Sri Lanka Tourism aggressively promote Disney’s “Monkey Kingdom” in China
July 10, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Tourism said that it will aggressively promote Sri Lanka in the Chinese market by launching Disney’s epic “Monkey …
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Kerala government to start a tourism campaign in Sri Lanka
July 08, 2015 (LBO) – Kerala tourism department is to start an aggressive ‘Visit Kerala’ campaign in Sri Lanka, Kerala state tourism minister has said. …
Sri Lanka Tourist arrivals up 12 pct- in June 2015
July 6, 2015, (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s tourist arrivals rose 11.9 percent to 115,467 in June 2015 from a year earlier, driven by India and China, data from the …
Sri Lanka’s hotel sector challenged due to increase of graded room supply: Hayleys
June 23, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Hayleys, a hotel operator says the hotel sector is challenged due to increase of graded room supply as several new …
Sri Lanka Tourism – Air India tap into Trade Tourism
June 18, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s tourism promotion bureau and Air India signed a joint promotion to target the top end of Delhi outbound traveler into Sri …
Sri Lanka Tourism – Korean Air to promote South Korean market to double the visitors
June 15, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka tourism promotion bureau joined hands with Korea Airlines to promote tourism to the South Korean market in order to double …
Tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka up 26-pct in May 2015
Jun 06, 2015 (LBO) – Tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka increased 26 percent from a year earlier to 113,529 in May 2015, with growth in seen in the Chinese …
John Keells Hotels says social media and online marketing will boost brand presence
June 5, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s John Keells Hotels, a leading hotel operator with a portfolio of 11 hotels and 1,336 rooms in Sri Lanka and Maldives says …
Sri Lanka to provide air facilities to concur Asian tourist arrivals: Minister
Jun 01, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka increase tourist arrivals from the Asia – Pacific region through bi-lateral aviation agreements, a Minister said. “There …
Sri Lanka to host international marine life conference in 2016
May 29, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will host the second International conference on marine mammals in the Indian ocean to help promote and encourage conservation …
Maldivian hotel operator to build a water villa in North West Coast, Sri Lanka
May 27, 2015 (LBO) – A Maldivian Hotel operator, Sun Siyam said that it plans to develop an overwater villa resort in Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka as the hotel plans …
Sri Lanka to have “open sky” policy to boost tourist arrivals : Ravi K
May 25, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s new rulers say that the Indian Ocean Island will open skies as a way forward policy to improve tourist arrivals. …
Disney film “Monkey Kingdom” filmed in Sri Lanka crosses US$14.3mn ticket sales
May 18, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka tourism promotion office says, the Island is expecting a US tourism boom following the recently produced Disney documentary …
Sri Lanka tourist arrivals up 8.5-pct in April 2015; India top gainer
May 08, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s tourist arrivals rose 8.5 percent to 122,217 in April 2015, from a year earlier driven by growth in the Indian and …
Sri Lanka’s tourism sector profits should trickle down to people: Minister
Apr 24, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Tourism Minister told LBO that the profits from Island’s tourism sector should go to the hands of the common people. …
Sri Lanka to pitch foreign cruise liners to expand cruise tourism: Tourism Promotion
Apr 22,2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s tourism promotion bureau said that it plans to attract more international cruise liners in order to expand …
Sri Lanka’s open air zoo opens doors to public; entrance free from today to 01 May
Apr 17, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s public will be given the opportunity of visiting its first open air zoo, adjoining the Elephant Orphanage in Pinnawala …
Sri Lanka’s first open air zoo,costs Rs862mn, sets to open in April 2015: 17 years to complete the construction
Apr 15, 2015 (LBO) –Sri Lanka’s first open air national zoological garden adjacent to the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage is ready to open on Friday, April …
Sri Lanka’s Tourism Minister anoints elephants at Pinnawala orphanage
Apr 15, 2015 (LBO) –Sri Lanka’s Tourism Minister, Navin Dissanayake anointed about one hundred elephants at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, which is …
Sri Lanka targets US tourists through “Monkey Kingdom” Disney movie
Apr 08, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka tourism promotion office says that the country is set to receive a massive boost from in its seventh key market USA with the …