The Embassy and Permanent Mission together with Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau and Sri Lanka Tea Board organised a destination promotion to commemorate 75th Anniversary of Independence of Sri Lanka at the high-end Wien Mitte Mall recently. The promotion campaign showcased Sri Lanka as a tourism destination to the Viennese public. The wheel of fortune […]

The governments of Sri Lanka and India have decided to launch a passenger ferry service between Kankesanthurai in Jaffna, Sri Lanka to Karaikal in India from 29th April 2023, it has been reported.  According to reports, discussions in this regard have been held between the Minister of Ports and Shipping Nimal Siripala de Silva and […]

Among the initiatives offered by member states at a two-day BIMSTEC meeting in kolkata were bridging the gap between South and Southeast Asia through stronger transport links, planting climate-resilient crops like millet, and boosting people-to-people relationships through specialized tourist circuits. The discussions were reflected in the ‘Kolkata Declaration,’ which was adopted on March 25, the […]

Hunas Falls Hotel into high-end luxury hotel with villas by Zecha owned Azotels along with management rights Hunas Holdings PLC yesterday announced a landmark partnership with Azotels, a company owned and managed by the ‘Hotelier of the Century’, Adrian Zecha. The partnership will see Azotels developing the present Hunas Falls Hotel into a high-end luxury […]

The adventure trail ‘Raid Amazones 2023’ kicked off in Kandy, on 22nd March. Nearly 250 female athletes from France are participating in the trail in Sri Lanka’s hill capital. Raid Amazones is the world’s only itinerant women’s adventure race and SriLankan Airlines is the Presenting Partner of the event. The French group participated in a […]

1. The Sun, Golden Beaches and Deep Blue Waters Embodies Paradise! Sri Lanka is a tropical island blessed with golden sand, the azure waters of the warm Indian Ocean, and beautiful coastal areas that surround most of the island. If paradise has been lost, it can be found in Sri Lanka’s coastal areas. For the filmmaker, […]

Elephants, also known as gentle giants, are a magnificent gift from mother nature, nurturing and safeguarding thriving biodiversity. These remarkable creatures have coexisted with humans since time immemorial. Unfortunately, the human-elephant conflict has intensified over time, leading to the clustering of elephants into small areas of land, causing them to venture into human settlement areas. […]

A girl, sister, wife, mother and more, women play significant different roles in each stage of their lives. International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8th every year and is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. As an organization with 90 female staff members, Aitken Spence Travels executed […]

Arrivals in first 19 days of March at 76,247, cumulative figure at 286,431 so farTraveller confidence, aggressive promotions, continued service from international airlines among key reasons for surge in March arrivalsTourist traffic in March largely influenced by Russia, followed by India, Germany, UK and FranceRussia dominates as top source market, surpasses 70,000 arrivals YTD Sri […]

A group of Japanese investors along with Japan Deputy Head of Mission Katsuki Kotaro called on the Board of Investment (BOI) to discuss new investment opportunities in Sri Lanka. The investors had a productive discussion with Investment Promotion State Minister Dilum Amunugama, BOI Director General Renuka M Weerakone and other officials on key investment opportunities […]

SriLankan Airlines welcomes the female athletes who are taking part in ‘Raid Amazones 2023 Sri Lanka’. Flight UL 564 from Paris to Colombo, touched down in Sri Lanka this morning. Here are a few cherishable moments of the grand welcome the participants received at our homebase, Bandaranaike International Airport. Source: https://www.facebook.com/flysrilankan From http://travelandtourslk.blogspot.com/

Claiming that airline agencies in Sri Lanka have reduced prices of air tickets by 20 percent in proportion to the decrease in the price of the US Dollar, Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation,  Nimal Siripala de Silva said that they agreed to  further reduce the prices of air tickets in the future. The Minister […]