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The Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL) in collaboration with the Asia Foundation will organise Key Persons’ Forums (KPFs) in the regions, commencing from September 2012. The KPFs were hitherto held in Colombo. The objective of the KPFs is to provide a platform for eminent persons in responsible positions, with ...
Ever been to Hotel de Same Place? If you find it hard to believe, here’s the address: No. 83 & 85, Malay Street, Colombo 2. The esoteric roadside eatery’s venturesome owner says that he so named the hotel fearing that patrons may deem otherwise. “I wanted to assure my customers that my hotel will remain ...
By Cheranka Mendis The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) is offering 2717.243 acres of land and 415.7 acres of water body in six selected areas for eco-friendly beach, wildlife and waterfront developments. Located in Kalpitiya, Kuchc-haveli, Bentota, Pasikudah, Dedduwa and Yala, all land offered will be given on a long-term 99-year lease upon payment ...
By Shanuka Tissera The six thinking hats This systematic method of thinking in a new way will provide employees with skills and tools that they can apply immediately. It is a simple, effective technique that helps teams become more productive. You and your team can learn how to separate thinking into six distinct categories. The ...
The Sri Lanka Tourism Awards 2011 was held at Waters Edge in Colombo recently, where 57 top performers of the industry were honored under 11 separate award categories by the Sri Lanka Tourism Board
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is concentrating on developing nine sectors including infrastructure in Sri Lanka and the far eastern region including Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos to foster economic development. “Asian Development Bank has assisted sub regional economic cooperation in the Greater Mekong Sub region (GMS) to enhance their economic relations, covering nine priority ...
Emirates, one of the fastest growing airlines in the world, has launched its daily non-stop service from Dubai to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD). It is the seventh gateway for Emirates in the United States, and the twelfth new route to join the airline’s international network in 2012. “Emirates offers important new choice, competition and ...
Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) joined hands with ICC Development (International) Limited to become the official Tourism Partner of ICC World Twentey20 which has just started off in Sri Lanka for the period of 18 September to 10 October. The official agreement was signed by the representatives of two organisations – Sri Lanka Tourism ...
Chandrasena Sudusinghe, one of Sri Lanka’s greatest culinary success stories and the only Lankan to become an approved judge by the World Association of Chefs Societies joined Cinnamon Grand, Colombo’s premier city hotel, as Executive Chef recently. Cinnamon Grand, which prides itself on inducting exceptional individuals into its hospitality team, is aiming high with the ...
The expansion of the Trincomalee General Hospital comes at a decisive time. There is a rapid influx of people arriving in the district, following the dawn of peace in the island, intensifying the healthcare needs of the population. The district, which consists mainly of low socioeconomic households at the bottom of the pyramid, now attracts ...
Sri Lanka and China inked 16 agreements yesterday in a move that will solidify already strong relations. Xinhua News reported that China’s National People’s Congress Standing Committee Chairman Wu Bangguo together with his 150-strong delegation singed the agreements when they met with President Mahinda Rajapaksa. However no details were given of what the agreements contained ...
By Cheranka Mendis Negotiations are ongoing to bring back Mediterranean carrier Cyprus Airways to fly to Sri Lanka thanks to the tourism boom experienced in both countries. Honorary Consul of Cyprus Premanie Perera yesterday announced that discussions were currently underway to bring back the airline, which conducted operations for eight months in 2004. The airline pulled back ...
While some aspects of Sri Lanka have come under fire recently for over regulation, there are many sectors that need guidelines, especially when it comes to protecting the valuable sealife surrounding the island. The Sri Lankan Government has compiled new laws to cover the whale and dolphin watching industry in the country. According to reports, ...
By Cheranka Mendis Sri Lanka’s adventure sports arena has potential to develop itself to stand on par with regional players within the next three years, if the private and public sector put in efforts to conserve, develop and promote both the country and the sector. With the country now diversifying the market and promoting the ...
The only internet marketing agency to be recognised at the Sri Lanka Tourism Awards held recently, eMarketingEye (www.emarketingeye.com) won the prestigious Tourism Award for best Hotel/Accommodation website under the Marketing Communications category. A fully integrated online marketing agency, eMarketingEye specialises in the Travel and Hospitality industry with over 400 successful client engage...
The Theva Residency website received the award for The Best Niche Market Website at the 2011 Tourism Awards, which was held on the 30 August 2012.
Wildlife Department tells all camp operators to follow regulations By Cheranka Mendis and Marianne David The Wildlife Department visited the camp sites of all three tented mobile safari operators – Mahoora Safari Camps, Kulu Safaris, and Leopard Safaris – over the weekend at the Yala National Park, following which one operator was instructed to make ...
Sri Lanka proud hosts of popular and shorter form of most entertaining tournament played in Asia for the first time; 20-teams, 20-day cricket fiesta ICC World T20 kicks off tomorrow Mega boost for tourism as 500 players and officials alone to take up 9,000 room-nights; hundreds of overseas fans, global sponsor officials and media to ...
Currently discussing new courses with local and international universities By Cheranka Mendis The training arm of SriLankan Airlines, International Aviation Academy (IAA), is on an aggressive expansion plan, launching its services overseas while concentrating on capacity development and local youth engagement to the industry. IAA, which provides International Airline Training Association (IA...
By Uditha Jayasinghe The Government has assured US envoy Robert O. Blake that provincial council elections in the north would be held before September 2013. Speaking to the media at the end of a brief two-day visit, the Assistant Secretary of State for Central and South Asia said that he had had “positive” discussions with ...
MasterCard Worldwide and the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau yesterday signed an agreement to facilitate the development of cross border tourism, with a specific focus on attracting Indian tourists. The five-year agreement aims to promote Sri Lanka as a premier tourist destination for Indian travellers and deliver great travel experiences for MasterCard and Maestro cardholders ...
Speaker of Lok Sabha, the Lower House of the Parliament of India, Meira Kumar called on President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Thursday at Temple Trees. The Speaker was accompanied by Prof. P.J. Kurien, Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Ashok K. Kantha, High Commissioner of India, and T.K. Viswanathan, Secretary General, Lok Sabha. The meeting was held in ...
The Lanka Business Coalition on HIV and Aids (LBCH) launched their revamped website ‘www.lbchconnect.com’ with information and updates to educate, inform and raise awareness on HIV and AIDS on the premise that there is still a high level of ignorance of the disease and that prevention is better than cure. The event was attended by ...
At the recently held Sri Lanka Tourism Awards, The International Hotel School affiliated with the Mount Lavinia Hotel Group won the award for small scale enterprise in the discipline of tourism education and training efforts.
The Sri Lanka Foundation (SLF), the centre for leadership, education and training, last week signed a MoU with the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). It is envisaged that this important step of the SLF will enhance international collaboration and establish cooperation between AIT and SLF in realising the objectives of both SLF and AIT from ...
Singapore, Hong Kong and Sydney have the strongest brand perception among major cities across Asia-Pacific, according to a new study by Ogilvy Public Relations and PublicAffairsAsia. Those cities were followed in descending order by Tokyo, Melbourne, Shanghai, Seoul, Osaka, Bangkok, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, Ho Chi Minh, Mumbai, Delhi, Jakarta and Manila. A total of 300 ...
To mark World Tourism Day 2012 a seminar for hoteliers and restaurant operators in the Kurunegala District on Tourism and Sustainable Energy, Powering Sustainable Development will be held at the Ranweli Holiday Village, Waikkal on 21 September channelled through Sri Lanka Tourism. All top level managers, travel agents and tourist guide lecturers will be invited ...
At the recently held Sri Lanka Tourism Awards, the International Hotel School (IHS) affiliated with the Mount Lavinia Hotel Group won the award for small scale enterprise in the discipline of Tourism Education and Training Efforts. The efforts at the IHS not only provide a launching pad for those interested in taking up careers in ...
It was well past the graveyard shift, but I had to get to Minister Mervyn Silva. Evil-doers had cast a fiendish spell and he had just promulgated his impending suicide. His has been a monumental crusade for the oppressed, goats including. I raced towards Kelaniya. Just then the phone rang. His young son Malaka had, ...
The Central Bank yesterday said earnings from tourism and workers’ remittances continued to hold up, cushioning the current account of the Balance of Payments (BOP). It said earnings from tourism in July 2012 grew by 23.6%, year-on-year, to $ 100 million, while during the first seven months of 2012, earnings from tourism have grown at ...