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The Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) recently welcomed the inaugural flight of Sri Lanka-based low-cost airline, Mihin Lanka, to the kingdom. The new milestone of Mihin Lanka, an airline 100 per cent owned by the government of Sri Lanka, is a reflection of its progressively growing operations, a statement from BAC said. The ceremony was attended ...
Incident could affect Madurai getting international connectivity: Trade bodies The Hindu: The recent tension over the presence of Sri Lankans in Tamil Nadu has caused trade bodies in southern districts worry over the prospects of international connectivity for Madurai as the first full-fledged international flight was scheduled from Colombo on 20 September. While not going ...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) last week announced global traffic results for July showing slower growth in both air travel and freight, but with considerable variation by region and market. n July passenger demand in aggregate was 3.4% higher than the same month last year, compared to a 6.3% increase in June and average ...
MADURAI: Even as the attack on Sri Lankan tourists in Thanjavur two days back came in for widespread condemnation, a group of cadres of Naam Tamilar Katchi staged a protest in front of a private hotel in Madurai on Thursday alleging that Sri Lankans were employed there in large numbers. The protestors also attempted to ...
Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority greatly honoured Prasanna W. Jayewardene with the Pioneer in Tourism Award.
The need of the hour is for the countryandrsquo;s tourism industry to come up with a joint plan for promotion which has the support of all stakeholders, says Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators (SLITO) President, Mahen Kariyawasan.
Wins two Presidential Travel and Tourism Awards SriLankan Airlines was named ‘Airline of the Year’ for the fourth consecutive year at the SriLankan Tourism Awards 2011, firmly emphasising the National Carrier’s pivotal role in the growth of Sri Lanka’s tourism industry. SriLankan Airlines is proud to serve as a pillar of strength to Sri Lanka’s ...
A goat’s best friend is Mervyn! The populace has been cruel to him. Ok, to the goat too, but I am talking about a man willing to be incarcerated just to liberate a hapless animal. Thankfully, the President interceded and saved the day for both. The Minister had promised to defy a Court order and ...
Trade show and low interest OPIC loans to interested companies By Cheranka Mendis Sri Lanka’s single largest trading partner, the USA, is keen to increase more FDI flows to Sri Lanka as well as see an increase in Sri Lankan exports to the USA in the coming years. Having a trade balance of US$ 1,048.7 ...
Owned and operated by Sri Lanka’s largest blue chip conglomerate, John Keells Holdings PLC and positioned as a star value addition at John Keells Hotels Group, ‘Nature Trails’, the dedicated Wildlife and Adventure Tourism division of Chaaya and Cinnamon Resorts, bagged the award for the ‘Best Nature and Wildlife Service Provider’ at the Sri Lanka ...
By Cassandra Mascarenhas Sri Lanka’s biggest ICT events of 2012, the ASOCIO international conference and the country’s national IT expo INFOTEL, will be held consecutively portraying the country’s persistent ICT development and the significance of the rapidly expanding industry. Hosted by the Federation of Information Technology Industry (FITIS), the Asian-Oceanian Computi...
The legendary Galle Face Hotel established in 1864 was the proud recipient of the Best Heritage Hotel 2011, Tourism Entrepreneur of the Year (awarded to Group Chairman of the Galle Face Group Sanjeev Gardiner) and Tourism Pioneer for Outstanding Contribution to Tourism (awarded to CEO/Vice President Chethiya Perera) at the fifth annual Sri Lanka Tourism ...
Lanka Exhibition and Conference Services (LECS) won the Tourism Award for the Best Professional Exhibition Organiser, for the fourth consecutive year at Tourism Awards 2011. LECS was the winner of the prestigious awards for the past three consecutive years resulting in the company being inducted into the Hall of Fame. The organisation, which has a ...
The impact of the tourism boom enjoyed by the country after the end of the conflict had spread to the other sectors, resulting in a big increase in production and services. The internal conflict that prevailed in the country for 30 years ended in May 2009 and tourist arrivals increased in an unprecedented manner since ...
By Cheranka Mendis Bringing the flavours and colours of Malaysia closer to home, Taj Samudra hotel will host food festival and cultural presentation this month during the ‘Malaysian Indulgence’ festivities at Latitude restaurant. Held in conjunction with Malaysia’s 56th National Day, ‘Malaysian Indulgence’ will take place from 7 to 16 September featuring the cou...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...