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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 ...
- ESPN STAR Sports bags multi-year broadcasting rights for Sri Lanka Premier League (Category: Business)
- ICC launches World Twenty 20 Sri Lanka 2012 (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka to host World T20 2012 (Category: Sports)
- ICC announces WT20 warm-up schedule (Category: Business)
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 ...
- Cinnamon Lodge and Chaaya Wild reign supreme at Sri Lanka Tourism Awards (Category: Business)
- Wildlife parks generate Rs. 300 m revenue annually (Category: Business)
- Chaaya Wild Yala, an epic adventure begins (Category: Business)
- Leisure laughs! (Category: Business)
Playing off India against China and vice versa‘The Great Game’ was the name given to a diplomatic and military tussle between the British and Russian empires during the time of the British Raj in India for influence over what constitutes today’s central Asian states. Commonly known as the ‘Stan states,’ they were located along the ...
- Fearing political pressure, Sri Lanka president wants to avoid trade integrations with India (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka is no pearl on China’s string: President (Category: Business)
- From defence sales to electricity grids, India upgrades Lanka ties (Category: Business)
- In bid to counter China, US ramps up effort to boost military ties in Asia (Category: Breaking News)
Wimbledon is special to me not because I played the tennis circuit during my schooling days but for the insights that I get into life and business in general. The 2012 edition in particular was unique, given that a Brit was in the finals of the men’s singles game, that was happening after 74 years. ...
- London: World’s first social media Olympics (Category: Business)
- The brand IPL is about highlighting performance (Category: Business)
- Ceylon Tea in catch-22? (Category: Business)
- The US Open and Sri Lankan policy (Category: Business)
A gallery of images depicting the story of how the Nature Trails team headed by Chitral Jayathilake and Head Naturalist Nilantha Kodithuwakku, launched whale watching in the Eastern coast; was displayed at Chaaya Blu Trincomalee recently. Once approval was obtained by relevant authorities, the Nature Trails team headed out from Chaaya Blu Trincomalee in their ...
- Whale watchers’ paradise (Category: Business)
- Sri Lankan adventures to lure tourists (Category: Breaking News)
- Boat trip a whale of time (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Sea sick (Category: Technology)
Let’s accept it, Sri Lanka made a statement to the world that we are open for business with Expo 2012, even though it had its limitations like the faulty air conditioner at the launch that grabbed media attention. Whilst some can say that the shine was taken off the event due to the very uncomfortable ...
- Building ‘Brand Sri Lanka’: Expo 2012 (Category: Business)
- Has the bubble burst? (Category: Business)
- Logistics hub on show to the world in March (Category: Business)
- London: World’s first social media Olympics (Category: Business)
BBC: Hoteliers in a popular tourist destination in Sri Lanka have accused a local politician of blackmailing them and demanding ransom from hotels at the peak of a tourism season. The Hikkaduwa Hoteliers Association (HHA) told BBC Sandeshaya that the town’s Mayor, Winnie Kariyawasam, discontinued collecting garbage from Coral Sands hotel for weeks after they ...
- Mayor accused of blackmailing hoteliers (Category: Breaking News)
- Mayor for Hikkaduwa remanded for bribery charges (Category: Breaking News)
- Typhoid outbreak among Colombo city hotel workers (Category: Breaking News)
- Tourists desert Tangalle beach (Category: Breaking News)
A shocked leisure industry yesterday decried the deadly attack on tourists in Tangalle over the weekend as the biggest setback for the sector which was rebounding following the end of the war. They urged the Government and law enforcement authorities to ensure harshest punishment against those responsible whilst calling for adequate measures to ensure safety ...
- UK and Russia 'commend' investigations (Category: Breaking News)
- UK and Russia 'commend' investigations (Category: Breaking News)
- Business as usual for professionally-managed southern hotels (Category: Business)
- Govt. reiterates law will prevail over Tangalle tourist tragedy (Category: Business)
Offering epic safari adventures, Chaaya Wild transcends expectations and enthrals nature enthusiastsBy Marianne David If there’s one message that Yala reinforces, it’s the fact Sri Lanka is so abundantly blessed – a miracle in many ways. Despite its rising position as a hotspot for leopards being temporarily halted in its tracks during the latter stages ...
- Leisure laughs! (Category: Business)
- Chitral’s take on Chaaya Wild and the wild (Category: Business)
- Project Leopard: Chaaya Wild’s responsible tourism drive (Category: Business)
In an exclusive interview with the Daily FT, Keells Hotel Management Services Head of Eco Tourism and Special Projects Chitral Jayatilake said that over the years, Yala has progressed from being a great place to go on safari to a great place to see leopards. According to Jayatilake, the transition took place over the last ...
- Project Leopard: Chaaya Wild’s responsible tourism drive (Category: Business)
- Sri Lankans urged to diversify leopard trail (Category: Business)
- Wildlife Filmmaker ‘wowed’ by unique leopard sightings (Category: Business)
- 26 leopards, 16 blue whales: Roger Hooper’s ‘Ultimate Island Safari’ (Category: Business)
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