Dressed in beige shorts with his baggy black T-shirt tucked in, my dad stands in the shadow of a palm tree by a lily pond, with rich greenery all around him and whitewashed villas on the other side of the water. You can feel Sri Lanka’s heat and humidity radiating through the photo. It’s a […]

A massive global destination marketing campaign with a budget of Rs. 1.4 billion will be launched by Sri Lanka Tourism on December 27, 2023.This will be a full-scale, expedited worldwide promotional effort, according to Chalaka Gajabahu, chairman of the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB), and it is being done at this size for the […]

Tucked away in the foliaged recesses of Borella, a middle-class neighborhood in Sri Lanka’s capital, Colombo, Sri Kantha Bakery doesn’t exactly have a compelling calling card. A faded signboard on a pole by the roadside is the only clue that leads to the bakery, which is covered in a fine layer of soot from the wood used to […]

Aitken Spence PLC was recognized among the Top 10 Most Admired Companies of Sri Lanka. The appraisal process involved a Financial Evaluation by a team of CIMA members (CGMAs), after which the KPMG team ratified the scoring and selected the Top 20 organizations for the next round. The second round including a presentation by the […]

Sri Lanka’s national air carrier SriLankan Airlines is pursuing a two-pronged strategy of increasing frequency to key cities in India and flying to 3 to 4 additional destinations, including Ahmedabad within the next one year. “First, the plan is to increase frequency… double daily helps customers. With [enhanced] frequency you can generate more traffic,” CEO […]

Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka for the first 20 days of August totalled 98,831.  The provisional data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority showed that for the August 01 to 20 period, the daily tourist arrival average is 4,941, which indicates that the island nation welcomed over 103,000 by August 21. With the performance […]

A young Australian photographer has shared her incredibly close encounter with a curious elephant at a world-renowned national park. Travelling with a friend through Sri Lanka, Georgia Debretton was filmed riding in the back of an open-sided vehicle in what is believed to be Yala National Park — best known for its conservation of the country’s elephants, leopards and […]

Sri Lanka’s Tourism Ministry has devised several tourism promotion initiatives in anticipation of the forthcoming Asia Cup cricket tournament.  The Tourism Ministry expects a large number of tourist arrivals during the Asia Cup tournament, especially for the India vs Pakistan matches. A discussion was held at the Tourism Ministry yesterday on the various promotional activities […]

 Nearly 30,000 Chinese tourists arrived in Sri Lanka during the first seven months of 2023, according to the data released by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA). The SLTDA said only around 2,000 Chinese tourists arrived during the corresponding period of 2022. It said 767,913 tourists arrived in the country between January and July […]

Hunas Holdings PLC has announced a $ 12 million worth refurbishment initiative at Hunas Falls Hotel. An agreement to this effect was signed with the Board of Investment (BOI) last week.  The refurbishment is expected to be completed within a time frame of 20 months. At present Hunas Falls Hotel has 28 Deluxe Rooms, and […]

India’s budget carrier SpiceJet yesterday (20th) resumed direct services between Madurai and Colombo. The six services are on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from Madurai to Colombo from a scheduled arrival time of 14.25 and a scheduled departure time of 15.10. The move is expected to further increase Indian tourist arrivals to Sri […]

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has announced plans to increase its Abu Dhabi to Male to Colombo route, catering to the rising travel demand in the region.  Starting 6 September, the airline will elevate the frequency of its flights on this route from six times a week to a daily service till […]