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World Tourism Day 2011 focuses on empowering youthThis year’s World Tourism Day will be celebrated under the theme of ‘Tourism – Linking Cultures’ set by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation. The main focus of this year’s theme is to foster awareness among the international community of the value of tourism and its cultural impact ...
- Mount Lavinia Hotel celebrates World Tourism Day (Category: Business)
- Let’s promote ‘hospitality’ as preferred choice of career for youth (Category: Business)
- Celebrating World Tourism Day by linking global cultures (Category: Business)
the ground arrangements. The co-sponsors are Connaissance – Moscow, the Sri Lanka Tourism Pro...
- Expert body to reform the law (Category: South Australia)
- Desal firms in $9m suit strife (Category: South Australia)
- Matara MC Opp. leader leaves meeting in protest (Category: Breaking News)
- First poppy flower (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)
Despite crises in most world markets, the Government yesterday remained upbeat on prospects for Sri Lanka’s exports which have grown by 35% so far to reach $ 5 billion giving optimism that end 2011 figure would top $ 10 billion. “On the back of 21% growth in exports in 2010, current year’s exports have grown ...
- Sri Lanka’s future prosperity depends on a vibrant export sector’ – Minister Rishad (Category: Business)
- Seeing business sense (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka asks exporters to push product quality (Category: Business)
- Buoyed by JEC and Expo ‘12, Bangladesh pushes for more trade with Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
Govt. officially launches development strategy 2011-2016 sticking to the same target of 2.5 m tourists by 2016 as announced way back in January 2010 via Mahinda Chinthanaya Extended Vision Spells out plans for 2011 and details Visit Sri Lanka 2011 initiatives after eight months have passed and in 5 year master plan Strategy document of ...
- Marketing an emerging tourism destination in Asia (Category: Business)
- Targets on course says Tourism Chief (Category: Business)
- Nalaka Godahewa tosses three tourism hats (Category: Business)
- Tourism triumph! - Ends 2011 with record 855,975 arrivals (Category: Business)
By Cheranka Mendis Sri Lanka’s wildlife parks bring in collective revenue of approximate Rs.300 million a year which is hoped to increase within the next few years riding on the increasing tourist arrivals to the country. Sri Lanka’s tourism industry which showcased a steady climb this year, registering a 36% growth within the first seven ...
- Elephant Problem (Category: Business)
- Jungle Lair (Category: Business)
- Nature Resorts (Category: Business)
- Rs. 200,000 from US Ambassador’s Ball to Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Society (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)
The ‘Lanka Challenge 2011’ trishaw race started off in grand style on Saturday 20 August 2011 at 8:30 a.m. from the premises of Tangerine Tree Hotel, Minuwangoda. The competitors kicked off to a solid start, with the official flag-off given by the Acting Director General of Sri Lanka
- Mongoose Adventures local sponsor for Lanka Challenge 2012 (Category: Business)
- Innovative tourism students in spotlight at PATA Social Entrepreneur Challenge (Category: Business)
- Warm welcome for record-breaking 800,000th tourist arrival in 2011 (Category: Business)
Lanka Challenge 2011: The 12-day rickshaw challenge continues; adds east coast territoryAfter officially captivating the world in 2009 and 2010 through the first and second editions of the Lanka Challenge, Large Minority in partnership with the Sri Lanka Tourism plans to continue their meaningful
- ‘Lanka Challenge 2011’ trishaw race starts off in grand style (Category: Business)
- ‘Lanka Challenge 2011’ off to a grand start (Category: Business)
- Four best NSCA teams for 2011 meet for Namal Rajapaksa Challenge Trophy (Category: Business)
Being a brand with a vision to be positioned as the ultimate hospitality trademark in Sri Lanka, Citrus Leisure PLC has, within a very short period of time, become a powerhouse in the leisure industry with still more ambitious plans to build and manage a chain of distinctive resorts – a chain benchmarked against the ...
- Construction of 150-room Citrus Leisure Waskaduwa begins (Category: Business)
- Citrus Leisure begins 600 room footprint from Hikkaduwa (Category: Business)
- Citrus Aqua offers exciting professional water based recreational activities in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Citrus Leisure appoints two new Directors to Board (Category: Business)
World famous Marketing Guru Prof. Philip Kotler arrives in Sri Lanka on a visit. Prof. Kotler arrived at the Katunayake International Airport this morning. His visit is organized by the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing. Chairman of the Sri Lanka Tourism Dr. Nalaka Godahewa accorded a warm welcome
- Marketing guru Prof. Kotler arrives in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Asian Marketing Guru becomes Honorary Fellow of SLIM while Japan takes on AMF Presidency (Category: Breaking News)
- So Lovely - Sigiriya visit inspires Marketing Guru (Category: Breaking News)
- International marketing expert says infrastructure development will help economic advancement in... (Category: Breaking News)
A special programme has been formulated to attract foreign tourists in parallel to the 2600th Sambuddhatva Jayanthiya. Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena made this reference addressing a media briefing in Colombo. The Minister said Sri Lanka Tourism expects many religious tourists to Sri Lanka
- Eastern Eye (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka seeks more Saudi tourists (Category: Breaking News)
- Room Demand (Category: Business)
- Beyond Beach (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka Tourism has tied up with Singapore Airlines to get its support to promote Sri Lanka in a number of Asian countries and also in Australia. The one-year MOU took effect from April this year. It will see both parties jointly funding tourism promotion activities
“What hurts me is that the panel has failed to recognize the immense steps the government has taken to bring peace and reconciliation, matched with development, to the north and north-east of the country that not too long ago was controlled with an armed fist by the LTTE states Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.Within the first 12 months of the war ending we even re-settled over 350,00 displac...
- As Sri Lanka General Silva At UN Peacekeeping Signing, War Crimes Questions (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka rights panel hands report to UN chief (Category: Breaking News)
- Arrival of Moons panel to SL unsure visit floundering (Category: Breaking News)
- Ban calls for accountability (Category: Breaking News)
A team of tourism officials headed by Sri Lanka Tourism Promotions Bureau (SLTPB) Acting Managing Director Malraj Kiriella welcomed the 250,000th tourist at the Bandaranaike International Airport yesterday. The guest Ronke Noordhuis a Dutch national, accompanied by his wife Inge and three sons
Sri Lanka Tourism has lined up a series of attractive programs and activities to provide information on future plans and promotions on Sri Lankan products, services as well as hotel, tourism and recreational facilities for domestic and international tourists attending the "Deyata Kirula" national
Sri Lanka Tourism Promotions Bureau, organized a special ceremony at the Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake to welcome the first tourists coming in 2011.
2011 is Tourism Year. The first group to arrive in the island today was accorded a warm welcome. Many plans have been prepared under the theme “Commemorating the 2011 Tourism Year”. 2011 was declared Tourism year under the guidance of the President for the progress of the Tourism industry. The main target of the promotion ...
- Travel Trade (Category: Business)
- Tourism's SOS for lifeline (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Highest number of tourist arrivals in Dec. 2011 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Tourism Wild poster wins top UNWTO award (Category: Breaking News)
Marking a remarkable historical moment, Sri Lanka Tourism celebrated the targeted 600,000 tourist arrivals on Friday.Tourism officials headed by Sri Lanka Tourism Chairman Dr. Nalaka Godahewa welcomed the guest at the Bandaranaike International Airport when he touched down.
A high level delegation from Sri Lanka Tourism is currently attending the World Tourism Conference in Kota-Kinabalu in Malaysia. Deputy Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena met the World Tourism Organisation Secretary General Dr. Taleb Rifai during the conference. They discussed avenues to develop
- Dy Minister Lakshman Yapa attends World Tourism Conference in Malaysia (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to host UNWTO meetings (Category: Breaking News)
- Helping Hand (Category: Business)
- International Tourism Conference inaugurated in Sri Lanka capital (Category: Breaking News)
This reporter, on a bus ride from from Kollupitiya, en route to an assignment at the World Trade Centre (WTC) on Monday, saw soldiers, stationed on the seaside of Galle Road, with their guns pointing towards the roads and buildings, including at some hotels that way. I don’t know whether a similar scene was enacted ...
- Police probe possible mechanical issues in TTC crash (Category: Canada, Ontario)
- TTC driver charged over crash with vehicles, coffee shop (Category: Canada, Ontario)
- GoSun Flow and Brew at CES 2021 purify water and make coffee using only solar power - CNET (Category: Technology)
- GoSun Flow and Brew at CES 2021 purify water and make coffee using only solar power - CNET (Category: Technology)
By Srilal Miththapala Just over a year ago, I penned an article entitled “Sri Lanka Tourism — Quo Vadis” where I raised the issues and challenges Sri Lanka was facing in developing its tourism industry. Of course, that was during the latter stages of the war, and now after the ending of the war, there ...
- How tourism yield can be suitably incorporated into the sustainability paradigm (Category: Business)
- Warm welcome for record-breaking 800,000th tourist arrival in 2011 (Category: Business)
- Tourism: Fast growth or slow burn? (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka Tourism (S.L.T.) plans to market its annual spice festival overseas, an official told reporters on Friday. The war may probably have had been a constraining factor in the past to market the same abroad, S.L.T. Director Upali de Silva said. This festival, sponsored by HSBC, will be held
- Atlanta Festivals Go Green (Category: USA, Georgia)
- State Vesak Festival at Mahiyangana (Category: Breaking News)
- Longest night at the movies (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Crush to ease at Taste (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
Besides a staggering Rs 222.3 million (US $ 1,950,000), the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) agreed to provide a host of other concessions including more than 2,600 free rooms and Customs waivers for the Indian International Film Awards (IIFA)...
- China hands over 385 road building vehicles as part of US$ 115 m loan (Category: Business)
- Janashakthi embraces motorcyclists with unmatched benefits (Category: Business)
- Train service for IIFA visitors (Category: Breaking News)
- Expo 2012: A huge success for Sri Lanka Tourism (Category: Business)
Indian Stars and Sri Lankan Cricketers team up for former child soldiers
- T.M. Dilshan Appointed as National Captain (Category: Sports)
- Press Release – SLPL Local Players Offer Letters (Category: Sports)
- Appointment of Media Manager for WCS (Category: Sports)
By Cassandra Mascarenhas Preparations for the 11th International Indian Film Academy Awards that are to be held in Colombo just next week are going full steam ahead despite all the issues it has faced so far. Protests and picketing by a large number of the Indian Tamil community in India, several celebrities refusing to attend the [...]
- IIFA Extravaganza culminates with the Awards ceremony (Category: Breaking News)
- IIFA Awards, the grand finale of the 3-day extravaganza in progress (Category: Breaking News)
- Winning Track (Category: Business)
- 3 Idiots' bags 14 nominations in IIFA (Category: Breaking News)
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