Sri Lanka eyed by Four Seasons: minister
July 21, 2011 (LBO) – Canada-based Four Seasons leisure group is in discussions to set up a resort in Sri Lanka following the end of a 30-year, deputy …
Tourism
Sri Lanka tourist arrivals up 20-pct in June: data
July 13, 2011 (LBO) – Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka rose 19.9 percent in June to 53,636 with the Middle East and Asia driving growth and Western Europe …
Sri Lanka to build new ‘tourist city’ north of capital
July 7, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will build a new ‘tourist city’ in the Western coastal city of Katana north of the capital Colombo, which may …
Sri Lank, India ferry opens new route for people, vehicles
July 06, 2011 (LBO) – A new ferry service between India and Sri Lanka offers a cheaper alternative to airlines for tourists, traders and pilgrims and …
Sri Lanka Shangri La hotel designs being wrapped up: official
July 5, 2011 (LBO) – Hong Kong based Shangri La group’s two hotels in Sri Lanka which are now in the final design stage will cost as much 630 …
Sri Lanka lifts travel curbs on foreigners to north
July 5, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has lifted travel curbs on foreigners to the north of the island where a 30-year war ended in 2009, and foreign passport …
Sri Lanka to turn war-time fort into tourist attraction
July 04, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka plans to convert a colonial-era fort in the north that was also fought over during the recent ethnic war into a tourist …
Sri Lanka diplomats to plug tourism
July 3, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s diplomats will promote the country abroad in the future and the state tourism promotion office will gradually …
Sri Lanka seeks developers for prime property
June 30, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is searching for a buyer for a block of prime beach front land adjacent to two that are slated to be among the largest …
Sri Lanka to permit hotels in wildlife buffer zones
June 30, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will permit eco-friendly hotels in buffer zones adjacent to nature reserves to cater to increased local and international …
Sri Lanka to cancel deals of promoters who delay in Eastern resorts
June 29, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka may cancel deals of four investors who were given state land to build hotels in Pasikudah in the Eastern coast of the …
Sri Lanka’s Jetwing plans Rs5bn equity raising: report
June 27, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Jetwing Leisure group plans a raise 5.0 billion rupees for expansion through a private placement and an initial …
Sri Lanka plans tourist park with errant crocodiles: report
June 26, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is planning a crocodile park in Muturajawela in the Gampaha district with errant crocodiles in the Gampaha district which …
Sri Lanka’s Jetwing leisure group plans new resorts in East, centre
June 25, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s privately held Jetwing leisure group, is planning new project in the central and war-torn eastern areas of the …
Sri Lanka Aitken Spence plans eastern resort
June 18, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Aitken Spence group, which runs resorts in Maldives, India and Oman is in talks with two international chains to …
Sri Lanka Lighthouse in Rs300mn expansion
June 15, 2011 (LBO) – Listed Lighthouse Hotel, a unit of Sri Lanka’s Jetwing leisure group, is planning a 300 million rupee expansion and upgrade …
Sri Lanka tourist arrivals up 39-pct in May
June 10, 2011 (LBO) – Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka rose 39 percent to 48,000 in May 2011 from a year earlier, led by increases in visitors from India …
Sri Lanka resort planned by Banyan Tree, drops management deal
June 06, 2011 (LBO) – Singapore-based Banyan Tree Holdings said it was ending the management of a third party property in Sri Lanka but would develop its …
Sri Lanka Aitken Spence net up 20-pct in March
May 31, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Aitken Spence group, which has interests in tourism, shipping, power and plantations said profits rose 20.7 …
Sri Lanka Hunas Falls hotel to increase rooms, push eco-image
May 31, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Hunas Hotel, located in the central hill district of Kandy will expand rooms and ride on its eco-friendly image …