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VB: An industry report has said if Sri Lanka is to benefit from the burgeoning tourism industry, as many as 22,500 hotel rooms will be needed. “Given the growing interest in the hotel industry, we believe the sector is set for buoyant growth underpinned by increased tourist influx and capacity expansion. With the end of ...
- Highway on path to top pub accolade (Category: South Australia)
The UK’s Plymouth University, ranked amongst the top10 modern UK universities in the world, announced its partnership with Sri Lanka’s National School of Business Management (NSBM) to a distinguished gathering of academics, diplomats, government dignitaries and educationists. Present for the launch was Plymouth University’s President and Vice Chancellor Wendy Purcell, while the C...
- UK university to tie-up with Mobitel for mLearning in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Wisdom ties up with Robert Gordon University, UK (Category: Business)
- Edinburgh Napier University and BMS launch Global MBA in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Veteran hotelier Srilal appointed to LAUGFS Leisure Board (Category: Business)
By Vipula Wanigasekera It was a few weeks following the Enlightenment, Lord Buddha gave his first discourse to the five ascetics whom he had been associated with for over six years. They were Kondañña, Baddiya, Vappa, Mahanama, and Assaji. The first discourse was all about the middle and the Eightfold Path that leads to Enlightenment ...
- Embassy in Paris commemorates Vesak (Category: Breaking News)
- What is Buddhism? (Category: Business)
- Mental Therapy (Category: Breaking News)
- All Sri Lankan’s must unite irrespective of race, religion, caste or political affiliation to he... (Category: Breaking News)
The American Chamber of Commerce in Sri Lanka will be conducting a career guidance Road show on “Career Opportunities in the Hotel, Travel, Airline and Tourism Industry” on the 7th of August 2012 at the Hilton Colombo from 9.00 a.m. to 12.00 Noon. Students/trainees from Schools and Institutions that conduct Hotel, Travel, Airline and Tourism ...
- SriLankan Airlines’ IAA completes first training program for TAASL member agents (Category: Business)
- Janashakthi launches Hotel Plus, Sri Lankas most comprehensive hotel insurance cover (Category: Breaking News)
- New airline service from Senok to boost Sri Lanka tourism industry (Category: Breaking News)
- WTA honours global travel giants (Category: Business)
Thailand-based Centara Hotels and Resorts currently has 55 hotels and resorts in its portfolio, with a mixture of owned and managed properties. In the next five years the company has a target to acquire more than 45 hotel and resort properties with the intention of reaching 100 in 2017. Centara believes its ambitious target to ...
- Centara renames hotels on New Year’s Eve (Category: Business)
- Resort hype! (Category: Business)
- Centara to open two hotels in Sri Lanka in second half of 2012 (Category: Business)
- Centara launches Cense value spa brand at new Khon Kaen hotel (Category: Business)
SriLankan Airlines recently flew a delegation of creative professionals, along with special Sri Lankan made fashion, design and craft exhibits from Colombo to London, to launch the 2012 edition of the Sri Lanka Design Festival (SLDF). London, positioned as a world creative hub, is also a central business point and home to some of the ...
- Next generation of design leaders at REVEAL 2012 (Category: Business)
- IAA and AOD announce foray into advertising (Category: Business)
I must thank the Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management Chairman Chandra Mohotti and the Director General Senaka Wijewardena for inviting me to be the Chief Guest at this graduation ceremony of Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management for 2011. It is a great pleasure for me for four reasons to ...
- Dy Minister Yapa Chief Guest at the Graduation Ceremony (Category: Breaking News)
- Applications called for Short Term Courses in the Hotel Sector. (Category: Breaking News)
- Authentic Sri Lanka Cookery and Culinary Arts to promote Tourism & Hotel Industry (Category: Breaking News)
- Bocuse dOr World Champion Chef Geir Skeie visits Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
The famous explorer Marco Poloandnbsp;of the 12thandnbsp;Century wrote that Sri Lanka is the finest island in the whole world. For centuries it had been a great tourism destination particularly for European travellers. However, the 30 year long internal conflict and terrorism had a negative impact of tourism and the growth of the industry got stagnated.
- 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)
T20 tourney to take up over 7,000 room nights in lean tourism season; bring in over Rs. 130 m revenue for hotels Destination Sri Lanka to get a fillip via global TV coverage The inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL), ready to kick off in two weeks’ time, is expected to give a big boost ...
- Sri Lanka Premier League forges ahead (Category: Business)
- Mahindra SLPL a boost for tourism industry (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka aims to shine via Premier League - Heads turning attraction! (Category: Business)
- SLPL franchises snapped up; Bids worth over $ 30 m received (Category: Business)
Abdul Rahims came in as a Silver Sponsor for the recently-concluded Hotel Show 2012, held at the BMICH. Abdul Rahims has been a leading supplier for the hospitality industry over the years. Here (from left), Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority Chairman Dr. Nalaka Godahewa, Abdul Rahims Managing Director Bary Jaleel and Abdul Rahims Chairman Ruzly ...
- UNP suspends Abdul Cader from Working Committee * For voting with a SL Govt. on Emergency, Budget (Category: Breaking News)
- Bangladesh Army Chief arrives on goodwill visit (Category: Breaking News)
- UNP marred by internal fighting (Category: Breaking News)
- Invaluable opportunity to be non-partisan (Category: Breaking News)
The Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL), aimed at being Sri Lanka’s most prestigious, annually-held, domestic Twenty20 cricket competition and featuring the best and upcoming cricketing talent from Sri Lanka playing alongside national Sri Lankan cricketers as well as some of the world’s biggest Twenty20 cricket stars, has made several new announcements. An introduction to the ...
- SLPL to be played in Colombo, Pallekele (Category: Sports)
- SLPL franchises snapped up; Bids worth over $ 30 m received (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka to boost domestic cricket (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka cricket board assures integrity of SLPL (Category: Breaking News)
Mulls PPP model for new initiative Sri Lanka’s entry into the hydrogen fuel era is to be kicked-off in October. And adoption of PPP model is being mulled. “The forthcoming Hydrogen and Renewable Energy conference in Colombo to be held in October is also the first step in formulating Sri Lanka’s hydrogen road-map. Our second ...
- Galle Fort to get green hydro-powered tuk-tuks (Category: Business)
- Hydrogen powered three wheelers for Galle (Category: Breaking News)
- Mahindra bags Title Sponsorship rights of Sri Lanka Premier League (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Enters Hydrogen Fuel Era (Category: Business)
The Foreign Minister of Pakistan Hina Rabbani Khar will be visiting Sri Lanka from 1st to 3rd August, 2012, at the invitation of Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris. During her three day visit, Hina Rabbani Khar will call on the President of the Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa and will also ...
- Attitude Problem (Category: Business)
- Swedish foreign minister to visit Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Regional Links (Category: Business)
- Govt. continues efforts to release SL crew (Category: Breaking News)
A Memorandum for Co-operation between the Chinese People’s Association for Peace and Disarmament (CPAPD) and the Pathfinder Foundation (PF) was signed yesterday in Colombo. The Memorandum was signed by CPAPD Deputy Secretary General Chen Huaifan and Executive Director Luxman Siriwardena on behalf of the PF. The event was witnessed by Pathfinder Foundation Founder Milinda Moragoda, ...
- Sri Lanka Should Plug Into Asian Supply Chains (Category: Business)
- Pathfinder Foundation announces new initiatives for 2012 (Category: Business)
- Chief of Staff to the President of Indonesia visits Pathfinder Foundation (Category: Breaking News)
- Pathfinder Foundation study on Sri Lankan integration into Indian supply chains (Category: Business)
Zhang Yi Fan and Shen Yao, a Chinese Couple, married at a wedding ceremony held in the Jetwing Light house Hotel at Galle yesterday. The Poruwa ceremony or the formal wedding, in full compliance with Sinhalese customs, took place at the auspicious time, giving an unforgettable experience to the couple and the visitors. This event ...
- Chinese couple weds in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- A collaboration of Indian and Sri Lankan traditions performed through dance (Category: Business)
- Qatari boost for sri lanka (Category: Business)
- Students protest (Category: Business)
Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo excelled in the 21st National Bartender’s Cocktail and Flaring competition held at the BMICH on 15 July. Three talented members of the Cinnamon Lakeside team went through to represent the hotel in the finals. The finalists wowed judges at the Hotel show with Chandika Thilakarathna and Dinusha Vilashani in the Classical category ...
- Highest number of All Island Cocktail Competition qualifiers from Cinnamon Lakeside (Category: Business)
- Cinnamon Lakeside Grabs Highest Number Of Awards At Cocktail Competition Finals (Category: Breaking News)
- Cinnamon Lakeside CSO given bail (Category: Breaking News)
- Overwhelming response to IBM FORUM event hosted in Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
Secretary to the Prime Minister Amarasekera, Secretary to the Ministry of Defence and Urban Development Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, Secretary to the Ministry of Telecommunication and IT Gunasekera, other Ministry Secretaries, ICTA Chairman Professor Epasinghe, FutureGov Asia Managing Director Mohit Sagar, officers and representatives of the sponsors of this conference, Government delegates from our neigh...
- Building resilience in Asia Pacific’s digital society (Category: Business)
- ICT for government reform: Parliamentarians speak up (Category: Business)
- Broadband will represent momentous change: President’s Secy. Weeratunga (Category: Business)
- FutureGov SAARC Summit 2012 begins today (Category: Business)
With the opening dates of terminals in the Colombo South Harbour Project in Sri Lanka and Deep Water Container Port in Pakistan now set as 2013 and 2014 respectively, port development in the South Asian region is about to enter another era. When completed, the new deep sea ports in Karachi and Colombo will have ...
- Sri Lanka needs more base cargo to face future competition (Category: Business)
- Fair winds for Sri Lanka maritime hub (Category: Business)
- Strengthening ties between ports (Category: Business)
- Accelerating growth: catching the wave or missing the bus (Category: Business)
One hundred and twenty golf pros are set to tee off in Sri Lanka next month at the major professional tour – The Standard Chartered Open 2012. The four day tournament which will debut in Sri Lanka and be held from 15 to 18 August at The Royal Colombo Golf Club, is an event sanctioned ...
- PGTI debuts in Sri Lanka with Standard Chartered Open 2012 (Category: Business)
- Standard Chartered Open 2012 – first professional golf tour in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka to host a major international golf tournament in August (Category: Breaking News)
- Big draw for Standard Chartered Open 2012 (Category: Business)
The commemorative stamps and first day cover for the London 2012 Olympic Games were launched at a reception hosted by the British High Commissioner John Rankin on 23 July at Westminster House. Among the guests present were the Minster for Sports Mahindananda Aluthgamage; Minister for Postal Services Jeevan Kumaratunga; National Olympic Committee President Hemasiri Fernando; ...
- Olympic Stamps And First Day Cover Launched At Westminster House (Category: Sports)
- More Americans Using Food Stamps (Category: USA, Georgia)
- Lower Headcount (Category: Business)
- Applicants: Waited Hours, Days, Weeks To Qualify For Food Stamps (Category: USA, Georgia)
Tourism industry official cum professional Dileep Mudadeniya in his personal capacity has released a book on Sri Lanka’s hosting of the International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) in 2010. Titled ‘IIFA: The Other Side,’ the book in Sinhala, Dileep’s first, recaps the efforts which went in to it, the challenges faced and its success, in ...
- IIFA stopped SL visit-Bachchan (Category: Breaking News)
- It was Bachchan's decision, not IIFA (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Paranoid Earthling Live’ returns (Category: Business)
Boosting Sri Lanka’s FDI profile, yet another Japanese conglomerate, Fortune 500’s Sumitomo Corporation, is returning to Sri Lanka, with a new strategy. “We warmly welcome back Sumitomo Corp, which left Sri Lanka in 2009. Our Government is prepared do everything possible to facilitate your prompt re-entry,” said Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen addressing...
- Japanese firm to re-enter Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Japanese Fortune 500 company to re-enter Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Healthy Profile (Category: Business)
British HC commends Sri Lanka for progress made over the years By Cheranka Mendis Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Chairman Susantha Ratnayake yesterday called for a new wave of reforms if the country were to come out of current shocks quickly with the least amount of pain. In his address at the chamber’s 173rd Annual General Meeting, ...
- Finagle introduces Frozen Ready-To-Bake range of bakery products (Category: Business)
- Economic Summit kicks off with wakeup call for Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- US keen to increase trade with Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- “Sri Lanka has great potential to attract Japanese investors” – Japanese Ambassador (Category: Business)
The Graduation Ceremony and Membership Investiture of The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), Sri Lanka Region was held on Friday 20 July at Waters Edge, Battaramulla. University of Moratuwa Senior Professor Civil Engineering, Malik Ranasinghe was the Chief Guest, while CIM UK Director of Education Anita Stubbs graced the occasion as Guest of Honour. CIM ...
- CIM presents Centenary Walk on Saturday (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka - CIM launches Introductory Certificate in Marketing (Category: Education)
- Dushan wins prestigious CIM Top Student Worldwide Award (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Tourism wins CIM award (Category: Breaking News)
Rohan Somawansa, the 2010/2011 past president of Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) was appointed the Vice President of the Asia Marketing Federation (AMF) at the Annual General Meeting, held in Tokyo, among many candidates from other powerful member countries namely Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Philippine, Singapore and Malaysia. Formed in 1991, the Asia ...
- SLIM updates marketing knowledge constantly (Category: Business)
- SLIM equips library with latest marketing publications (Category: Business)
- SLIM students do well at CIM examination (Category: Business)
- Rohan Somawansa Appointed AMF Vice President (Category: Business)
Following is the part one of the Daily FT article featuring the Acuity Stockbrokers Research on Economy and Strategy titled “Lion Leads Frontier” launched last week. Better than the rest General frontier market risks remain pertinent to Sri Lanka Investors in frontier markets are well aware of the risk-return tradeoff intrinsic to these markets. Low ...
- Lion leads frontier markets (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka’s growth world’s fourth best! (Category: Business)
- Sharper slip in Sri Lanka’s rank in global competitiveness (Category: Business)
The International Council of Tourism Partners (ICTP) announced that the Sri Lanka Convention Bureau (SLCB) has become the second destination member from the country. The mission of the Sri Lanka Convention Bureau is to position Sri Lanka internationally as a unique venue for MICE activities, resulting in revenue from MICE tourism that will make a ...
- Choices (Category: Business)
- Prema enters the Hall of Fame at PATWA (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Tourism Brings Campaign To New York City (Category: Breaking News)
- ITB Asia showcases JKCS’ Zhara hospitality industry software (Category: Business)
The luxurious Lighthouse hotel in Galle played host to the first Etisalat Android Forum to be held on Sri Lanka’s Southern Coast. The telco who began the innovative idea of Android Forums last November have since successfully completed six forums up to now, the latest being the first in the Southern Province. The forum titled ...
- Sri Lanka’s business elite assemble for Android Business Forum (Category: Business)
- Etisalat takes Android to the east (Category: Business)
- Second round of Etisalat Android forums praised by veterans and neophytes alike (Category: Business)
- Etisalat plans three more Android Forums after success in the first (Category: Business)
An important feature of the recent Sri Lanka Economic Summit, which both the Guest Speaker Gurcharan Das, Author, Columnist and Management Consultant and Keynote Speaker Dr. Kalpana Kochar, Chief Economist – South Asia of the World Bank, referred to were the opportunities presented to Sri Lanka by the ongoing process of globalisation and particularly the ...
- Achieving economic goals amidst global challenges (Category: Business)
- Signs of an economic doomsday… is there a way out? (Category: Business)
- Positioning Sri Lanka in the global economy (Category: Business)
- Development-led globalisation (Category: Business)
The EU Switch Asia Program – Greening Sri Lanka Hotels Project held a reception recently at the Park Street Mews, for senior tourism professionals and other associates. Short presentations were made by representatives from Kuoni, Travel Foundation and Travel Life, all from UK and by Switch Asia Program – Greening Sri Lanka Hotels Project, and ...
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