The adventure cruise operator Zegrahm Expeditions is planning to roll out a series of voyages that will include stops in Sri Lanka.
A report published in the USA Today said this is the first time Zegrahm Expeditions is making a stop in Sri Lanka in its 20 years of voyage operations.
According to the report Zegrahm says [...]
December 8, 2010 11:56 AM | Posted in
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By: Prasanna C. Rodrigo
John Keells, Hayleys, Jetwing and Cargills PLC are among the Sri Lankan firms who have applied to acquire the deal to redevelop and manage the British built Grand Oriental Hotel.
The hotel is a subsidiary of the Bank of Ceylon.
Bank of Ceylon earlier said 15 parties forwarded applications to redevelop and manage the [...]
December 3, 2010 12:00 PM | Posted in
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In a bid to promote Sri Lanka as a tourist destination in the United States, the Sri Lankan embassy in USA recently organized a “Sri Lankan Evening’
Nearly 160 Guests have taken part in this evening held in Washington colored by Sri Lankan dance, music and food.
This reception is a continuation of the “Signature tour” organized [...]
November 18, 2010 7:47 AM | Posted in
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Sri Lanka will use the ongoing World Travel Market in London to test the response to a new tourism logo which it has designed to promote the country internationally.
Acting Marketing Director of Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau Madubani Perera said the logo will be shown to travel agents and tour operators who are interested in [...]
November 9, 2010 12:32 PM | Posted in
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Belgium’s Jetairfly commenced charter flights to Sri Lanka on Saturday connecting Brussels and Colombo.
The inaugural flight saw 253 tourists from Belgium arriving in Sri Lanka while the Airline is expected to continue to travel to Sri Lanka.
This move also marked the commencement of the first direct flight between Colombo and Brussels.
Speaking at the inauguration of [...]
November 1, 2010 4:12 PM | Posted in
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Grand Orient Hotel one of Sri Lanka’s oldest hotels is seeking a partner to invest and manage the property under an international brand name.
The Bank of Ceylon, the parent firm of the Hotel, invited the interested parties via paper advertisements published today to submit expression of interest to invest and manage the hotel.
BOC says the [...]
October 31, 2010 12:42 PM | Posted in
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By: Prasanna C. Rodrigo:
Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority is inviting the owners of architectural bungalows, old walauwas and picturesque lands in the country to sell or lease their properties to start new tourism projects.
The Authority says these properties can be sold or leased to investors who are looking to start tourism projects here in the country.
SLTDA [...]
October 17, 2010 1:54 PM | Posted in
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Sri Lanka is struggling to attract Chinese tourists owing to many factors including Chinese traveler’s preference to visit Maldives than Sri Lanka.
Madubani Perera Acting Director of Marketing at the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau says “They fly to Maldives via flights passing Colombo”.
She also said “Maldives have very little to offer, compared to what we [...]
October 13, 2010 9:57 AM | Posted in
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By: Sutirtho Patranobis
Spurred by increase in occupancy and tariff in its existing properties, the Taj group of hotels could soon begin looking for new sites to expand across Sri Lanka.
“We know the country. The choices would be the east and west coasts and Kandy and Galle. We would be looking for sites. The government (after [...]
September 24, 2010 5:38 PM | Posted in
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“The Sydney Morning Herald” the oldest newspaper in Australia has identified Bogawantalawa Valley as one of the top ten places in the world to have a cup of tea.
Bogawantalawa Valley has been rated with locations such as The Ritz London, Trans-Siberian Railway Russia, Yueyang China, Temple-strewn Uji district in Japan and the historical Inca Trail [...]
September 24, 2010 1:41 PM | Posted in
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