional body in the field of hospitality, leisure and tourism, which has been in existence since 1930s. A qualified Chartered Electrical Engineer, Miththapala has over 30 years of experience in senior management positions and Directorates in ...
Thu Jan 26 22:03:35 EST 2012
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The European Union funded SWITCH-Asia Greening SriLankaHotels project, implemented by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, has been in operation since 2009 and has successfully engaged 170 hotels throughout Sri Lanka, helping them to enhance their environmental performance through improvement
Thu Oct 27 16:16:22 EDT 2011
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One of the key aspects of the ongoing EU SWITCH-Asia Greening SriLankaHotels Project is to publicise the good work done by Sri Lankan hotels towards energy and environmental conservation.