Uga Chena Huts, the third best ‘Boutique Luxury Hotel’ in the world

Uga shines big at Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best Awards 2020 The world’s largest travel platform has picked a leading Sri Lankan hotel brand to reward in its latest ‘world’s top 25 boutique luxury hotels’ awards.  Uga Chena Huts has won the latest international commendation, being acclaimed as one of the ‘Best of …

All-Inclusive Sri Lanka Tourism App Now Ready.

Sri Lanka Tourism is happy to confirm that the all-inclusive Sri Lanka Tourism app is now ready and awaiting authorization from the Immigration and Emigration Department to be linked with the online visa process. “We have now prepared the Cabinet paper required for the app to be authorized along with the online visa procedure. It …

New Cabinet: Prasanna Ranatunga appointed Minister of Tourism

Prasanna Ranatunga representing the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna was appointed as the Cabinet Minister of Tourism earlier today (12). He was able to secure a seat at the ninth Parliament from the Gampaha District. At the interim Cabinet of Ministers from November 2019, he held the position of the Minister of Industrial Exports & Investment …

Anantaya Resort and Spa Chilawa, Passikudah TripAdvisor recognised for Traveler’s Choice Award 2020

Anantaya Resort and Spa Chilaw and Anantaya Resort and Spa Passikudah, Sri Lanka, operated by LAUGFS Leisure Limited, have once again been awarded TripAdvisor’s Traveler’s Choice Awards for the year 2020.  Both resorts have received the accolade which highlights a consistent and large amount of positive reviews from guests and represent the top 10% of …

The Theva Residency – Kandy wins 2020 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Award

Theva Residency has announced it has been recognised as a 2020 Travelers’ Choice award-winner for 2020.    Based on a full year of TripAdvisor reviews, prior to any changes caused by the pandemic, award winners are known for consistently receiving great traveller feedback, placing them in the top 10% of hospitality businesses around the globe. …

The Calm Resort & Spa wins 2020 TripAdvisor Traveler’s Choice Award

The Calm Resort & Spa in Passikudah, the serene 70-roomed beachfront property of Browns Hotels & Resorts, has been recognised under the TripAdvisor’s Travellers’ Choice Awards for hotels in 2020. The Calm received the Travellers’ Choice Award from TripAdvisor for consistently earning great reviews from its discerning guests.  The award winners represent travellers’ top favourite …

Emirates world’s first to offer passengers free cover for COVID-19 medical expenses, quarantine costs

Industry-leading initiative to boost travel confidence; unique assurance when passengers fly to any destination in any class of travel Emirates said yesterday its customers can travel with confidence, as the airline will cover medical expenses of up to EUR 150,000 and quarantine costs of EUR 100 per day for 14 days, should they be diagnosed …

Sri Lanka Tourism Is All Set To Host UNWTO’s 32nd Asia And The Pacific Virtual Joint Commission Meeting Tomorrow.

The 32nd Joint Meeting of the UNWTO Commission for East Asia and Pacific (CAP) and the UNWTO Commission for South Asia (CSA) which is UNWTO’s principal annual event in the Asia and the Pacific Region was scheduled to be hosted by Sri Lanka Tourism in Colombo from 29th June to 01st July 2020. However, in view of the COVID-19 …