Category: News

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 […]

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 […]

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/

Gracing the Sinhala-Tamil New Year season (April 13–14), Konda Kevum is a Sri Lankan delicacy one should not miss. This sweet treat is made with coconut and rice flour batter, treacle, and Sri Lankan spices such as cinnamon and cardamom seeds. The thick mixture is poured into a hot oil pan and deep-fried until golden […]

Premier hospitality chain, Aitken Spence Hotel Managements’ Heritance brand of properties has been endorsed for its sustainable tourism efforts by the prestigious international recognition – Travelife Gold. Heritance Kandalama, Heritance Ahungalla, Heritance Negombo, Heritance Tea Factory and Heritance Ayurveda have been recognized and certified for their continued efforts in enhancing their sustainability footprint in operations, […]

Over 150 international participants on Tuesday attended the first ever three-day MICE Expo in Colombo to position Sri Lanka as a year-round business destination. Participants were from identified key markets from India, China, Russia, Australia, the Middle East, Singapore, Malaysia, Europe, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Given the long hiatus to the Sri Lankan experience being promoted, […]

(The Telegraph) Running into the heart of ‘Up Country’, the Ella Odyssey offers a window onto the best of the country’s famously photogenic landscapes I had only been on the Ella Odyssey for 10 minutes when the woman sitting next to me proffered a plate piled high with neatly cut white-bread sandwiches containing a mildly […]

Sri Lanka has expressed interest in having a closer collaboration with ASEAN. The Heads of ASEAN Missions in Sri Lanka hosted a dinner in honor of President Ranil Wickremesinghe in Colombo last evening (Wednesday). They discussed, among others, the advancement of ASEAN and Sri Lanka cooperation, including in trade, investment, and tourism. The dinner was […]