Capitol Twinpeaks, as the purely residential project on the Beira Lakefront, is introducing two-storey Duplex units or ‘Sky Bungalows’ that stack two apartments together to create magnificent double height units. The spectacular vistas of the surrounding ocean and lake are heightened and can truly be enjoyed in these purposebuilt units. This, as well as the …
AGSEP delivers key insights on tourism industry of SL
From left: AGSEG Legal Officer Shania Dilhani, AGSEG Public Relation Sithara Chathurangi, AGSEG CEO Dr. Dietmar Doering, AGSEG Research Senior Citizens Partner Dr. Tissa Jayaweera and German Tourist Elina Gansweith Asian German Sports Exchange Program (AGSEP), a local non-commercial government-associated organisation recently shed light upon some key insights on obstacles which hinder growth and economic …
SriLankan Airlines makes changes to Winter 2018 schedule
In keeping with its strategy of optimising and rationalising market opportunities throughout its route network, SriLankan Airlines said yesterday it will be introducing a range of significant changes to the winter schedule. Accordingly, the National Carrier will be deploying state-of-the-art A330-300 aircraft on its daily Melbourne operations from 28 October. The airline said it is …
Cathay Pacific and Qantas codeshare to bring Australia and Asia closer
Cathay Pacific and Qantas customers are set to benefit from a new codeshare agreement that leverages the strengths of each carrier’s regional networks and provides more options for customers travelling between Asia and Australia. The codeshare agreement will see Cathay Pacific add its code to 13 routes on Qantas’ domestic network in Australia. In turn, …
FTI Touristik GmbH Germany travel product managers in charge of Indian Ocean region arrive on tour
FTI Touristik GmbH from Germany sent a group of travel product managers in charge of the Indian Ocean Region for a familiarisation tour. They arrived in Sri Lanka on Monday, 24 September and will be touring around the country for seven days. They will be visiting the cultural triangle, the trending East Coast Passikudah and …
Travel consultants of ‘AMONDO’ Germany arrive on familiarisation tour
15 travel consultants of ‘AMONDO’ Germany arrived in Sri Lanka on a familiarisation tour of the island. They were welcomed at the airport by the staff of H.O.T Tourism ‘The Destination Insider’
TRAINING FOR H.O.T. TOURISM STAFF MEMBERS, GUIDES AND RESORT REPRESENTATIVES
Training for Guides and Representatives The First Guide Training sponsored and organized by H.O.T Tourism and FTI Touristik, was held at Hotel Citrus Waskaduwa for Round Tour National Guides, Chauffeurs, Resort Representative and Transfer guides. There were 44 participants in total at the training was conducted by Mrs. Daniela Hofmann, owner of HKP Hofmann – …
Thambapanni Leisure Unawatuna opens Thaproban Pavilion Waves
Thambapanni Leisure Unawatuna added their fourth and largest property to their inventory by opening four star Thaproban Pavilion Waves in Unawatuna. Built with an investment of over Rs. 350 million the hotel has two suites and 24 rooms all facing the sea. A unique feature of the hotel is that they are using solar to …
Russia’s Aeroflot to resume direct Colombo flights
Russian airline, Aeroflot, will re-launch regular non-stop flights to Colombo from October 28, the Moscow-based airline announced this week.The airline stopped regular flights to Colombo around a decade ago. The flights will operate under the winter schedule effective through March 30, 2019. Flight SU 0286 will depart Moscow Sheremetyevo (SVO) on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays …
SLTPB scales up tourist arrivals with roadshows
Indian tourist arrivals have gone up by 15% since the beginning of this year, with 237,369 arrivals recorded up to July. Sri Lanka Tourism now aims to scale up the number to nearly 400,000 visitors this year and substantially raise the percentage of Indian travellers by that time.As part of the strategic plan to boost …