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Commending the considerable role played by Sri Lanka Missions overseas in the field of promoting Tourism, the Sri Lanka Tourism took steps to create a new category of tourism awards for Sri Lanka Missions in promoting Tourism for the year 2011, among its newly introduced 21 award categories. Accordingly, the Sri Lankan Embassies in Russia, ...
- Foreign Ministry coordinates efforts through Sri Lanka.... (Category: Breaking News)
- Heads of Sri Lankan missions summoned for a special meeting today (Category: Breaking News)
- Guidebook on Sri Lanka in Russian published (Category: Business)
- Guide book on Sri Lanka in Russian language debuts (Category: Business)
According to figures collected by PATA, international visitor arrivals into Asia Pacific destinations during May 2012 show a collective gain of 3% year-on-year. This is the second consecutive month with a declining growth rate. For the first five months of 2012, the average growth in international visitor arrivals into Asia Pacific destinations was 6% up ...
- Asia Pacific enjoys impressive tourist arrivals growth (Category: Business)
- Asia Pacific tourism records 6% growth in 2011 – PATA (Category: Business)
- PATA says international arrivals up in April but growth rate slows (Category: Business)
- Asia dominates in Asia Pacific tourism boom – PATA (Category: Business)
João Manuel Costa Antunes, in his capacity as PATA Chairman, held dialogue with India’s tourism industry leaders in New Delhi, recently. It was the Chairman’s first official PATA visit to India since becoming chairman in April. Chairman Antunes, also the Director of the Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO), visited the Cabinet Minister of Tourism of ...
- Chengdu to host PATA Travel Mart 2013 (Category: Business)
- PATA Awards Leading Travel Professionals (Category: Business)
- Jetwing Sea recognised for sustainability efforts by PATA (Category: Business)
- Philippines to host PATA Travel Mart 2012 (Category: Business)
Sri Lankaandrsquo;s premier resort brand, Heritance Hotels and Resorts swept the green and individual awards at the recently concluded Sri Lanka Tourism Awards.
The Maldives Hotel Asia 2012 will see the participation of a 20 member delegation from Sri Lanka from 10 to 12 September 2012 courtesy of the Sri Lanka-Maldives Bilateral Business Council of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. The delegation from the Sri Lanka-Maldives Bilateral Business Council comprises Colonial Hardware Group, D. Samson Industries Ltd., Dasuns ...
- Twenty-member Delegation From Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards 2012: Audit of applications completed (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka, Singapore to ink first-ever B2B MoU in Colombo today (Category: Business)
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has released its latest data folder, Sri Lanka Socio-Economic Data 2012. The current data folder is the 35th volume of the series. This easy- to- carry data folder contains 88 statistical tables and 12 charts covering the latest information on socio economic conditions in Sri Lanka, human resources, national ...
- Sri Lanka Socio-Economic Data – 2011 for sale (Category: Business)
- Data Integrity (Category: Business)
- Making Sri Lanka's Independence more meaningful (Category: Breaking News)
- China reiterates its assistance to Sri Lanka's economic development (Category: Breaking News)
Strongest ever SA biz delegation to Sri Lanka in bilateral history Among investments sought here are urban property and shopping malls ‘Will strongly boost bilateral trade levels beyond $ 65 million’ – Rishad Former Deputy Foreign Minister Schoeman in the delegation The biggest -and most powerful- South African business delegation ever to arrive in Sri ...
- Sri Lanka to promote trade in Africa (Category: Breaking News)
- Trade Visit (Category: Business)
- Top South African biz team coming in Sept. (Category: Business)
- Mutual lessons (Category: Business)
The SAFA-CMA Management Accounting Summit 2012 held in June this year revolved around the theme ‘Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Practices,’ of which the highlight was the final session of the two-day summit, the CEO and CFO Forum. The panel featured Dialog PLC Group CEO and Managing Director Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, John Keells Holdings Finance ...
- SAFA-CMA Management Accounting Summit 2012 (Category: Business)
- Aitken Spence Hotels observe Earth Hour 2012 (Category: Business)
- Leading corporates commit to embedding ‘Global Compact and Sustainability’ (Category: Business)
President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday launched the project to construct a domestic airport in Batticaloa, the main Eastern Province town. The President laid the foundation stone Monday for the construction of the passenger terminal building and runway of the Batticaloa airport. The cost for the construction of 1700- meter long tarmac, access and flight landing areas ...
- Brisbane airport upgrade completed (Category: Australia, Queensland)
- Viewing Deck To Be Constructed At Maththala Airport (Category: Breaking News)
- Construction of domestic airport in Sri Lanka's Eastern city to commence on September 03 (Category: Breaking News)
- Plans underway for airport in Nuwara Eliya (Category: Breaking News)
The Government yesterday strongly condemned the harassment of Sri Lankan nationals visiting the Tamil Nadu state of India and urged the Sri Lankan public to not to visit Tamil Nadu until further notice. The announcement by the Sri Lanka’s External Affairs Ministry follows an incident of a mob attack yesterday on 184 Sri Lankan Catholic ...
- TN travel advisory ‘could be lifted (Category: Breaking News)
- Government issues travel advisory to Sri Lankans visiting Tamil Nadu (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to remove travel advisory soon (Category: Breaking News)
- No apology from Tamil Nadu yet (Category: Breaking News)
The national carrier of Sri Lanka, SriLankan Airlines is celebrating its 33rd anniversary this month. This milestone will be marked with religious ceremonies for the staff commencing from the first week of September. The airline said its life journey has been fascinating, checked with victories and surviving turmoil during the country’s three decade long civil ...
- SriLankan inks codeshare deal with Air Canada (Category: Business)
- SriLankan flights to Rome and Milan (Category: Business)
- SriLankan lauded for role in tourism promotion (Category: Business)
- Exporters upbeat on direct air-links, ‘an opportunity’ – SriLankan (Category: Business)
Former top civil servant Dr. Prathap Ramanujam has been appointed to the Board of Senkadagala Finance Plc as an independent non-executive director with effect from 1 September 2012. Dr. Ramanujam retired after 38 years of distinguished service in the public sector. He was the Permanent Secretary to several key Ministries including Tourism, Livestock Development and ...
- CC to reconstitute independent commissions including EC (Category: Breaking News)
- Constitutional Council to meet on Wednesday (Category: Breaking News)
- CC yet to endorse second extension for IGP (Category: Breaking News)
- Shah: New coronavirus strain in England is worth keeping an eye on, but not surprising news (Category: USA, Maine)
Hilton Colombo’s Pastry Chef Stanley Perera won the award for the ‘Best Pastry Chef’ at the recently concluded fifth Annual Sri Lanka Tourism Awards 2011. This award ceremony is held annually with the objective of recognise and reward excellence in the travel and tourism industry, thus promoting and enhancing the delivery of service standards. Chef ...
- Hilton Colombo launches collection of delectable signature cakes for silver jubilee (Category: Business)
- Delightful strudels by Chef Bernhard at Hilton Colombo (Category: Business)
- All for the love of chocolate (Category: South Australia)
- Cinnamon Grand’s Pastry Chef Susantha sets sights high (Category: Business)
Group Chairman of the Galle Face Hotel Management Company Sanjeev Gardiner received the award for ‘Tourism Entrepreneur of the Year’ at the fifth annual Sri Lanka Tourism awards held last Thursday. Having been the Chairman over a decade, this young entrepreneur has expanded the Galle Face Hotel Group’s activities into many other spheres, the most ...
Ebert Silva Holidays (Pvt) Ltd. won the Tourism Award for the ‘Most Improved Tourism Service of the Year’ at the fifth Annual Tourism Awards held at Waters Edge recently. The award was presented for the Colombo City Tour, the first-ever open deck sightseeing service in Sri Lanka, operated by Ebert Silva Holidays. This service highlights ...
- Travelon increases holidays on rail frequency (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka imposes power cuts again after Vesak holidays (Category: Breaking News)
- Emirates Holidays endorses Cinnamon Grand as best five star city hotel (Category: Business)
- Special offers from Emirates Holidays for Dubai Shopping Festival 2012 (Category: Business)
John Keells Leisure Group emerged at the forefront of the annual Sri Lanka Tourism Awards held on the 30th of August 2012 by winning 12 key awards across its three Sectors: City Hotels, Resort Hotels, and Destination Management Companies. Once again Walkers Tours Limited won the most prestigious award in the Inbound Category for the ...
- Keells tops Tourism awards with tally of 12; Spence takes 7 (Category: Business)
- Cinnamon Lodge and Chaaya Wild reign supreme at Sri Lanka Tourism Awards (Category: Business)
- Pledges, innovation, spiritedness: Unique cornerstones at John Keells Leisure Awards (Category: Business)
- Cinnamon Lakeside perfects staying on top (Category: Business)
NAIROBI (Reuters): Kenya’s horticulture export earnings are expected to grow by 10%this year thanks to above-normal rainfall, but the eurozone’s financial woes were expected to dampen demand for flowers, a senior industry official said on Monday. Horticulture is one of the east African country’s leading sources of foreign exchange alongside tea exports and tourism. The ...
- Japan corporate mood up despite yen worry (Category: Business)
- HE the President visits "Diyatha Uyana" at Battaramulla (Category: Breaking News)
- HE the President visits "Diyatha Uyana" at Battaramulla (Category: Breaking News)
- Nestlé to buy Pfizer baby food unit for $ 12 b (Category: Business)
The fifth edition of andlsquo;Sri Lanka tourism awardsandrsquo; ceremony was held last Thursday (August 31) at the Waterandrsquo;s Edge with the participation of a large number of hoteliers and other stakeholders of the tourism industry.
- 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)
Eden Resort and Spa General Manager Eksath Wijeratne in an interview withandnbsp; Ceylon FTandrsquo;s Hiyal Biyagamage, opines that hospitality is in the blood of all Sri Lankans but cautions andnbsp;that the country has to be aggressively marketed asandnbsp; a discerning tourist destination.
Eden Resort and Spa General Manager Eksath Wijeratne in an interview with Ceylon FT, opines that tourism stakeholders should seriously look at aggressively marketing Sri Lanka as a much sought-after tourist destination and should have a more investor-friendly bureaucracy, as far as the sector is concerned.
The only travel company in Sri Lanka to enter the Hall of Fame, Aitken Spence Travels won the awards for ‘Best Tour Operator Emerging Market’ and ‘Best Conference Organiser’ at the fifth Sri Lanka Tourism Awards. The company’s first employee and also a past Chairman of Aitken Spence PLC, Prema Cooray was recognised with a ...
- Aitken Spence bags top Travel Awards (Category: Travel)
- Heritance Resorts sweep green and individual awards (Category: Business)
- Keells tops Tourism awards with tally of 12; Spence takes 7 (Category: Business)
- Spence 1Q pre-tax profit up 25% to Rs. 918 m (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka’s premier resort brand, Heritance Hotels & Resorts, swept the green and individual awards at the recently-concluded Sri Lanka Tourism Awards. Sri Lanka’s most internationally awarded hotel, Heritance Kandalama won the awards for ‘Best Practices in Green Architecture’ and ‘Best Green Practices in Accommodation’. Chef Lalith Gunasekera of Herita...
- Heritance Hotels wins big at National Green Awards (Category: Business)
- Heritance Ahungalla walks the talk on sustainability (Category: Business)
The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) honoured Prasanna W. Jayewardene with the ‘Pioneer in Tourism’ award at the recently-concluded Tourism Awards 2011. Hotelier Jayewardene has 45 years of experience in the tourism industry both locally and internationally and was recognised for his services as a pioneer in the field. Having received his education at ...
- Sri Lanka to celebrate World Tourism Day tomorrow (Category: Business)
- GFH Group goes for Rs. 2.5 b refurbishment (Category: Business)
- For tourism, after BRICs, Lanka-included SLIMMA is the best (Category: Business)
- Heritance Resorts sweep green and individual awards (Category: Business)
Industry veteran Prema Cooray was bestowed with the ‘Legend’ status at the fifth Sri Lanka Tourism Awards. Among his key achievements were leading and developing Sri Lanka’s premier hotel chain Aitken Spence (1984 to 2003); and taking Sri Lanka’s hospitality expertise overseas to the Maldives in 1991and building the first-ever resort (Club Rannahli) by a ...
- 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)
- Sri Lanka Marks First Anniversary of Civil War End (Category: Breaking News)
At the fifth Annual Sri Lanka Tourism Awards 2012, The Blue Water was crowned as the ‘Best MICE Operations – Conference Hotel of the Year 2011’ by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority at a glamorous ceremony held in Colombo on 30 August 2012. The hotel, with facilities for events and weddings, opened its Grand ...
- Hotel Deal (Category: Business)
- Hotel Expansion (Category: Business)
- Hotel Move (Category: Business)
- Hotel Deal (Category: Business)
Signifying its resilience there are over 5,000 top jobs worldwide in the global travel and tourism industry at present according to the popular web site http://www.catererglobal.com It lists 5,171 jobs globally of which 1,294 are in Asia including several in Sri Lanka. Catererglobal.com offers a unique service that provides an easy-to-use, specific recruitment website for ...
Reinforcing its supremacy John Keells Holdings Group bagged most of the major titles in an impressive haul of 12 in the fifth annual Sri Lanka Tourism Awards presented last week. JKH Group’s Cinnamon Lakeside won the best five star city hotel whilst its Cinnamon Lodge Habrana bagged the best five star resort award. Group entity ...
- Sri Lanka eyes tourism boom but challenges lie ahead (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka tourism on the rise as peace persists (Category: Breaking News)
- Tourism industry in new visa mess (Category: Breaking News)
- Cruises weather site storm (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
John Keells Resorts bagged three coveted awards at the recently-concluded Sri Lanka Tourism Awards 2011. The Sri Lanka Tourism Awards pays tribute to organisations and individuals for their excellence and inspired achievements whilst contributing towards the strengthening and empowering of our nation’s tourism industry. Winning the award for the ‘Best Five Star Resort’ was Cinnam...
- John Keells trendsetters win 12 key Sri Lanka Tourism Awards (Category: Business)
- Heritance Resorts sweep green and individual awards (Category: Business)
- The Fortress pampers guests with 5-star butler service concept (Category: Business)
- Veteran hotelier Srilal appointed to LAUGFS Leisure Board (Category: Business)
A presentation/discussion on ‘Bilateral Trade between Sri Lanka and Thailand’ organised by the National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka (NCCSL) will be made on Thursday 6 September 2012 from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Chamber Auditorium, No. 450 D.R. Wijewardena Mw, Colombo 10. The Special Guest will be Poldej Worachat of the ...
- Thailand to boost trade with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Next round of talks on Sri Lanka-Thailand FTA in June (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka-Thailand free trade pact slated for 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Thai firms eyeing Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
A number of measures to promote bilateral trade between Sri Lanka and Nordic countries will be adopted in the year ahead, revealed Majid Awn, President, Sri Lanka Nordic Business Council of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce addressing the Annual General Meeting of the Sri Lanka – Nordic Business Council (SLNBC) held at the Ceylon Chamber ...
- Sri Lanka Benelux Business Council holds 18th AGM (Category: Business)
- Niche markets in Nordic countries (Category: Breaking News)
- Seventh AGM of Sri Lanka-France Business Council (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka – Australia – New Zealand Business Council holds 16th AGM (Category: Business)
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