Category: Tourism

Tour packages to Sri Lanka combining holidaying and aid work hasn’t ruffled many feathers, with tourism officials saying it can pay in the longer term.Tour packages to Sri Lanka combining holidaying and aid work hasn’t ruffled many feathers, with tourism officials saying it can pay in the longer term. New Zealand tour operator World Discovery […]

One of the hardest hit sectors that are bouncing back strongly is the tourism sector. One of the hardest hit sectors that are bouncing back strongly is the tourism sector. Many of the hotels that suffered minor damage are getting ready to take in tourists. Hotels elsewhere are also pushing hard to keep up. The […]

France, Germany and Britain will lift its travel warnings on Sri Lanka by the end of this month, as the country tries to persuade travellers that it’s safe to come back.France, Germany and Britain will lift its travel warnings on Sri Lanka by the end of this month, as the country tries to persuade travellers […]

Eight days after panic evacuation of tourists from Sri Lanka, travel agents and tour operators are cautiously looking at the possibility of re-selling the island.Eight days after panic evacuation of tourists from Sri Lanka, travel agents and tour operators are cautiously looking at the possibility of re-selling the island. “Two large tour operators, from the […]

Sri Lanka Tourist Board vowed to make a quick and painless recovery from the devastating tsunami wave damage to one third of the country’s hotel rooms.Sri Lanka Tourist Board vowed to make a quick and painless recovery from the devastating tsunami wave damage to one third of the country’s hotel rooms. Tourism is Sri Lanka’s […]

Eleven hotels resumed operations in the South after Sunday’s tidal wave caused widespread destruction along the coast and a death toll touching 25,000. Location Hotels in Operation Hotels out of  Operation Bent

Sri Lankan tourism authorities ask foreign tourists to stay away for the next few weeks, as the tsunami hit island grapples with evacuation needs in-house and from the Maldives.Sri Lankan tourism authorities ask foreign tourists to stay away for the next few weeks, as the tsunami hit island grapples with evacuation needs in-house and from […]

Converting hotel halls and clubs into makeshift shelters, the Tourism Ministry has got together some 200 beds in city hotels to house tourists stranded after the weekend disaster.Converting hotel halls and clubs into makeshift shelters, the Tourism Ministry has got together some 200 beds in city hotels to house tourists stranded after the weekend disaster. […]

It’s the day of death in the Paradise isle on Monday with the body count of locals and foreigners rising as the seawaters subsided following tidal wave that has taken over 5,000 lives and displaced over a million people in Sri Lanka.It’s the day of death in the Paradise isle on Monday with the body […]

A British tourist died when this Indian Ocean paradise of the Maldives was hit by unprecedented tidal waves that flooded two thirds of the capital island and shut the airport, officials said.A British tourist died when this Indian Ocean paradise of the Maldives was hit by unprecedented tidal waves that flooded two thirds of the […]

Sri Lanka’s tourism authorities send rescue vehicles to the Southern parts of the island, to transport tourists from tidal wave zones to safety in Colombo.Sri Lanka’s tourism authorities send rescue vehicles to the Southern parts of the island, to transport tourists from tidal wave zones to safety in Colombo. “We sent 20 vehicles to the […]

The world’s most powerful earthquake in 40 years triggered massive tidal waves that slammed into villages and seaside resorts across Asia on Sunday, killing more than 3,300 people in five countries.The world’s most powerful earthquake in 40 years triggered massive tidal waves that slammed into villages and seaside resorts across Asia on Sunday, killing more […]