Rio Waida experiencing a wave Front row from left: SLTPB Managing Director Charmarie Maelge, SLTPB Director Events Prasad Daluwatte and SLTPB Director PR Madubhani Perera Sri Lanka to host World Surfing qualifying series So Sri Lanka Pro 2019 from 25-29 September To be held at iconic breakpoint of Arugam Bay Surfers from 24 countries confirmed …
Collaborates with Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (UK) and Sri Lanka branch Organises Maritime and Supply Chain International conference endorsed by Ministry of Ports and Shipping and Southern Development and SLPA Ceylon Association of Shipping Agents (CASA) with Institute of Chartered Ship Brokers (UK)/Sri Lanka branch organises a Maritime and Supply Chain International Conference to celebrate …
UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili flanked by Minister of Tourism Development, Wildlife and Christian Religious Affairs, John Amaratunga, Senior Advisor to the Minister Felix Rodrigo and Director General, Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authori The 23rd Session of the General Assembly of the World Tourism Organization concluded on September 13 in St Petersburg, Russia after three days …
EMIRATES SKYCARGO HAS SEEN A GROWTH OF MORE THAN 17% IN THE VOLUME OF CARGO UPLIFTED SINCE LAST YEAR Operated multiple cargo charters including special flight for solar panels to Zambia Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, was presented with the award for ‘Best Customer Airline 2018’ by the ground handling division of MAB …
The Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management (SLITHM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Education (MoE) recently to train 1,200 GCE (O/Level) students under the National 13-Year Guaranteed Education Program initiated by the Education Ministry. Under this agreement, SLITHM will train the selected students in housekeeping, front office, and …
The fifth consecutive International Tourism Leaders’ Summit (ITLS) and Tourism Research Conference (TRC) will be held on 28 September at the BMICH, Jasmine Room Colombo from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. followed by cocktails. It is organised by ITLS and ITRC, an initiative by Students of the Tourism Study Programs and the Alumni Association of …
The US Government is helping make Arugam Bay a sustainable, green tourist destination. Through an initiative called ‘Waste Less Arugam Bay’, sponsored by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the project provides free drinking water at refill stations, recycles plastic bottles, and promotes the benefits of reducing plastic waste. In Arugam Bay alone, since …
World Tourism Day is commemorated each year on 27 September, and is organised by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) to create awareness on the tourism industry’s positive contribution to destinations. Sri Lanka’s tourism administration too will be having numerous awareness forums to spread positive messages on the impact on the country’s economy, which spreads …
Hilton has welcomed the opening of SAii Lagoon Maldives, Curio Collection by Hilton, a tropical escape that offers sun, sea, style and sustainability. Nestled within the idyllic Emboodhoo Lagoon, the hotel forms part of Crossroads Maldives, the country’s first and only integrated resort and game-changing retreat. The opening of SAii Lagoon Maldives also marks the …
In a big day for Maldivian tourism, InterContinental Hotels Group has welcomed the opening of the Maamunagau Resort. The property, also known as InterContinental Maldives, is the latest in a series of new luxury resort openings which includes ANA InterContinental Beppu in Japan and InterContinental Hayman Island in Australia. InterContinental Hotels & Resorts’ first property in the region …
