Emirates is inviting travellers from Sri Lanka to ‘Fly Better’ in the new year with special Economy and Business Class fares that confer up to a 15% saving on travel to exciting destinations across Europe, USA and Africa. These special fares will be offered for bookings made between 8 and 21 January, for travel between …
Walking the Nile star was beguiled by the beauty of the Indian Ocean isle From the capital city, he travelled to Galle, Nuwara Eliya and Weligama The well-travelled presenter found Sri Lankans to be impeccable hosts By LEVISON WOOD Victoria Park is a delightful botanical garden. It sits a short stroll down the hill, past the …
From 4% awareness, Sri Lanka has now become a top of mind destination Laos experience Last week I had just crossed the border that separates Laos from Thailand and was on route via land to Thailand. My mind was on Laos – a country branded globally as ‘Simply Beautiful’ (backed by the ADB in 2018) …
A special meeting headed by Minister of Ports and Shipping and Southern Development Sagala Ratnayaka, was held recently, at the ministry auditorium, to discuss issues related to the whale watching business popular in the Mirissa tourism region. Accordingly a special discussion was held at the Prime Minister’s office on Thursday to look into these irregularities …
Up to 80 years of age travelers can obtain Sri Lanka Insurance ‘Travel Protect’ without a medical certificate Traveler’s home protected while they are on holiday The insurance giant Sri Lanka Insurance sets new standard for the travel insurance market providing exclusive benefits for travelers with the re-launching of Sri Lanka Insurance ‘Travel Protect’ insurance policy. For …
S Hotels & Resorts will aim to showcase the cultural charm of the Maldives as part of its most ambitious development to date and the first phase of the Crossroads Maldives integrated leisure and resort destination. Scheduled to open in summer 2019, the project will encompass three independent islands fringing the Emboodhoo Lagoon in the …
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Jordan conducted a tourism promotional event at the Embassy premises on 26 December The event was held in the form of a discussion between a number of Jordanian outbound tour operators and the Embassy officials. During the discussion, Sri Lanka›s Ambassador to Jordan A. L. M. Lafeer answered the …
FTI Touristik GmbH from Germany comprising guests from FTI Austria, large travel agencies in Switzerland and Edelweiss flight centre staff arrived on a familiarisation tour of the island. They flew from Zurich to Colombo on 23 November on Edelweiss. Their busy program includes visiting the Cultural Triangle, the east coast Passikudah, central highlands Kandy and …
Pinning another four-star resort to the Deep South tourism landscape, Oak Ray Wild Yala was opened in Tissamaharama. The hotel project is a part of the diversified young entrepreneur Sujeewa Palliyaguruge’s ambitious plans to extend his footprint beyond Central Province where the group owned around 16 hotels. Founded in 2002, the Oak Ray Group specialises …
With the view of improving the domestic aviation industry in Sri Lanka, by providing better infra-structure facilities in order to attract tourists from foreign countries and local passengers IWS Aviation inaugurated their new Aerodrome with Helicopter servicing facility at Welisara. PIX BY KITHSIRI DE MELBell 505 jet Ranger XThe Canadian made sophisticated Bell 505 jet …
