SriLankan-BOC launch real-time card transactions for on board duty free purchases

Passengers purchasing items from SriLankan Airlines’ ‘Serendib Treasures’ on board duty-free collection will from August 1 enjoy enhanced convenience and purchasing power, thanks to a new 

Gulf Air launches Global Dynamic Interline Pricing Tool in Sri Lanka

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, recently launched its Instant Book and Price tool for travel agencies in coordination with its general sales agent (GSA) Mack Air, technology 

SQ launches morning flight from Colombo targeting connecting flights to key destinations

Travel with Singapore Airlines on the newly introduced morning services on SQ467. 

SLTPB holds first Road Show in Singapore

Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau organized its first Road Show in Singapore at Hilton Hotel on 

Citrus Waskaduwa hosts Commonwealth Chess Championship

The Commonwealth Chess Championship 2016, organized by the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka 

Browns Hotels-ComBank offer 50% savings for credit cardholders

Browns Hotels & Resorts (BH&R) is offering an attractive discount of 50 percent on all its properties, namely, The Eden Resort & Spa (Beruwala), The Paradise Resort & Spa (Sigiriya), The Calm Resort 

Flemingo Duty Free partners with FlySmiLes

Flemingo Duty Free has partnered with FlySmiLes, the frequent flyer programme of Sri Lankan Airlines to enhance value and delight its customers. 

Emirates to deploy flagship A380 on Johannesburg route

Emirates has announced that it will be upgrading one of its four daily flights between Dubai and Johannesburg to  an Airbus A380-800 from February 1, 2017.

Mihin Lanka flies Singaporean travel agents to Seychelles via Colombo

A group of travel agents from Singapore flew to the Seychelles via Colombo for a familiarization tour to Seychelles combined with Sri Lanka as part of an initiative taken by SriLankan Airlines and Mihin Lanka to promote dual destinations.

Kuwait Airways co-sponsors DGCA 53rd Conference

Kuwait Airways co-sponsors the 53rd DGCA Conference of Asia & Pacific Region to be held in Colombo from August 1 to 5, 2016. 

SLCB promotes MICE tourism in Hyderabad

With India becoming a prominent tourism generating market including Corporate Meetings and Incentives, the Sri Lanka Convention Bureau (SLCB) in its efforts to promote MICE from India, had 

Bookings.lk sponsors Proteus Jazz band at Curve

Sri Lanka’s No.1 accommodation website Bookings.lk has partnered with Curve, one of Colombo’s trendiest venues, at Park Street Mews, to fly down Hong Kong-based Proteus Jazz Band, a popular 

Indian trade FAM to promote destination Sri Lanka

The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau in collaboration with Air India organised a trade familiarization tour from India to Sri Lanka for 20 travel agents recently in order to promote Sri Lanka 

Anantaya Pasikudah welcomes first guests

Anantaya Resort & Spa - Pasikudah of Laugfs Leisure Ltd, warmly welcomed its first guests directly following its soft opening ceremony that was held recently.

Emirates named World’s Best Airline at Skytrax World Airline Awards 2016

Emirates has been named the World’s Best Airline 2016 at the prestigious Skytrax World Airline 

Etihad becomes WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017 official airline sponsor

Etihad Airways has been announced as the official airline sponsor of WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017 - 

More Jet Airways flights to Colombo hindered by higher ground handling costs: official

Jet Airways, India’s second largest airline controlled by billionaire Naresh Goyal, says its intentions to expand Sri Lankan operations are hindered by the extremely high ground handling costs at the 

Emirates introduces world’s first interactive amenity kit in Economy Class

Emirates has launched the world’s first interactive amenity kit in Economy Class providing a more comfortable travel experience. The stylish new amenity kits utilise augmented reality (AR) technology to unlock immersive content on mobile devices.

JobStreet Lanka to host travel and tourism business seminar

Travelers can consult guide books and road maps to navigate unfamiliar destinations, but entrepreneurs starting a tourism business are usually left to wander on their own.  

Institute of Hospitality Sri Lanka holds 24th AGM

The 24th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Institute of Hospitality (IOH) Sri Lanka International branch was held recently, reappointing Sidath Kodikara as Chairman for the third   

China’s largest trade promotion organisation partners Hotel, Hospitality & Food Asia 2016

The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Beijing, together with MP Events Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd and the China 

Koala to unveil new range at Hotel Show 2016

Sri Lanka’s annual Hotel Show is a unique platform organised to showcase the newest products and technologies in the hospitality sector. Koala (Pvt.) Ltd, recognised for its comprehensive portfolio of 

Triple honours for Etihad’s First Class at Skytrax World Airline Awards

0Etihad Airways has received three highly coveted awards for the World’s Best First Class Airline, World’s Best First Class Onboard Catering and World’s Best First Class Airline Seat for its First 

Sri Lanka-built race car flies to Silverstone with Emirates SkyCargo

When Emirates flight EK651 took to the skies from Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) on 

SriLankan Airlines goes ‘Wild for Life!’

SriLankan Airlines recently launched a number of significant initiatives at Bandaranaike International Airport aimed at enhancing its wide ranging efforts at environmental conservation on the theme of 

Oman Air implements fuel efficiency software from OpenAirlines

Oman Air has selected OpenAirlines - Skybreathe to provide its cloud-based fuel efficiency software solution. The solution will provide both predictive and post-flight analysis by fusing a combination of 

CSC’s second vessel Mv. Ceylon Princess delivered and ready to sail

The newly-built second bulk vessel of Ceylon Shipping Corporation (CSC) named ‘Mv. Ceylon Princess’, which was constructed in AVIC International shipyard in Wehai, China, was delivered 

SAGT hosts CASA, SLAVO members for interactive session

South Asia Gateway Terminals (SAGT), the first private container terminal in the Port of Colombo, hosted the members of the Ceylon Association of Shipping Agents (CASA) and members of the Sri 

Ensuring ‘VGM’: Is it another bombshell to already overregulated int’l trade by sea?

July 1, 2016 can be considered an important milestone to both the shipping industry as well as to the international trade that deals with shipping. In reality, over 95 percent of world trade, especially with respect to movement of goods, takes place via the mode of sea transportation. Therefore, regulating 

Beautiful Bintan and bustling Batam!

We were honoured and at the same time surprised to hear from a top Indonesian tourism official that we were the first official delegation of any kind—media or otherwise—to visit an island belonging to