Points To Ponder
State tourism officials are drawing up plans to restrict the lquote all inclusive tourist packages to Sri Lanka. The all-inclusive is believed to be low-end …
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War Drums
Local hotel bookings are seeing a definite slow down, as war fears begin to inspire jitters in the more wary European travellers. ldblquote Hotel occupancies …
Hiking Through Lanka
A team of adventure tourism experts is in the country to turn the popular sea destination to a hot adventure stop. Adventure Centre Asia officials say that Sri …
Rough Guide
Ripping open the wild side of the paradise isle, Sri Lanka will stick its spokes into the international world of adventure sports with its first race set for …
Colombo Plaza
Meanwhile, the Asian Hotels management is working to tie down a new management for the hotel before the end of the year, with invitations for quotations …
Adieu Oberoi
The days of Lanka Oberoi have ended with a payment of US$ 1.5 million by owning company, Asian Hotels to the international hotel chain. online pharmacy buy …
MICE Map
SriLankan Airlines launched their first MICE Travel brochure today, tapping into a niche market of lquote meetings, exhibitions and conference travellers. …
On Top Gear
Villa Ocean View, a member of the Ceyko Group, has completed a Rs. 100 mn refurbishment programme in time to ride the wave of resurgence in tourism.buy elavil …
Cashing In
Coming through a battering last year, all signs are that tourists are flocking back with arrivals shooting up a massive 86 percent in the third quarter 2002, …
Tour De Farce
The future of the tourism industry hangs loose as travel associations squabble over as to that should represent the industry.Some in the trade have already …
Online Travel
A few months ago SriLankan Airlines launched its e-mail bookings facility for Sri Lanka where customers in any part of the world could request flight bookings …
Destination Sri Lanka
Government is putting together US$ 4 mn to promote Sri Lanka as a tourism destination.A fund of US$ 1 mn to develop professionalism in the tourism industry is …
Eco Drive
The six-month study will draw up an eco-tourism policy document for the country and the outlines for five pilot eco-tourism projects in the Southern region, …
Eye Catching
A grey-haired man walked away with Rs. 100,000, prize money for capturing on camera a Sri Lankan leopard endash a near studio image where the predator is …
Double Digit
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Travel travails — Budget Report
Meanwhile tourist board approved hotels will also face a 1 per cent charge from April 01, which will be used for tourist development.rnrnThe duty free …
Out With MICE
rnThe decision was taken at the largest trade show on MICE tourism endash the European Incentive Business Travel Meeting (EIBTM) at which Sri Lanka …
Surfs Up
On Friday the shareholders of Associated Hotels Co. Ltd., agreed to sell the beach front property as funds for development was not forthcoming. rn rnCompany …
Pied Piper
With a definite shift eastward of high spending MICE tourists, aggravated by 9/11, Sri Lanka is redoubling its efforts to offer more than sun, surf and …
Golf In Paradise
While, golf will remain the on the main menue, AmCham (American Chamber of Commerce), the tournaments organisers, will be busy serving up potential investment …