Cooling Summer
The Connaissance Group is to make the best of the hot weather, enticing outbound Indian travellers with a summer promotion at its hotels.The Group is targeting …
Tourism
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Travel Brews
The idea of a lquote tea resort is growing within Watawala Plantations, to entice high-spending tourists to have a hands-on experience in tea making.Upto 15% …
Jetlag
Tough competition from bus services plying the North and East routes and the expected slowdown in the number of Sri Lankan expatriates returning to catch a …
Thumb Tags
Sri Lankans applying to enter the US will be electronically fingerprinted with effect Wednesday, as the US toughens security laws at its embassies and …
Losing Weight
Carsons is exploring alternate uses for its loss-making Pegasus Reef Hotel, from an urban housing project to up-scale entertainment.The hotel has been …
Stinging Response
Sri Lankan authorities Monday sought divine intervention to calm a colony of venomous wasps who stung more than 200 tourists at the fifth-century rock fortress …
Return Ticket
The new government will continue with plans to put in place a Tourism Development Bill and restructure the Tourist Board on priority basis this year.Mooted …
Local Bound
Local inbound travel operators will have yet another travel distribution system at their disposal to help increase tourist arrivals to a record 600,000 …
Standing Up
Transparency International, an NGO that fights corruption worldwide says the country needs to make lquote abuse of public resources during elections a criminal …
Bateys Music
Making its music, Sri Lanka will have its first annual drum festival in September, showcasing local drummers and from far a-field as Africa and South …
Hard Sell
Modeled on the likes of top branded resorts like Banyan Tree, Jetwing Hotels is revamping its hotels and spas into three core brands endash Eco, Ayurveda and …
Coming To Colombo
Sri Lankan aviation authorities have cleared Abu Dhabi based industry newcomer, Etihad Airways to fly daily to Colombo from March 03.Area Manager for Sri Lanka …
Bits and Baggage
Waving in traffic from the web, the Tourist Board will try to lure elusive travelers from the US, Canada and Australia, with a portal for online …
Quick Dip
Conglomerate Hemas Holdings delved deeper into the tourism sector on Monday to pick up a 47 percent slice in Associated Hotels, the owning company of Lihiniya …
Colonial Luxury
The Galle Face Hotel will leap into modernity in grand old style, revamping itself as a luxury lifestyle experience that also comes with a personal butler.Some …
Standard Rates
The Tourist board is drawing up standards for emerging niche areas like Ayurveda, eco-tourism and spas, to certify and rank tourist hotels and resorts.Modelled …
One Way Ticket
The Tourist Board rolled out a recently re-costed retirement scheme, capped at Rs. 750,000 to make it more attractive to employees. online pharmacy finasteride …
Cloud No. 9
The Galle Face Hotel is coming out of the closet with Bryan Adams and is hinting at signs of waking up to changing times.The Galle Face Hotel still manages to …
Tour de Farce
Even before the dust settles on 2003, the tourism industry is gearing up to break last years arrivals record this year.Sri Lanka Tourist Board officials say …
On the Rebound
By end November this year, 445,000 tourists flocked into the country and hotels were running out of rooms, as Sri Lanka inched closer to the elusive half a …