Sri Lanka tourist arrivals up 18.5-pct in May
June 13, 2008 (LBO) – Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka rose a steep 18.5 percent in May against a sharp fall last year but cumulative figures were little …
June 13, 2008 (LBO) – Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka rose a steep 18.5 percent in May against a sharp fall last year but cumulative figures were little …
June 09, 2008 (LBO) – The new owners of Sri Lanka's Continental Hotel have taken board control and sought approval from tourism authorities to sell rooms …
June 05, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is hosting a workshop and familiarization tour for more than 100 German travel agents in a bid to lure more visitors, the …
June 04, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's tourist promotion office had given a million rupees to re-build an old tourist hotel that was damaged in a Tamil Tiger …
May 28, 2008 (AFP) - The Indian Ocean island of the Maldives plans to open 11 new islands to foreign investors to develop upmarket tourist resorts, an official …
May 23, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's April tourist arrivals dropped ten percent to 29,747 compared to the same period last year, despite a surge in visitors …
May 23, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Hilton hotel has won the regional and global Hilton brand awards for 2007, beating some 500 hotels across the world, a …
May 20, 2008 (LBO) – The tourism industry in southern Sri Lanka, badly hit by recent unrest, is fighting back by highlighting its best attractions and …
LONDON, April 26, 2008 (AFP) - Three people were bitten by a rabies-infected puppy dog in British quarantine, a Health Protection Agency (HPA) spokeswoman said …
April 08, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Confifi Group says two of its three beach resorts on the west coast have done well in the last winter season despite …
April 01, 2008 (LBO) – A growing demand for community-based tourism services from global travelers is creating new opportunities to boost incomes of …
Mar 27, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's tourism industry has the capacity to bounce back, officials who returned from a travel fair in Germany after spreading …
Mar 26, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's southern coastal city to Hambantota has launched a new drive to draw more visitors in, with the area already acquiring a …
March 25, 2008 (LBO) – Foreign visitors to Sri Lanka fell 5.8 percent in February with a steep fall of Indian tourists and UK generating most visitors to …
March 22, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is launching whale and dolphin watching tours in the island's Western and Southern waters in an effort to exploit a …
Feb 22, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Aitken Spence Hotels is on track to control around 1,400 rooms in India within two years, making them overtake domestic …
Feb 20, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka received 56,916 tourists in January, around the same level as last year with a sharp increase in visitors from Russia …
Feb 16, 2008 (LBO) – An insect with large multifaceted eyes and two pairs of transparent wings on an extended body is luring tourists to Sri Lanka and …
Feb 13, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's tourism industry is targeting Middle Eastern visitors by tying up with Al-Jazeera TV to make up for dwindling numbers from …
Feb 12, 2008 (LBO) – Aitken Spence Hotels has boosted net profits by 78 percent in the December quarter and slashed its Sri Lanka losses in the first …