Asian Development Bank (ADB), which has been a strong partner in the development of Sri Lanka since 1966, will provide US $ 160 million for a railway efficiency improvement project in a bid to move Sri Lanka’s railway into the future. According to ADB Country Director in Sri Lanka, Sri Widowati, discussions pertaining to the …
The tourist paradise in Sri Lanka, Nuwara –Eliya will get the much-anticipated cable car system linking Nuwara – Eliya Racecourse with the Nanu Oya railway station and Single Tree hilltop with each other. The cable car system will be built on 21 pillars and one cable car would be able to accommodate 10 passengers. At …
A Thai delegation, under the patronage of the Deputy Governor of the Tourism Association of Thailand (TAT) Chattan Kunjara Na Ayudhya is to lead a delegation comprising of 20 Thai media personnel (including the country’s best travel bloggers) and 40 Thai based tour operators. The delegation is expected to arrive in the country on the …
Deputy Mayor of Paris Jean Francois Martins was on a brief visit to Sri Lanka from 5-6 June to meet senior government officials and key private sector leaders on Sri Lanka’s tourism revival strategy following the Easter DEPUTY MAYOR OF PARIS JEAN FRANCOIS MARTINS WITH JOHN AMARATUNGA Sunday terror attacks in the country. The Deputy …
NON-CABINET MINISTER OF ECONOMIC REFORMS AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DR. HARSHA DE SILVA ADDRESSES THE MEDIA WHILE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT, WILDLIFE AND CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS MINISTER JOHN AMARATUNGA LOOKS ON– PIC BY DAMINDA HARSHA PERERA Over 1,000 applications for loan exposure of Rs. 62 b received by end May; moratorium for Rs. 26 b worth of loans …
The day prior and the Sinhala and Tamil New Year will fall on April 12 and 13 next year. This is as per the list of public and bank holidays in 2020 issued by the Ministry of Internal & Home Affairs. The gazette notification declaring those holidays has been issued by Minister Vajira Abeywardena recently. …
Mount Lavinia Hotel received the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence for 2019. The achievement celebrates and acknowledges businesses that are consistent in maintaining a service level of superior quality. The achievement is earned through great traveller reviews and Mount Lavinia Hotel has not fallen short in creating a welcoming atmosphere to the many travellers who visit …
Colombo, June 06, 2019: SriLankan Airlines achieved the remarkable feat of being named the World’s Most Punctual Airline yet again, with 90.75% of its flights in May 2019 being ‘on-time’ throughout its route network. This is the second time in less than 12 months that SriLankan has achieved this milestone, having also achieved the world’s number …
The Extraordinary General Assembly and the Annual General Assembly of the United Federation of Travel Agents Association (UFTAA) was held recently in Istanbul, Turkey. Trevor Rajaratnam, President of the Travel Agents Association of Sri Lanka (TAASL) and Executive Director, Travel 7 Ltd. was elected as a Board Member of UFTAA. This is only the second …
The number of tourists from The Netherlands travelling to Sri Lanka has begun to pick up following the relaxation of the travel advisory by the Dutch Government on 31 May. In the aftermath of the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka on 21 April, many countries, including The Netherlands, issued travel advisories to their …
