The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Iran, with the support of the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) and the Sri Lanka Foreign Ministry, organised a tourism promotion event, ‘Destination Sri Lanka’ at its Chancery premises in Tehran on 26 October. Around 60 representatives from the travel trade, airlines, media and relevant other sectors in …
SriLankan Airlines commenced flights to the French capital, Paris today after a lapse of six years. The airlines’ new service will operate scheduled flights between Colombo‛s Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) and France‛s Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) non-stop every Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday using a fleet of Airbus A330-300 aircraft. The inaugural flight from …
Sri Lanka’s tourism sector is equipping itself to safely re-enter the meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) market as the country opens for tourism amid a Coronavirus pandemic. Sri Lanka Convention Bureau (SLCB) with the Sri Lanka Association of Professional Conference Exhibition & Event Organizers (SLAPCEO) has conducted a virtual training for over 100 hoteliers …
The Tourism Ministry will implement a promotion campaign to reach a target of 250,000 tourist arrivals per month. “Our global promotion program will be implemented in March or April next year but we have launched a special short-term program aiming to attract at least 250,000 tourists to Sri Lanka every month,” Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga …
Edelweiss, Aeroflot, Air France to start in Nov. Russia’s Air Azus, Italy’s Nyos Air to start in Dec. The Government has approved five new airlines to operate into Sri Lanka before the end of this year, Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said yesterday. Accordingly, Sweden’s Edelweiss will operate a weekly flight and Russia’s Aeroflot twice a …
Airline says already partnering with Rainbow among top three Polish tour operators to promote Sri Lanka as first Asian destination for Polish and other European visitors Sri Lanka Ambassador in Poland Dhammika Kumari Semasinghe underscores direct air connectivity between Warsaw and Colombo a major catalyst for tourism and expanding bilateral trade Prior to COVID, over …
IFTM Top Resa, France’s International Travel and Tourism Trade Fair held at Porte de Versailles, Paris, from 5-8 October. IFTM Top Resa is the multi-target professional fair of tourism and travels, which covers all grounds for travel: business, leisure, groups, MICE (meetings, incentives, conferencing, exhibitions). Representing Sri Lanka, Minister of Tourism Prasanna Ranathunaga, State Minister …
Tourism, which is among the main revenue generating sources for Sri Lanka, accounts for about five per cent of the economy, with Britain, India and China the main markets. By PTI COLOMBO: Sri Lankan Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga has instructed officials to expedite the execution of a special promotion programme to attract tourists from five major …
The Consulate of Sri Lanka in Guangzhou has for the first time participated in the China-ASEAN Expo Tourism Exhibition, which was held from 15-17 October 2021 in Guilin, Guangxi Province, China, with a culture and tourism booth manned by the consulate staff. The booth was decorated with pictures of tourist and cultural attractions embossed on …
The Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Frankfurt am Main organised a Tourism Promotion Event on 7 October, 2021 as per its planned activities under Economic Diplomacy in the northeast of Hessen. The well attended event comprised CEOs and Managing Directors from the hospitality industry, restaurateurs, media and German friends of Sri Lanka, among others. …
