Russian flag carrier will initially have 2 services per week on Thursday and SundayFirst flight likely on 10 Oct. after earlier services suspended from early JuneRussia lays condition authorities must provide uninterrupted fuel supply or bear the cost at alternate refuelling destination Minister confirms letter agreeing to conditions signed by President Ranil Wickremesinghe was issued to […]

Aitken Spence Travels was a participant of the travel showIFTM is a prestigious meeting place for tourism professionalsIt is a multi-target trade fair for tourism and travel, which covers all travel reasons: Business, Leisure, Groups, MICE The Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators (SLAITO) is leading from the front on destination marketing at the […]

The repeatedly battered tourism industry in the last three years is showing some recovery with the resurgence of global leisure travel and the focused efforts by the Lankan authorities and industry stakeholders to lure more travelers to the country.  According to earnings data compiled by the Central Bank, Sri Lanka has earned US$ 67.9 million […]

Popular Indian chain to entice travellers from neighbouring giant to the eight-room Albatross Boutique Villa Digana, Kandy by The Clarks  The Clarks Hotels and Resorts of India is strengthening its footprints in Sri Lanka by opening The Albatross Boutique Villa in Digana, Kandy.  They are aiming to promote the country to Indian travelers and take […]

SLTDA Chairman says SL is all set for a bounce back after 2018 Expresses confidence in achieving 1 m arrivals and over $ 1.5 b earnings by 2022 endSteps up efforts to increase air connectivity, seating capacities, jet fuel availability SLAITO Chief calls for global trade promotions to signify SL is open for business, to counter adverse […]

The Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators (SLAITO) with Sri Lanka Tourism will launch promotions in Tokyo next year to tap the vast Japanese tourist market, Sri Lanka-Japan Business Council (SLJBC) President and (SLAITO) Past President Mahen Kariyawasam told the Sunday Observer yesterday. “We are grateful to Japan for not issuing a travel advisory […]

WTM to take place in London in November Three SL road shows in India this month The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) is expected to ramp up its promotion drive leading up to the year-end festive season, with the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) and around 50-70 private sector stakeholders from the local tourism […]

අමා එච් වන්නිආරච්චි විසිනි. (අගෝස්තු 6 වැනි දින, Ceylon Today පුවත්පතේ, අමා එච්. වන්නිආරච්චි විසින් රචිත Heritage in Peril යනුවෙන් පළ වූ ලිපියේ සිංහල පරිවර්තනයයි.) ඉපැරණි කුරුන්දි විහාරස්ථානය මුල් කරගෙන මෑතකාලයේ ඉස්මතු වූ අර්බුධය ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ උරුම කළමනාකරණය පිළිබඳව අපට නැවත සිතන්නට පොළඹවන්නකි. පසුගිය සතියේ පුරාවිද්‍යා දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව (DoA) විසින් කෘෂි-පුරාවිද්‍යා සහ වාරි පුරාවිද්‍යා ඒකකයන් ආරම්භ … Continue reading ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ උතුරු නැගෙනහිර අපේ උරුමය – 1 කොටස. →

Ivory craftsmanship Sri Lanka has a rich history regarding many native traditional handcrafts. Among them, ivory craftsmanship has a special place. To study ivory craftsmanship and its technology in Sri Lanka we can use Sri Lankan literary and archeological sources. Especially according to early Brahmi inscriptions and archeological data, it’s important to understand the details of historical ivory […]

Sri Lanka’s vast number of ruined temples scattered all over the Northern and Eastern provinces are silent witnesses and solid pieces of evidence of the territorial integrity and the history of the North and the East. However, some separatist groups openly express their hatred towards these ruined temples solely because they want to fulfil their […]

By Ama H.Vanniarachchy “Confidence is ignorance. If you’re feeling cocky, it’s because there’s something you don’t know.” -Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl Distortion or misinterpretations of Sri Lankan history is a recent trend. This is indeed sad and at the same time dangerous in many aspects. One reason is that these misinterpretations alter the country’s known … Continue reading Padhanaghara; Jain Distortion →

Unscientific Twisting of the Truth By Ama H.Vanniarachchy Ceylon Today Heritage presented to you a series of articles about Pseudo archaeology over the last four weeks and its negative and possible disastrous impacts on Sri Lanka’s cultural heritage. We discussed many examples of pseudoarchaeology in Sri Lanka and presented evidence to say how these pseudo … Continue reading Putting an end to Pseudo archaeology in Sri Lanka →