The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) launched Sri Lanka’s first ever tourist-friendly tuk tuk service on 30 July at Galle Face Green under the patronage of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. The ‘tourist-friendly’ logo is a pride mark to distinguish high-quality tourism-related service providers in Sri Lanka. The initial rollout of this pride mark will …
At present the airport is manned by the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) and operated as a military facility that was in operation since 1942 during the time of the Royal Air Force and in proximity to Polonnaruwa. Sri Lanka is currently looking at the prospect of establishing an airport in Hingurakgoda at an estimated …
President Maithripala Sirisena and his delegation at the meeting with Georgia President Giorgi Margvelashvili and his delegation. Picture by President’s Media. President Maithripala Sirisena, on a three-day visit to Georgia, and the President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili met in Tbilisi to discuss bilateral relations on Wednesday. President Sirisena is in Georgia to participate in the …
One of the world’s most read tourist magazines, Lonely Planet has named, Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka among Asia’s best 10 destinations to travel for 2018. “Asia is such a vast and diverse continent for anyone dreaming of an escape,” Lonely Planet Asia-Pacific media spokesperson Chris Zeiher said in a statement. “Our experts have combed through …
Global travel authority Lonely Planet has revealed its 2018 Best in Asia list – an agenda-setting collection of the continent’s 10 best destinations to visit in the year ahead For this third annual Best in Asia list, Lonely Planet’s in-house Asia experts have named “eclectic” and “vibrant” Busan, South Korea, as the number one destination; while the …
A luxury hotel, Villa Vajrapani was opened end June at the Hantana Mountain Range, Pedadeniya last month. Built on a nine-acre land at the base of the Hantana Valley, the luxury hotel offers seven rooms providing accommodation for 20 guests. Villa Vajrapani has three swimming pools: one infinity pool, one kid’s pool, and the biggest …
Tourists who visit the Eastern Province often end up limiting their trip to surfing at Arugam Bay or travelling up the coast to scenic Trincommallee. But, with Australian Government support, a lesser-known destination is making its presence felt, and this week’s ceremonial opening of tourism activity provider Safari Panama signals a change in Eastern tourism …
At the halfway point between Kandy and Sigiriya, banked by winding roads that lead to the city of Alawatugoda, lies the idyll retreat ‘Aarunya’, which is one of the latest additions to the emerging collection of high-end Sri Lankan boutique properties. Launched in June 2018, theretreat directly faces the beautiful Knuckles range, lending an immediate …
Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators (SLAITO) in collaboration with SecurMatic.comorganised a GDPR awareness summit to all its members and the hotel community (THASL) on 11 July at the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute in Colombo. amantha Simms – Founder of The information collective SLAITO President Harith Perera This summit is part of the ongoing exercise …
Denagena giyoth kataragama – Nodena giyoth ataramaga The saying that if one knows the right track he will end up at Kataragama – otherwise he will get stranded, has been in our vocabulary from the time we were children. Now as oldies we keep repeating it, not about going to Kataragama but as a common …
