Sri Lanka’s inaugural Virtual MICE Expo organised by the Sri Lanka Convention Bureau (SLCB) in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Association of Professional Conference, Exhibition and Event Organisers (SLAPCEO) will be held from 1 to 3 December. The event consists of a virtual exhibition, four business forums and engaging experiences. The local sellers representing the …
Sri Lanka Tourism Promotions Bureau (SLTPB) Chairperson Kimarli Fernando invited the Australian tourists to visit Sri Lanka once again and urged the tour operators in Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania to promote Sri Lanka among Australian tourists, at a webinar on 17 November. The Chairperson said that visiting Sri Lanka is now much easier with …
SriLankan Airlines in an endeavour to support the country’s tourism revival efforts whilst fortifying connectivity in its single largest market, India, has embarked on a mega fam tour of top bloggers and social influencers touring Sri Lanka on specially curated itineraries. Accordingly, the fam tour featured 50 top bloggers from India’s metros, with the first …
Two fold attack on Tourism Tourism was one of the fastest growing sectors in Asia and is the third largest foreign exchange earner in Sri Lanka. When the Covid-19 pandemic surfaced in 2020, tourism was the one to face the immediate impact and one of the industries to be strained the most. Sri Lanka first …
In an effort to lure more tourists to Sri Lanka from its neighboring countries, initial talks have kicked off on exploring the option of having direct flights between the island nation and Bangladesh. In a meeting between Foreign Minister G.L Peiris and Foreign Minister of Bangladesh Dr. A.K. Abdul Momen at the State Guest House …
Sri Lanka is set to rollout special tourism promotion campaign in four key markets Sri Lanka Tourism is gearing up to carry out a number of promotional initiatives in four traditional markets to boost tourist arrivals this winter season.Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said the special tourism promotion initiative would be rolled out in the United …
Chairperson of the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotions Bureau (SLTPB) Kimarli Fernando invited the Australian tourists to visit Sri Lanka once again and urged the tour operators in Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania to promote Sri Lanka among Australian tourists, at a webinar on 17 November, 2021. The Chairperson said that visiting Sri Lanka is now …
Sri Lanka made a remarkable impression at the ‘Destination Pavilion’ at Hospitality Qatar 2021 which was held at Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre from 8-11 November. Hospitality Qatar is Qatar’s premier International Hospitality and HORECA show. The ‘Destination Pavilion,’ sponsored by Qatar Airways, was first launched in 2019 and the pavilion served as a designated …
As an adjunct to that Global Tourism Promotion Program, the Minister of Tourism has proposed to implement tourism promotion programs targeting the tourist markets of the United Kingdom, Germany, France and India, the main source markets in the Asian region. The proposal was approved by the cabinet. All parties involved in the tourism sector, including …
The Sri Lanka Tourism Expo (SLTE) 2021 opened this morning at the One Galle Face Mall and will continue until Sunday 21st November. Organised by the Alumni Association of Tourism Economics and Hospitality Management (AATEHM), and the Tourism Study Programs of the Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo as the Strategic Knowledge …
