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16 May 2019 - 0 - 351
Consequent to the recent downturn in arrivals following the Easter Sunday attacks, Sri Lanka Tourism has planned a series of short-term promotional programmes to attract tourists from short haul markets.
16 May 2019 - 0 - 62
Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Christian Affairs John Amaratunga met with British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka James Dauris this week to discuss the improvements in the security situation post-Easter Sunday terror attacks, and informed the High Commissioner about the future steps to be taken by the government. SLTPB Chairman Kishu Gomes and Dinesh Weerakkody participated in the discussions.
16 May 2019 - 0 - 100
(Dubai) REUTERS: Emirates Chief Commercial Officer Thierry Antinori has resigned, a spokeswoman said on Sunday, days after the Gulf airline announced its weakest profit in a decade.
16 May 2019 - 0 - 225
A group of 12 tour operators from St. Petersburg, Russia is currently in Sri Lanka for a familiarization tour with Aitken Spence Travels.
16 May 2019 - 0 - 44
SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines has launched the first non-stop flights between Singapore and Busan in South Korea.
14 May 2019 - 0 - 174
Jetwing Symphony PLC, for the first time since it became a publicly listed company on the Colombo Stock Exchange in December 2017, turned a profit for the quarter ended March 31, 2019 (4Q19), the interim financial accounts released to the Colombo bourse showed.
14 May 2019 - 0 - 1119
Compared to the 180,429 visitors in April last year, arrivals in April 2019 dropped 7.5 percent to 166,975 due to the terror attacks on the 21st.
14 May 2019 - 0 - 66
Tourism, Wildlife and Christian Affairs Minister John Amaratunga met with the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Sri Lanka and the Republic of Maldives Jörn Rohde last week to discuss the improvements in the security situation post-Easter Sunday terror attacks,
14 May 2019 - 0 - 823
Kadugannawa, considered the gateway town to the central highlands and Sri Lanka’s sacred city - Kandy, is set to become the newest addition to South Asia’s nature immersion and spiritual rejuvenation tourism by end-2019.
19 Feb 2018 - 0 - 1922
The Merchant Shipping Secretariat of the Ports and Shipping Ministry has taken the initiative to broaden the entry criteria for merchant navy cadet officer training to include the GCE A/L Technology stream students, in a bid to create more opportunities for Sri Lankan youth to embark on lucrative seafaring careers.
19 Feb 2018 - 0 - 931
Evergreen Marine Corp. (EMC) entered into an agreement with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) to order eight 11,000 20-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containerships.
19 Feb 2018 - 0 - 1002
Cathay Pacific Airways is launching Business Class promotional fares to select destinations from Colombo. The promotional fares of up to 35% off on Business Class are now available from Colombo to nine key destinations in Asia, North America, Australia and New Zealand.
19 Feb 2018 - 0 - 1151
A seminar themed ‘maritime hub aspirations of Sri Lanka’, organised by the Ceylon Association of Ships Agents (CASA), is to be held tomorrow, at Galadari Hotel.
19 Feb 2018 - 0 - 1064
The SIA Group’s KrisFlyer frequent-flyer programme is to launch a world-first blockchain-based airline loyalty digital wallet capability that will help unlock the value of KrisFlyer miles to enable everyday spending at retail partners.
19 Feb 2018 - 0 - 905
The transshipment operations at the Port of Colombo show a tremendous increase between the months of January 2017 and January 2018. Accordingly, against 362,451 transshipment twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) operations in January 2017, together with Jaya Container Terminal
13 Feb 2018 - 0 - 891
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Collaboration (MoC) to establish a Global Safety Predictive Analytics Research Center (SPARC) in Singapore.
13 Feb 2018 - 0 - 1321
‘LoveCakeLove’ is the theme of a crowd-sourced effort, initiated by Sri Lanka Tourism, to create hype for love cake, a uniquely Sri Lankan dish, around Valentine’s Day 2018.
13 Feb 2018 - 0 - 1866
Since 2009, Sri Lanka has witnessed far-reaching development when it comes to the hospitality and travel industry.
13 Feb 2018 - 0 - 1199
Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, signed a contract for 20 additional A380 aircraft and 16 options, firming up the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that was announced in January. The total agreement for 36 aircraft is valued at US$16 billion based on latest list prices. Deliveries are to start as early as 2020.
13 Feb 2018 - 0 - 1927
Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka are expected to cross the four million mark by 2020, doubling the record of two million arrivals achieved in 2017.
12 Feb 2018 - 0 - 1913
‘Travel Outlook’ Destination Management Company (DMC) recently relocated its Sri Lanka office from Pamankada Road, Colombo 6 to Colombo 4.
12 Feb 2018 - 0 - 966
Kenya Airways has launched direct flights to Mauritius as part of its broad strategy to expand its footprint across Africa.
12 Feb 2018 - 0 - 1891
Singapore Airlines (SIA) announced that Osaka will be the first scheduled destination for its new Boeing 787-10 fleet, with services expected to begin in May this year.
12 Feb 2018 - 0 - 994
Emirates Skywards, the loyalty programme of Emirates airline, has clinched the award for ‘Excellence in Management’ at the 10th annual Loyalty Awards 2018 organised by FlightGlobal and Global Flight and held in Bangkok on February 6th.
12 Feb 2018 - 0 - 2016
Sri Lanka Tourism collaborated with Cinnamon Hotels to encourage local and foreign photographers to highlight their talent and capture unique locations of Sri Lanka, to fascinate the world, by providing prize money to winners of the Cinnamon Photography Contest 2017.
12 Feb 2018 - 0 - 1217
Sri Lanka Tourism started its 2018 tourism calendar with a positive output by participating in the 5th edition of the India International Travel & Tourism Exhibition –IITT 2018, with more than 28,000 visitors and more than 500 fully-hosted buyers attending it. This travel extravaganza was held from 11th to 13th January.
12 Feb 2018 - 0 - 1165
Logicentrix (Pvt.) Ltd, a fully-owned subsidiary of Dart Global Logistics (Pvt.) Ltd, has ventured into the development of a state-of-the-art logistics centre, at the Muturajawela Logistics Park.
12 Feb 2018 - 0 - 901
Pio Marine, a leading company in manufacturing boats and the leading supplier of boats to the Fisheries and Disaster Management Ministries and the Red Cross, recently won the annual Shramabhimanee Excellency Award in recognition of the dedicated service to uplift the marine industry in Sri Lanka.
12 Feb 2018 - 0 - 1281
We were taught at that old school this tale of the ‘monkey in praise of his own tail (MPHOT). Today, a few who run the agency show in Sri Lanka, at the Ceylon Association of Shipping Agents (CASA), can be called monkeys in praising of their own tails, as seen in published media. Recently, a writer to Daily Mirror challenged the numbers produced by the CASA in a professional manner in terms of contribution to the economy. This is
12 Feb 2018 - 0 - 970
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport is announced Dato’ Ts Abd Radzak Abd Malek FCILT as International President Elect. Radzak will assume the presidency in January 2020.
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