The Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators (SLAITO) will launch the Mini Travel Mart (MTM) 2022 on the 18th of November 2022 at One Galle Face Mall, Colombo. This one-day program is a platform for travel and tourism industry stakeholders to collaborate with current and potential business partners. It is envisaged that the event […]

Established in 1999, the Foundation of Goodness has been working in Sri Lanka for 23 years to bridge the urban-rural divide through its holistic community development model, by providing access to training, facilities, resources and infrastructure that help to upskill and empower underserved communities. While the Foundation of Goodness (FoG) flagship venue and project headquarters […]

Sri Lanka’s tourism sector is showing signs of recovery with the internal political situation returning to normalcy, Tourism Ministry’s Additional Secretary for Development, Jayasiri Wijayanath Thennakoon told the Sunday Observer yesterday. Thennakoon said that many Western countries had lifted their travel advisories against Sri Lanka. The others will consider doing so due to the steps […]

Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB), together with SriLankan Airlines and the International Film Producers’ Association of Sri Lanka, organised a film tourism promotional campaign in Bangalore and Mumbai targeting both South Indian and North Indian big cinema industries covering Bollywood (Hindi), Kollywood (Tamil), Tollywood (Telugu), Sandalwood (Kannada), Mollywood (Malayalam) as well as emerging industries […]

“Great people set the bar for the rest of us.” ― Bert McCoy For those who are familiar with the history and archaeology of Sri Lanka, the name Professor Emeritus, T.G. Kulatunga needs no further introduction. Especially to Ceylon Today readers, Prof. Kualtunga is a well-known figure as many of our heritage discussions were illuminated The post HONOURING A PILLAR OF ARCHAEOLOGY appeared first on Ceylon Today.

The dream of waking up to the beautiful scenery of the Mahaweli river is made true at the Thotupola Residence, Kandy. In contrast to the city area, this sprawling spot abounds in peace and lush green. Established in the year 2012, Thotupola Residence is a blend of eco-tourism and local cuisine. Thotupola consists of eight […]

Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau organized an industrial familiarization tour in Sri Lanka for Egypt travel agents which was highly recommended by the Sri Lanka Embassy in Egypt to create awareness about the rising potential in Sri Lanka Tourism. There were 8 agents from Egypt who participated in the tour which covered many tourist attractions […]

The tourist arrivals for the first 24 days of October have reached 31,828, bringing the total number of international visitors to the country to 558,068 for the year so far. The latest provisional data shared by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority showed an improvement in the weekly arrivals for the month of October.  The […]

අමා එච්. වන්නිආරච්චි විසිනි ඉතිහාසය වූ කලී අභිරහස් වලින් පිරුණු ස්ථානයකි.අපි අතීතය ගොඩනගන්නේ අපේ මුතුන් මිත්තන් විසින් ඉතිරි කරන ලද අප සතුව පවතින ද්‍රව්‍යමය සාක්ෂි භාවිතා කර, අතීතයේ ලිඛිත ලේඛන කියවා ඒවා අර්ථ නිරූපණය කිරීමෙනි. ඒ වගේම අප තුළ තිබෙන ජන ගී, ජන කතා, ජන විශ්වාසයන් අපි අර්ථකථනය කරන්නේ අපේ අතීතය තේරුම් ගැනීමේ උත්සාහයක් ලෙසයි. … Continue reading සිංහල ජාතියේ කතාන්දරය… →

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As the situation in Sri Lanka continues to improve, Mastercard yesterday announced its latest effort to promote the island nation as a safe, affordable destination for inbound travellers. With tourism being a key pillar of the country’s economy, restoring holidaymakers’ confidence and appetite to visit Sri Lanka is the natural next step following the relaxation of travel advisories […]

For 10 weeks, we have been exploring the Northern and Eastern provinces; their history, and archaeological remains. We understand that the heritage sites in the Northern and Eastern provinces are greatly threatened and vulnerable. These ancient places are silent victims of the country’s still existing ethnic issue and of the 30-year-long war. Many sites were The post HERITAGE IN PERIL appeared first on Ceylon Today.