Sri Lanka eyes international events to attract tourists: Tourism Chairman
Dec 03, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Tourism is currently looking at international level entertainment and sports events to attract more tourists to the island …
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Sri Lanka aims for high end tourists under Megapolis plan
Dec 02, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will streamline its tourist industry and move towards attracting high end visitors through the Megapolis and Western Province …
Ceylon Hotels Corp to construct a 50-room hotel in Maldives for USD27.7mn
Nov 16, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Hotel Corporation said that it plans to construct a 50-room hotel in Maldives with an investment of 27. buy …
Tourism: Sri Lanka’s arrivals up 8.8-pct in Oct
Nov 04, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s tourist arrivals rose 8.8 percent to 132,280 in October 2015 from an year earlier with continued growth in the …
Technology changing the face of travel bookings, Sri Lanka should be more concerned
Oct 7, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka tourism sector needs to look into travel booking platforms using internet and mobile technology to attract more visitors to …
Tourist arrivals up 36-pct driven by arrivals from India and China
Oct 04, 2015 (LBO) Sri Lanka’s tourist arrivals rose to 143,374 visitors, up 35.9 percent in September 2015 from a year ago, a statement said. Arrivals for …
Budget & luxury dominate hotel prices, mid priced hotels asked to reevaluate: tourism analyst
Oct 02, 2015 (LBO) – Budget and luxury hotels dominate the hotel prices in the world market while mid prized hotels are being squeezed out, an analyst said. …
Renuka City Hotel re-branded after Rs300mn revamp
Sep 30, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s leisure sector player Renuka City Hotel on Tuesday unveiled its new corporate logo which completes its 300 million rupees …
US, next possible big source market for Sri Lanka Tourism– Analyst
Sep 29, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka should attract more US tourists, making use of the geographical position of the island near to India, in which the US is the …
Sri Lanka’s tourism should integrate economy to drive growth: Hotelier
Sep 28, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s tourism industry which is booming post-conflict should ideally integrate the economy in to the sector to drive sustainable …
Investor: Future bright for Sri Lanka if policies are consistent, says intl hotel developer
Sept 24, 2015 (LBO) – With more stability in Sri Lanka, investors are keen to make long-term commitments, but their one ask is that policies are clear …
Sri Lanka eyes conference travellers, India is a key market: official
Sep 22, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka plans to attract more business visitors through promoting the country as a destination for conferences and business meetings, …
Sri Lanka Aug tourist arrivals up 18.7 pct, China and India drive growth
Sep 04, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s tourist arrivals rose 18.7 percent to 166,610 in August 2015 from a year earlier, driven by China and India, data from the …
Sri Lanka to tap China’s growing religious tourism market
Sep 4, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka tourism promotion bureau said that it plans to tap China’s growing religious tourists as almost 85 percent of the people in …
Sri Lanka foreigners to pluck more tea for Guinness Record
Aug 25, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will aim for a Guinness Record this week by having 3,000 kilograms of tea plucked with the help of 200 foreigners before …
Sri Lanka’s Browns & Co plans tourism industry expansion
Aug 20, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s household goods retailer Brown & Company wants to build two hotels in Maldives and expand from its current 308 …
Aitken Spence updates plans for tourism sector
Aug 11, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s diversified conglomerate Aitken Spence recently disclosed their future plans with regard to one of their core segments, …
China tops tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka in July
Aug 05, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s tourist arrivals rose 31 percent from a year earlier to 175,804 in July 2015 with China becoming the top …
Sri Lanka’s tourism industry driven by informal arrivals, online bookings
July 27, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s tourism industry is seeing a new trend where the informal arrivals are overtaking the formal arrivals, the tourism chief …
Sri Lanka’s 2.5mn tourist arrivals target by 2016 not likely: Report
July 22, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will not be able to lure 2.5 million tourists by 2016 as claimed by the previous government, a recent industry report …