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Twenty-three students who received training under the NDB Jeevana Livelihood Development Scheme recently graduated in Colombo. The students passed out following a comprehensive training course in Hotel Operations, conducted in association with the International Hotel School of Mt. Lavinia Hotel. This is the second batch from the east coast to have completed and graduated in ...
- NDB helps youths to get jobs in the growing tourism industry (Category: Breaking News)
- Motor-Mechanical Training (Category: Breaking News)
The defeat of the LTTE in May 2009 has wrought a perceptible change in Sri Lanka’s economic climate, recognised by international financial institutions, foreign media and economic analysts, says in an article on Bangkok Post published on November 28. “Today they see Sri Lanka as one of Asia’s fast-growing nations with huge potential”, the report ...
- China calls for creating good environment for Sri Lanka’s stability, construction (Category: Business)
- China to continue to support Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- TNCCI concerned over attack on Sri Lankans (Category: Business)
- New Thailand Ambassador and Basil discuss economic ties (Category: Business)
Veteran golfers from all parts of India will converge on Sri Lanka’s celebrated Victoria Golf Course in Digana, Kandy, to work off the finals of the Touché Golf League (TGL) on Saturday, 4 December. SriLankan Airlines joins this prestigious event and will fly in the winning teams from India, which includes top celebrities as Kapil ...
- Sri Lanka buys Emirates stake in SriLankan Airlines (Category: Breaking News)
- hSenid takes off with SriLankan Airlines for the 10th year (Category: Business)
- SriLankan Airlines Senior Golf Masters attracts Pro Golfers (Category: Business)
- SriLankan Airlines wins KLIA Award for sixth time (Category: Business)
At a recently concluded event in Tangalle, the third group of 31 students were enrolled under the NDB Jeevana Livelihood Development Scheme, in Hotel Operations, in association with the International Hotel School of Mount Lavinia Hotel. The initiation of the Jeevana Program in Tangalle is in response to the high demand for trained staff ...
- NDB Bank enhances hospitality trade through ‘Jeevana’ initiative again (Category: Business)
- NDB ‘Jeevana’ empowers youth in Jaffna together with DIMO (Category: Business)
- NDB helps youths to get jobs in the growing tourism industry (Category: Breaking News)
By Chamitha Kuruppu The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna claims spending Rs. 265 billion on an 11-day extravaganza is intolerable for an economically ailing country like Sri Lanka. Addressing a media briefing the JVP warned that the aftermath of hosting the 2018 Commonwealth Games would not be rosy as the Rajapaksa administration predicts According to JVP Propaganda ...
- Govt. takes vengeance on private sector over pension bill – JVP (Category: Business)
- JVP accuses Govt. of crippling University system (Category: Business)
- AKD’s India visit: ‘JVP will not compromise Lanka’s security and economic interets’ (Category: Breaking News)
- JVP urges public to hold Govt. accountable for “gambling with public money” (Category: Business)
The senior management structure at Cinnamon Grand is seeing significant transformation beginning November, with the country’s award winning city five star hotel upping its benchmarks and Key Performance Indicators in anticipation of the impending tourism boom. “The changes are strategic and founded on our end goals and targets for the short, medium and longer terms,” ...
- Cinnamon Grand bids farewell to Chef Moru (Category: Business)
- Cinnamom Grand’s Chef Rodrigo in praise of all things sweet! (Category: Business)
- New GM takes over at Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo (Category: Business)
- Ronald new Front Office Manager at Cinnamon Lakeside (Category: Business)
Expolanka Holdings PLC said yesterday it has sustained its consolidated NPAT for the first half of FY 2011/12 at Rs. 668 m, with a consolidated NPBT at Rs. 862 m. These results have been achieved against the backdrop of the many challenges faced by the Group in the international trading sector with its global economic ...
- Expolanka Holdings posts Rs. 903 m profit for 9M of FY12 (Category: Business)
- Expolanka Holdings announces delisting and change of company name (Category: Breaking News)
- Global recognition for Expolanka’s social marketing at 20th World Brand Congress (Category: Business)
- Expolanka Holdings buys controlling stake in Norfolk Foods for Rs. 300 m (Category: Business)
Marque fund manager and investor Asanga Seneviratne structures deal; Galadari Brothers part sell stake as part of settlement of cases in UAEThe buying of a 16% stake in Galadari Hotel (Lanka) Plc by the Dubai Government for Rs. 1.18 billion yesterday is expected to throw open the city five star as an attractive investment in ...
- Debt To Be Converted To Equity (Category: Breaking News)
- The going is good, says Galadari GM (Category: Business)
- Galadari Hotels directors sets price for debt conversion (Category: Breaking News)
- Kandy Hotels in JV to build 100 room new hotel for Rs. 1.2 b (Category: Business)
Programme by world famous celebrity chef for industry personnelAs an additional event in the World Spice Food Festival, this year Sri Lanka Tourism together with the Ceylon Hotel School Graduates Association (CHSGA) and the Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management (SLITHM) is bringing down an internationally renowned celebrity chef to introduce and demonstrate ...
- Chef named Victorian of the Year (Category: Australia, Victoria)
- Restaurateurs rally around Golinksi (Category: Australia, Queensland)
- Fried chicken concept Fuku launching Baltimore ghost kitchen (Category: USA, Maryland)
- Fried chicken concept Fuku launching Baltimore ghost kitchen (Category: USA, Maryland)
Following the success of the World Spice Food Festival since 2005, Sri Lanka Tourism is once again staging the World Spice Food Festival 2011 with the aim of showcasing culinary expertise from around the world with added Sri Lankan flavour. The festival will be held from 28 October to 9 November in Colombo. This year’s ...
- Sri Lanka Launches Spice Festival (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to hold World Spice Food Festival 2010 (Category: Breaking News)
- World Spice Food Festival in Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka boosts tourism via street spice food festival (Category: Breaking News)
SriLankan Airlines and Air Canada yesterday announced a codeshare agreement that will make flying between Sri Lanka and Canada more convenient. “This code share between the two national carriers opens up several key points in Canada in addition to the main cities of Toronto and Montreal and will be a tremendous boost to tourism between ...
- Air Canada and SriLankan Airlines Codeshare Agreement will allow easy connections between Canada... (Category: Breaking News)
- Srilankan Airlines and Air Canada commence code share services (Category: Breaking News)
- Code share Agreement Canada and Sri Lanka Airlines (Category: Breaking News)
- SriLankan and Air Canada sign a codeshare agreement (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s iconic The Fortress Resort and Spa based in Koggala was again thrust into the global spotlight when it won a brace of trophies at the coveted World Luxury Hotel Awards 2011 held in Croatia last week, which included the accolade for ‘World’s Best Luxury Coastal Hotel’. It also walked away with the premier ...
- The Fortress pampers guests with 5-star butler service concept (Category: Business)
- The Fortress wins global title in World Luxury Hotel Awards (Category: Business)
- Serene wins World Luxury Hotel Country Award again (Category: Business)
The premier world-wide sustainability merit ‘Green Globe Certification’ was achieved by Cinnamon Lodge Habarana with a compliance of 78% of the 248 preset standards. The five star resort located in the heart of the cultural triangle was constructed keeping the idea of ‘going green’ in mind. The 27 acre property was an arid piece of ...
- Green Globe Certification convenes fourth annual summit (Category: Business)
- ‘I will be Green’ ensures five Green Globe certifications for JKH Hotels (Category: Business)
- Bentota Beach Hotel is Green Globe certified (Category: Business)
- Cinnamon Lakeside first Green Globe re-certified Sri Lankan hotel (Category: Business)
The policy changes, reforms and modernisation since Budget 2011 appears to have been the context of a presentation made to the Joint Apparel Association Forum in July 2011 by the “leading light” in finance, planning, treasury management and economic development. Sri Lanka background 2000-’10 The presentation articulates the background issues experienced from 2000 to 2010. ...
- Achieving economic goals amidst global challenges (Category: Business)
- Raising the bar: The rise of the Sri Lankan economy (Category: Business)
- Treasury Secy. showcases recent economic success and future outlook (Category: Business)
- For a change Geneva, Zurich to hear Sri Lanka’s post-war potential this week (Category: Business)
Last week I received an invite for an ‘Inventors Day Celebration’ in one of the leading schools in the country and the master in charge shared a thought that I felt was a cutting edge idea. Apparently, every one of us is an inventor in some part of our daily life. The issue is that ...
- Wimbledon 2012 pick-ups for Lanka (Category: Business)
- Global Commerce Excellence awards next week (Category: Business)
- For tourism, after BRICs, Lanka-included SLIMMA is the best (Category: Business)
In what is likely to be major breakthrough to the litigation-filled long-drawn-out impasse at Hilton Colombo-owning company Hotel Developers Plc (HDL), a proposal for an amicable win-win settlement has been presented to the Treasury. Sources said that as per the proposals with four options studied by Treasury, major shareholder Cornel Perera (owning 56% but held ...
- Consultants 21 files civil litigation on revival of ailing Hotel Developers (Category: Business)
- Nihal files fresh motion in District Court of Colombo over Hotel Developers (Category: Business)
- Indian Casino Mogul Makes A Play For Hilton Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
Targets hotel sector; offers seven FCS products to local customersBy Cheranka Mendis Supporting the boost in tourism, integrated solution provider Fentons Limited forged a partnership with one of the world’s leading hospitality solution providers, FCS Computer Systems, on Wednesday, offering Sri Lankan hospitality industrialists world class solutions for their companies. The partnership, whi...
- No FCS rivalry week is a big loss (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- No FCS rivalry week is a big loss (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- No FCS rivalry week is a big loss (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- No FCS rivalry week is a big loss (Category: USA, North Dakota)
By Cheranka Mendis Pioneers in ayurvedic hospitals and resorts, Hettigoda Group yesterday ceremonially opened its newly renovated Siddhalepa Ayurveda Health Resort in Wadduwa. The resort which has been completely renovated and refurbished at a cost of Rs. 150 million in a period of two months is looking at expanding and adding more features within the ...
- Siddhalepa Revered as the Best Ayurveda Company (Category: Breaking News)
- Sukhee Hair Oil in brand-new packaging (Category: Business)
- Krimiraja Medical centre of Kiriwaththuduwa (Category: Business)
- SLT Rainbow Pages partners Indigenous Medicine Ministry to promote ayurveda (Category: Business)
The premier world-wide sustainability merit ‘Green Globe Certification’ was achieved by Bentota Beach Hotel. The Green Globe certification requires conformity to 248 preset standards, some of which being energy efficient measures, emission reduction, effective water management and waste management systems with to emphasis on reduce, recycle and reuse. The team at Bentota Beach Hotel im...
- Bentota Beach Hotel Receives ‘Green Globale Re-Certification’ (Category: Business)
- ‘I will be Green’ ensures five Green Globe certifications for JKH Hotels (Category: Business)
- Bentota Beach Hotel opens ‘Eco House’ (Category: Business)
- Chaaya Reef Ellaidhoo gets Green Globe recertification (Category: Business)
Stock Broking firm Capital Alliance suggests that the 2.6 million tourist arrivals target isn’t a pipedream but achievable though it will be only by 2020, which is 4 years later than the Government and industry set timeline of 2016. “The Government projects 2.5m arrivals in 2016, but the industry will lack the rooms and trained ...
- Think tourism (Category: Business)
- ETA examined (Category: Business)
- September tourist arrivals up 27% (Category: Business)
- South Africa’s Sun City to invest $ 800 m in Sri Lanka tourism (Category: Business)
Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka ’s exotic southeast coastline, is set to welcome 96 top world surfers from 19 countries spanning Argentina , Peru , USA across the globe to New Zealand , to compete in SriLankan Airlines Pro Surfing contest held in association with Australasia ’s Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) from 30th August – ...
- Aha Arugam bay! (Category: Business)
- Surf’s up! - Arugam Bay gears up for world title championship (Category: Business)
- Culture construction - Local surfing in the wake of SriLankan Airlines Pro 2011 (Category: Business)
- Etisalat official ring for Sri Lankan Airlines Pro Surfing competition 2011 (Category: Business)
Cross Border Academy (CBA) is one of the primary hospitality education providers in Sri Lanka, with a highly-reputed team of lecturers who possess decades of hands-on experience in the hotel and tourism industry. The academy is partnered with Dimensions Education Group of Singapore, which was established in 1980 and Wissen Academy of Singapore, the subsidiary ...
- Swiss Hotel School Lucerne, Baur Asia to sign deal in April for Asian Campus (Category: Business)
- AME student wins prize in the May 2011 CIMA Exam (Category: Business)
- Rs. 90 Mn. For Training (Category: Breaking News)
With the tourism boom now experienced in Sri Lanka and projections to attract 2.5 million tourists per annum by the year 2016 seemingly going well according to plan, the country is currently positioning itself on the global tourism map as a star product. “But in order to do this, we need a long term marketing ...
- ‘Ceylon Experience 2011’ jeep rally to take off today (Category: Business)
- Another hub for Sri Lanka? (Category: Business)
- Eco Team creates tourism history yet again with ‘mobile hotels’! (Category: Business)
- KumbukRiver offers budget package for Sri Lankans (Category: Business)
By Marianne David Warm, welcoming and exuding good cheer, the Cinnamon Lakeside’s newest General Manager Denis Gruhier perfectly fits into the best qualities the hospitable hotel is well-known for and his affirmation of Sri Lanka’s optimistic post-war outlook for tourism in particular and the country in general is welcoming news indeed. Having joined the Lakeside ...
- New GM takes over at Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo (Category: Business)
- Cinnamon Lakeside perfects staying on top (Category: Business)
- Cinnamon Lakeside rated ‘Best Luxury Hotel in Sri Lanka’ (Category: Business)
- Cinnamon Lakeside to launch first-ever floating restaurant (Category: Business)
After two decades, Hilton Colombo owning company Hotel Developers finally releases accounts Accumulated losses by end FY 2009/2010 top Rs. 10 billion Revaluation of hotel results in Rs. 4.7 b gain yet company beset with negative networth of Rs. 4.7 b as against Rs. 8.26 b in 2008/9 Total outstanding loans and borrowings near Rs ...
- Consultants 21 files civil litigation on revival of ailing Hotel Developers (Category: Business)
- End to HDL hangover hovering? (Category: Business)
- HDL saga: Hilton feasts as Govt. loses (Category: Business)
Bangkok: The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has published a 24-page analysis of the meetings, incentives, conference and exhibition (MICE) industry in Asia. The report, in the latest edition of PATA’s Issues & Trends, shows that Asia accounts for 16% of total meetings worldwide. Asian destinations are increasingly seeking to attract MICE visitors as they ...
- Malaysia to host PATA 2012 Annual Conference in April (Category: Business)
- Philippines to host PATA Travel Mart 2012 (Category: Business)
- PATA defines new events and advocacy agenda (Category: Business)
- Chengdu to host PATA Travel Mart 2013 (Category: Business)
The iconic Fortress Resort & Spa has scored another first by launching a butler service with a batch of 15 internationally-trained butlers. The hand-picked teams of butlers have graduated with honours following an intensive 4 week programme held by the Australian Butler School, whose philosophy is to train service professionals committed to the enhancement of ...
- The Fortress scoops prestigious global luxury hotel award (Category: Business)
- The Fortress wins global title in World Luxury Hotel Awards (Category: Business)
- Ceylon Tea Trails wins two Trip Advisor Travellers’ Choice Awards for 2012 (Category: Business)
The dream of most youth and the general public is a good education for the success of his or her future to become a fruitful citizen of their respective country. Sri Lankans too share the same view. At present there is a great increase of foreign educational institutions in Sri Lanka. On 24 June 2011 ...
- Government land policy is fair- Keheliya (Category: Breaking News)
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
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