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Ace Aviation Services Maldives has bagged gold at the respected awards ceremony, which is the South Asian Travel Awards (SATA). The award recognizes the most prominent of South Asia’s hospitality and travel sectors. The event brings to light significant establishments and individuals in an extensive arrangement of groups. The first edition of the awards started in 2016 […]

Sri Lanka received over 1.4 million tourists by the end of the third week of December, the latest statistics released by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) show. The SLTDA weekly report on tourist arrivals released on Saturday (23) shows that 1,404,998 tourists had arrived in the country by December 21, 2023. Between December 01 and 21 […]

Sri Lanka’s Value Added Tax (VAT) increase to 18% from January 2024 onwards along with reduction of VAT threshold to Rs. 60 million and removal of VAT exemptions from 97 items out of 138 goods is expected to increase the inflation by 2.5%, State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said. Siyambalapitiya said that with the […]

For those in search of a quieter and more pristine escape, Upper Diyaluma is a true hidden gem just waiting to be uncovered. Tucked away upstream from the more well-known Diyaluma waterfall, reaching this secluded spot involves a bit of a challenge, but the journey is undoubtedly worth it. The trek leading to Upper Diyaluma […]

In a resounding triumph for Aitken Spence Hotels, Heritance Kandalama claimed the #1 spot in the prestigious LMD Customer Excellence Annual Survey 2023 under nationwide hotels, with managed hotel Earl’s Regency making it to the top 15. The Customer Excellence survey by LMD is conducted over a three-month period, and serves as a benchmark for […]

Sri Lanka anticipates a tourism boost with 16,456 visitors expected from former Soviet states, including the Baltic and Poland, courtesy of SkyUp Airlines charter flights. Operating six flights per week to Mattala airport this winter season, the former ambassador estimates a potential $25 million revenue. Estonia, with a population of 1.5 million, has already contributed […]

A remarkable moment unfolded on December 18, 2023, as Aitken Spence Travels joined forces with Jazeera Airlines to host the inaugural Sri Lanka Destination Tourism Promotion event in Istanbul. The occasion, graced by the esteemed presence of The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Ankara, Türkiye, brought together more than 80 travel agents from Istanbul. This […]

Sri Lanka will see the arrival of around 35 luxury passenger cruise ships next year, according to the Navigation Division of Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA). To facilitate the increased number of cruise ships, the Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation Nimal Siripala de Silva has instructed to convert the Bandaranaike quay at the Colombo […]

“This is the most beautiful train ride. You will see beautiful nature. Beautiful culture. And beautiful people. Welcome to one of my favorite countries in the world: Sri Lanka.” “It has everything for you to fall in love” -Nas Daily Watch now: https://www.facebook.com/nasdaily/videos/708237871277286 From http://travelandtourslk.blogspot.com/

Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka for the first 13 days of December surpassed 73,000, signaling an improved influx of international visitors. Provisional data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) showed that during the period from December 1 to 13 Sri Lanka welcomed a total of 73, 590 tourists. With SLTDA aiming to draw […]