Category: Tourism
Best countries for travel & remote working in 2022: Sri Lanka ranks 2nd in Asia-Pacific
As more people embrace flexible working environments and set their sights on their next ‘workation’ (AKA, a vacation that blends leisure and remote working), KAYAK, the world’s leading travel search engine, reveals the best countries in the world to work remotely from, with Portugal topping the list. Sri Lanka landed in an impressive 2nd place […]
Tribute: Senior Corporate Personality Sega Nagendra (1939-2022)
March 1, 2022 (LBO) – They don’t make them like they used to anymore. Senior corporate personality Sega Nagendra passed away suddenly on 28th of February 2022. Sega Nagendra was a fixture on the Sri Lankan corporate circuit. Everyone seemed to know him, and there was always positivity when his name was mentioned.My interactions span […]
Aitken Spence Travels facilitates first Charter Flight from Uzbekistan
Aitken Spence Travels, the leading DMC in Sri Lanka together with their Uzbekistan agent Asia Luxe welcomed the country’s first charter flight from Uzbekistan on Wednesday 9th February 2022. There will be a weekly flight operating every Wednesday until the end of March 2022. The charter airline operation is partnered with this leading tour operator of Uzbekistan […]
Q3 performance at JKH Group sees turnaround in Leisure business
Summarised below are the key operational and financial highlights of our performance during the quarter under review: • Group EBITDA recorded a significant increase of 126 per cent to Rs.9.53 billion during the quarter under review against the comparative period [2020/21 Q3: Rs.4.21 billion]. • The Group’s businesses recorded strong growth in profitability compared to […]
Hotel service providers should accept payments from persons resident outside SL in forex: CBSL
The Monetary Board of the Central Bank issued Rules making it mandatory for hotel service providers to accept payments from persons resident outside Sri Lanka, only in foreign exchange. These Rules are published in the Gazette Extraordinary No 2263/41 dated 21 January 2022. With the issuance of the Rules, hotel service providers registered with and […]
Aitken Spence Travels welcomes its first familiarization group from France
Aitken Spence Travels, in collaboration with SriLankan Airlines and TUI France, recently hosted a group of top travel agents on a familiarization visit to Sri Lanka with the commencement of direct flights to Paris, France. The direct flight option that is now available, is a welcoming move for French tourists who loves Sri Lanka as […]
“JKH Group Q2 EBITDA records growth of 93-Pct; significant turnaround in Leisure sector business
Summarised below are the key operational and financial highlights of our performance during the quarter under review: • Group EBITDA recorded a significant improvement to Rs.6.41 billion during the quarter under review, which is a 93 per cent increase against the comparative period [2020/21 Q2: Rs.3.32 billion]. • The Group’s businesses, except for Consumer Foods […]
SL welcomes French FDI in development project tourism and hospitality sectors
State Minister of Regional Cooperation Tharaka Balasuriya, Chairman BOI Sanjaya Mohottala, had several high-level discussions in Paris, France from 05-11 October 2021. These bilateral meetings were organized in Paris with leading private sector companies, finance institutions and government agencies, with the BOI Chairman joining a delegation that comprised State Minister of Regional Cooperation Tharaka Balasuriya, […]
“Our Goal is one million Chinese tourists to Sri Lanka” Dr. Palitha Kohona
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to China Dr. Palitha Kohona speaking at the Innovation and Development of Cities Summit, attended by many Chinese tour operators and environmental NGOs, encouraged Chinese tour groups to direct at least a million tourists to Sri Lanka. The Ambassador elaborated on Sri Lanka’s green credentials, including its vast forest cover, the 7000 odd […]
Sri Lanka promotes products and tourism at Chinese international exposition
Guangdong 21st Century Maritime Silk Road International Exposition 2021 was held from 24-26 September at the Canton Fair complex, in Guangzhou, organized by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Guangdong Committee and Department of Commerce of Guangdong. The Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Guangzhou, participated with a country pavilion, consisting of 36 […]
SL could suffer LKR8.2 bn shortfall every month it’s on UK’s ‘red list’: World Travel & Tourism Council
Research conducted by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has revealed Sri Lanka’s economy could face losses of more than LKR260 million each day it remains on the UK’s disruptive and damaging ‘red list’ for travel. According to pre-pandemic figures, the UK was one of the top inbound markets for Sri Lanka, representing 10 […]
“GLX Digital Evolver” powers transformation of tourism through digital evolution
Good Life X (GLX) in collaboration with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Sri Lanka – via ‘GLX Digital Evolver’ pursue the growth and evolution of Sri Lanka Tourism in partnership with leading industry experts. The recently launched programme which is aimed at empowering businesses in Sri Lanka’s Travel & Tourism Sector to evolve digitally, […]