Category: Tourism

July 19, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is to call for tenders from investors to build a marina at a new tourist resort being developed on the island’s north-western coast, a senior tourism official said. Tissa Sooriyagoda, project director at the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority, said the Kalpitiya tourist resort covers a total of […]

July 12, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Aitken Spence group is planning to put 78 million US dollars in to the leisure sector after a war ended in Sri Lanka with new hotels in the south western coast being started first, an official said. “We envisage a post-war investment around 9. 0 billion rupees (78 […]

July 09, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Jetwing leisure group has is spending 1. 3 billion rupees to expand and upgrade two hotels during this year and is evaluating other projects to meet a tourism boom after the end of a 30-year war, an official said. He said the group had 30 projects in a […]

July 11, 2010 (LBO) – Continental Hotel, the oldest 5-star rated property in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo will spend 60 million US dollars to expand and refurbish to cater to an expected influx of tourists after the end of a long running war, an official said. Sri Lanka’s listed Hayleys group bought a 51 percent […]

July 10, 2010 (LBO) – Amaya Leisure, a firm connected to Sri Lanka’s Vallibel group said it would invest 100 million US dollars in the next four years in four new hotels in an aggressive expansion to meet growing demand post-war demand in the island, an official said. “We intent completing all these projects before […]

July 09, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has approved two resorts by foreign investors in a new tourism development area in Kalpitiya on the north-west coast that opened up for investment with the end of a war, a tourism official said. Tourism is booming in the island after a 30-year ethnic war ended in May […]

July 08, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is once again becoming an attractive destination for cruise ship operators with the end of a 30-year ethnic war, the head of one of the island’s biggest conglomerates said. “Galle will be a very attractive destination to break journey. They would like to have a 3-4 day stop […]

July 03, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka expects to get 600,000 tourists this year with the end of a 30-year war making the island an attractive destination once again, a senior tourism official said. Kalaiselvam said the country has accommodation to cater to only 750,000 tourists a year and that 3,000 more rooms would be […]

June 30, 2010 (LBO) – An Indian company has been given approval by Sri Lanka’s investment promotion agency to launch houseboat tourism services in a lake in the central hills, a statement said. The Board of Investment said SAJ House Boat Builders & Operators signed a deal to provide houseboat services in Nuwara Eliya with […]

June 29, 2010 (LBO) – A sudden influx of tourists in to Sri Lanka after the end of its ethnic war could bring risks such as threats to the island’s environment and cultural values, a senior travel trade official has warned. The trade should also ensure that income from tourism benefits more people, Nilmin Nanayakkara, […]

June 28, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s The Kandy Hotels Company plans to refurbish two hotels in the central hill country town of Kandy which is a major tourist attraction, a stock exchange filing said. Many hotels have started or announced plans for refurbishment and upgrades to cater to the anticipated influx of visitors. It […]

June 25, 2010 Arugam Bay, SRI LANKA (LBO) – Top professional surfers from around the world were at Sri Lanka’s Arugam Bay, a small village in the eastern coast of the island which was limited to an adventurous few until now. “But probably not as good as in Indonesia.” He says right breaking waves breaking […]