Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism & Hotel Management (SLITHM) entered into an MOU with the Australian government-funded Skills for Inclusive Growth Programme (S4IG) managed by Palladium International Group, towards several strategic areas of cooperation. S4IG is a programme of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) in accordance with the terms of a Subsidiary …
Under the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau’s Visiting Journalists & Blogger Programs, a group of high-profile Indian media personnel was invited to Sri Lanka from July 3 to July 11, to re-discover Indo-Sri Lanka historical relationships. Eight media personnel representing several key states & cities of India, including Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Kolkata, Bangalore and Hyderabad …
COLOMBO, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) — Sri Lanka’s Tourism Ministry has decided to issue longer visas for tourists arriving in the country in order to revive the crisis-hit tourism industry following the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic crisis, a senior official from the ministry said Monday. The official told Xinhua that following a proposal submitted to …
We are proud to share that House of Travels & Tourism won the Merit award for Best Travel & Tourism Website 2022. It is exciting to see the hard work of our team be recognised with such an honourable award. Congratulations to everyone who played a role in this project! http://www.hottourism.lk http://www.bestweb.lk/2022-winners
By Dylan Wickremasinghe This year marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of House of Travels & Tourism (PVT) LTD as a company. When we look back on how far we’ve come and all we’ve accomplished, a lot of words come to mind – challenging, fulfilling, unexpected, humbling. But one word specifically stands out – …
By Sanath Nanayakkare Ella is one of Sri Lanka’s most popular destinations highly dependent on tourism. Today many tourism businesses are left high and dry because of the drastic drop in tourist arrivals to the area. However, tourism-dependent individuals and businesses in Ella breathed a sigh of relief yesterday on hearing the news that the …
Written by Teena Marian The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority says that a special program will be put in place to provide fuel for vehicles engaged in transporting tourists in Sri Lanka The Director General of Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority Dhammika Wijesinghe said that fuel will be released for all vehicles registered with …
Italian airline Neos Air is planning to resume direct flights to Sri Lanka with three weekly scheduled flights between Colombo and Italy. Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC), via its official website, announced this week that it has approved Neos’ request to operate three weekly flights on the route, starting from the summer season this year. …
The Tourism Ministry announced the appointment of a 22-member committee to provide expert advice in helping the crisis-struck industry to move towards a path of revival. The newly appointed Tourism Advisory Committee by Tourism Minister Harin Fernando comprises not only industry veterans but also experts in the field of law, archaeology, strategic management, Ayurveda, wildlife, …
Tourism Minister Harin Fernando has decided to appoint Cricketing legend Sanath Jayasuriya as the Tourism Ambassador of Sri Lanka. A special event is scheduled to be held on Thursday to announce the appointment along with the new tourism advisory board. Sanath Jayasuriya is hugely popular around the world and it’s reported that he had agreed …
