Category: Tourism
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 tourism though economically viable products, an hotelier said. “In all our efforts we should strive to integrate the economy to the industry, so that we have authentic, sustainable tourism products […]
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 and remain consistent, Goulam Amarsy, an international hotel developer said. Amarsy appreciated the potential of the island during his first visit to Sri Lanka in August. Now he […]
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, an official said.“We are no longer in a numbers game,” Vipula Wanigasekera, chief executive of Sri Lanka Convention Bureau said at a forum held Monday.“Future tourist has been identified as […]
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 state tourism promotion office showed. In the eight months of 2015 arrivals were up 17.1 percent to 1,172,465. Indian arrivals increased 27.9 percent to 151,427 while […]
‘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 China hold some religious belief or practice some kind of religion according to Chinese spiritual life survey conducted in 2012 by the Beijing-based Horizon Research Consultancy Group. […]
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 serving 35,000 cups of tea at the Esala Perahera procession, tourism promotion office said.The event at Pedro Estate in the Central Province hill country of Nuwara […]
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 operational rooms to approximately 1,000 in the near future, the company said. “As the tourism industry continues to grow rapidly, Browns will partner by contributing approximately 1,000 rooms in […]
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, the tourism sector.Aitken Spence has several large resort construction projects taking place in Negombo, Kalutara and Ahungalla that are expected to add around 750 rooms to the sector. Aitken Spence Deputy […]
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 generating market, data from the state tourism promotion office showed. Chinese arrivals rose 65.5 perecnt to 25,120 from a year earlier, while the total in the seven months to […]
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 said. Rohantha Athukorala, the chairman of the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotions Bureau, giving the example of German arrivals to Sri Lanka, said 5,650 arrivals had been registered but data […]
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 said. “Achieving 2.5 million tourists by 2016 is not a pragmatic goal,” Bartleet Religare Securities (BRS) said in a report.“For the country to reach 2.5 million visitors […]
Sri Lanka lacks effective grading system for tourist accomodation
July 21, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s tourism industry needs a standardized grading system for tourist accomodation, which indicates the minimum requirements of service standards, a recent industry reportays. “The industry needs a standardized grading system that spells out the minimum requirement of service standards to ensure safety and comfort of the establishments and guests,” […]