Aitken Spence Travels spirited up the cruise tourism with the arrival of “Silver Spirit”, a luxury cruise ship calling over to the port of Colombo yesterday.  Under the ownership of the Lefebvre Family (Rome, Italy), “Silver Spirit” is operated by Silversea Cruises and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCCL). The local ground operations will be managed […]

“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin, and culture is like a tree without roots.” —Marcus Garvey Thiriyaya Nithupathpana Girihandu Seya The ancient area known as the Girikanda Rata or Galkanda Rata (during the time of King Pandukabaya) is today the area surrounding Thiriyaya. As we discussed in our previous segment, the […]

SLTDA believes Indian market holds more potential Eyes Russian, British, German, French markets too Sri Lanka Tourism is looking forward to attracting more tourists from India to the country in the upcoming year. Speaking to The Morning Business, Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) Chairman Priantha Fernando stated: “In 2023, the main tourist target market will be […]

Russia, India and UK emerge as top source markets for Dec. thus farYTD arrivals pushed to 678,392 Sri Lanka has welcomed over 50,000 tourists during the first 20 days of the month, boosted by Russian visitors.  A total of 50,375 tourists have already arrived in the country during the first 20 days of the month, […]

Aitken Spence Travels (Pvt.) Ltd emerged as the most sustainable destination management company (DMC) and role model of sustainability in the tourism industry, at the recently held Sustainability Awards 2022, organized by the AHK (Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Sri Lanka), together with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation.  Sustainability Awards 2022 serves to recognize […]

Sri Lanka, the Pearl of Indian ocean is rich in culture and tradition. Among its significances traditional dancing is one of the extravagant aspects of its culture. By define, dancing is the rhythmic movement of the human body and the iconic expression of the soul, and Sri Lankan traditional dancing is a good example. Origin […]

SriLankan Airlines is organizing the first-ever series of meetings in Sri Lanka for Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) Nepal as part of its ramped-up efforts to help the country rebuild and grow tourism. The airline’s commercial strategy and product portfolio caters to many different types of travellers, and MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions) tourism remains a focal […]

SriLankan Airlines became the first airline in the world to receive a global award for its recycling project where scrap material from the airline was used to create a variety of lifestyle products. These efforts were rewarded when ‘Project Mathaka’ won the Best Aviation Sustainability Program Award at the Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum […]

A mobile app dedicated to self-guiding tourist information, navigation and virtual tours was launched for the first time in Sri Lanka at the Wilpattu National Park, yesterday.   The mobile app was developed together with the Wildlife Conservation Department and GIZ Sri Lanka – Supporting Wilpattu National Park and Influence Zone Management in Sri Lanka, on […]

With a steady increase in vessels calling at the Hambantota International Port (HIP), and the port’s industrial park attracting numerous FDI projects, HIP has tied up with Royale Electronics Ltd., to establish a duty-free shop in their bonded area. The agreement was signed last week and the new facility will be opened for operations in […]

A mobile app dedicated to self-guiding tourist information, navigation and virtual tours was launched for the first time in Sri Lanka at the Wilpattu National Park, yesterday.   The mobile app was developed together with the Wildlife Conservation Department and GIZ Sri Lanka – Supporting Wilpattu National Park and Influence Zone Management in Sri Lanka, on […]

The Colombo to Badulla railway is so enchantingly beautiful that it’s become a bucket list adventure for many visitors. I was woken by the long, forlorn sound of the siren. The brakes hissed and screeched as our train chugged up the hill and pulled into Radella, a station along one of the most beautiful train […]