Sri Lanka Aitken Spence proposes city hotel on state land: minister
Oct 25, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s listed Aitken Spence group has proposed to build a luxury city hotel on excess land owned by a state-run firm in …
Tourism
Sri Lanka picks up Asian nominations in World Travel Awards
Oct 18, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s has been nominated under few regional categories for Asia region in the World Travel Awards, but lost to countries …
Sri Lanka land delays seen holding up hotel projects
Oct 18, 2010 (LBO) – Delays in getting land are holding up new hotel projects in Sri Lanka which needs more rooms for an anticipated boom in arrivals …
Sri Lanka tourism industry should focus on niche: officials
Oct 12, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s tourism future lies in focusing on niche products and not in the mass market, given its small size and excess …
Sri Lanka Jetwing plans hotel in former Jaffna war zone
Oct 11, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Jetwing group plans to build a hotel in the northern Jaffna peninsula, part of the former war zone which is …
Sri Lanka tourist arrivals up 24.6-pct in Sept 2010
Oct 08, 2010 (LBO) – Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka rose 24.6 percent to 47,339 people in September 2010 from a year ago, driven by sharp increases from …
Sri Lanka tourist boom may need imported labour
Oct 05, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s tourist industry is considering the possibility of importing labour, possibly from India, as a last resort to meet …
Sri Lanka Aitken Spence in resort deal with Six Senses
Sept 30, 2010 (LBO) – Six Senses Resorts & Spas is to set up their first property in Sri Lanka in a joint venture with Aitken Spence conglomerate …
Sri Lanka hotel share, warrants issue approved
Sept 29, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stock exchange has approved the issue of new shares and attached warrants by Hotel Reefcomber to raise cash to …
Sri Lanka Taj airport hotel expanding, rebranded
Sept 24, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Taj Airport Garden Hotel, a 130 room hotel will be expanded with 100 more rooms and rebranded under the …
Sri Lanka gets more attention from India’s Taj hotels
Sept 24, 2010 (LBO) – India’s Taj group is looking for opportunities in Sri Lanka’s war-torn eastern coast and a city hotel it controls will …
Sri Lanka airport transit facilities boosted: state airline
Sept 20, 2010 (LBO) – Facilities for transit passengers in Sri Lanka’s international airport at Katunayake has been boosted with a 24-room hotel, …
Sri Lanka tourist arrivals up 35-pct in August
Setp 13, 2010 (LBO) – Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka was up 35.7 percent to 55,898 in August led by Indians and Britons, with visitors during the first …
Sri Lanka to get weekly tourist flights from Brussels
Sept 09, 2010 (LBO) – Weekly charter flights are to be launched between Brussels and Sri Lanka bringing Belgian and other European tourists from October …
Sri Lanka botanical gardens see explosion of visitors after war
Sept 09, 2010 (LBO) – A botanical garden in Sri Lanka’s central province has seen a steep increase in foreign and local visitors following the end …
Sri Lanka resort operators in Maldives seen facing more competition
Sept 06, 2010 (LBO) – Tourists arrivals to the Maldives, where two Sri Lankan conglomerates own or operate resorts, are recovering from recession but …
Asia leads world tourism recovery in 2010: UN
MADRID, September 3, 2010 (AFP) – World tourism rebounded strongly this year from the global financial crisis, led by Asia and the Middle East, the …
Sri Lanka Renuka Holdings mulls hotels ventures
Sept 02, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Renuka Holdings is considering developing property is owns in the north and east as tourist resorts and is in …
Sri Lanka holds withdrawal of on-arrival visa
August 28, 2010 (AFP) – Sri Lanka on Saturday suspended plans to scrap on-arrival visas for most nationals, including visitors from the US, Europe, …
Sri Lanka hotel group exits loss-making Maldives resort
Aug 27, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s John Keells Holdings (JKH) group said it had exited from an island further away from the capital of the Indian …