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The Tourism Authority of Thailand has unveiled a series of strategies designed to maintain, enhance and promote Thailand’s brand image, marketing profile and visitor arrivals. TAT has set a 2013 target of 22.22 million international visitor arrivals, generating estimated foreign exchange revenues of 966 billion Baht (US$ 30.62 billion, based on the exchange rate of ...
- Thailand ranks as No. 1 outbound destination for Indian travellers (Category: Business)
- Chamber of Tourism and Industry Chief meets Thai Deputy PM and Tourism Minister (Category: Business)
- Discussion on ‘Bilateral Trade between Sri Lanka and Thailand’ (Category: Business)
- Huawei launches its largest-ever regional Seeds for the Future Program, inspiring digital talent... (Category: Breaking News)
US based Marriott International said in a statement that it has signed up with Sri Lanka's East West Properties Plc, to open a 200-room hotel in Weligma, in 2014.The 11-storey Weligama Bay Marriott Resort & Spa, will be operated under Marriott's flagship Marriott Hotels & Resorts brand. "Sri Lanka is a destination that has great potential and opportunity and we hope to capitalise...
- Marriott Debuts in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Marriott International to open its first Sri Lankan hotel in 2014 (Category: Breaking News)
- Eastern Beaches (Category: Business)
By Cassandra Mascarenhas Setting its sights on placing Sri Lanka in the global economy and expanding its reach in overseas markets, the Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2012, the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce’s annual flagship event, aptly themed ‘Positioning Sri Lanka in the Global Economy,’ commenced last evening at the Cinnamon Grand. In the context of ...
- Lion leads frontier markets (Category: Business)
- Young political guns speak up for economy (Category: Business)
- Ceylon Chamber spearheaded repositioning post-war Sri Lanka forum kicks off today (Category: Business)
- Sustainability in volatility: The bankers’ challenge (Category: Business)
Tie-up with East West Properties to see 200-room, 11-storey Weligama Marriott Resort and Space come up in mid 2014Marriott International has announced the signing of an agreement with Weligama Hotel Properties Ltd., a fully-owned subsidiary of East West Properties PLC, to open a hotel in Sri Lanka – the Weligama Marriott Resort & Spa in ...
- Marriott International to open its first Sri Lankan hotel in 2014 (Category: Breaking News)
- Marriott International announces its first hotel in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Marriott Debuts in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Serene wins World Luxury Hotel Country Award again (Category: Business)
WASHINGTON: Developing countries should prepare for a long period of volatility in the global economy by re-emphasising medium-term development strategies, while preparing for tougher times, says the World Bank in the newly-released Global Economic Prospects (GEP), June 2012. A resurgence of tensions in high-income Europe has eroded the gains made during the first four months ...
- World Bank forecasts South Asia to grow by 6.4% in 2012 (Category: Business)
- Global economic outlook slowly improving but remains fragile (Category: Business)
- World Bank projects global slowdown, with developing countries impacted (Category: Business)
- Developing Asia’s growth to moderate amid global uncertainty, says ADB (Category: Business)
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Tuesday announced in Beijing that South African Airways will host the 69th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit (WATS). The event will draw the top leadership of the air transport industry to Cape Town’s International Convention Centre from 2 to 4 June 2013. “South Africa ...
- Qantas’ Joyce is new IATA Chairman (Category: Business)
- IATA milestones in three initiatives: DDS, Distribution and Industry Awards (Category: Business)
- Aviation industry leaders to meet in Beijing on Monday (Category: Business)
- Sri Lankan Airlines joins ‘Oneworld alliance’ (Category: Breaking News)
Fresh push to woo Chinese tourists and tap greater share of two-way traffic, including to Maldives Upgrade brings total flights to four cities in China including Hong Kong to 21 per week By Nisthar Cassim in Beijing, China In a fresh push to woo more Chinese tourists as well as cater to growing two-way traffic, ...
- Sri Lankan to operate daily flights to Beijing and Shanghai (Category: Breaking News)
- SriLankan to start daily flights to Beijing and Shanghai from next week (Category: Business)
- oneworld CEO and team visit Colombo to welcome SriLankan on board (Category: Business)
- SriLankan to start daily flights to Beijing and Shanghai from next week (Category: Breaking News)
Given one month extension pending reconstitution Adding to the confusion and controversies, the Board of Directors of the BOI is in limbo with subject Ministry Secretary Dr. P.B. Jayasundera giving it a month’s extension. The move follows the tenure of the members of the Board ending recently and until the latest extension indicated this week, ...
- BOI says approvals up 100%, agreements signed by 25% in 1Q (Category: Business)
- Challenges for FDI (Category: Business)
- Ministry of Economic Development breaks silence; responds to tourism, BOI issues (Category: Business)
- FDI exceeds 1.5 billion USD target set by BOI for 2023 -State Minister of Investment Promotion (Category: Breaking News)
A document named ‘Growing Together’ prepared by UNESCAP for the sixty sixth session of ESCAP states that the realisation of what is termed as the ‘Asia Pacific century’ will depend on the region’s ability to harness the potential of regional economic integration. A shared history and culture, complementarities arising from their very different levels of ...
- Asia Pacific trade and investment (Category: Business)
- Challenging times for Asia Pacific (Category: Business)
- More challenging global environment ahead for Asia Pacific region (Category: Business)
- Asia sees red over ‘green economy’ (Category: Business)
Wide publicity has been given to the events unfolding at the Sri Lanka Tourism regarding the resignation of the Chairman from Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management and Sri Lanka Convention Bureau and the performance of the Board of Investment. The media reports have given the impression that ...
- Basil bats for PB (Category: Business)
- BOI Board in limbo (Category: Business)
- Combined publicity blitz for Sri Lanka tourism still not 100% ready (Category: Business)
- Nalaka Godahewa tosses three tourism hats (Category: Business)
After the LTTE was defeated, a campaign designed to promote Sri Lanka as a leisure and investment destination labelled ‘The Small Miracle’ was shot down, ostensibly on the ground that the miracle was in no way ‘small’. The marketing value in Sri Lanka’s compact size, our rich biodiversity, the diversity of leisure locations and physical ...
- Lanka’s economic miracle turns sour (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Burmese Lessons’ for Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Suu Kyi’s party claims landslide win in Myanmar vote (Category: Business)
MACAU,(Reuters): Russia is placing bets that plans to build a gambling and entertainment zone near the port city of Vladivostok will lure investors who have spent big money on casinos for Asian gamblers in Macau and Singapore. Vladivostok, located near China and known more for its oil and gas pipes
- Fungi Premium (Category: Business)
- The Latest: Pakistan's cases rise amid large gatherings (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- The Latest: Pakistan's cases rise amid large gatherings (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- The Latest: Pakistan's cases rise amid large gatherings (Category: USA, South Dakota)
The UNWTO has welcomed the Declaration issued by the Tourism Ministers of the G20 economies (T20) calling for priority to be given to facilitating travel as a means to boost economic growth and create jobs. The Declaration states, “To ensure that tourism can play a key role in creating employment opportunities, both directly and indirectly ...
- UNWTO and WTTC call on the G20 to use tourism’s potential for job creation (Category: Business)
- New UNWTO and ATM Forum to boost Middle East tourism (Category: Business)
- 415 m tourists expected worldwide during May-August peak season (Category: Business)
- Tourism vital to tackling global economic challenges: UNWTO (Category: Business)
Expolanka Holdings PLC yesterday acquired the controlling stake in Akquasun Holidays India (Pvt) Ltd. at a cost of US$ 915,000, thus further consolidating both its presence and strength in the leisure and travel sectors. Akquasun Holidays, the Mumbai-based destination management specialist is a B2B Destination Management network company. Primarily mandated to attracting traffic from emerging ...
- Expolanka acquires controlling stake in Akquasun Holidays for US$ 915,000 (Category: Business)
- Blockbuster holidays with HSBC this season (Category: Business)
- Travelon increases holidays on rail frequency (Category: Business)
- Ebert Silva Holidays wins tourism award for Colombo City tour (Category: Business)
Expolanka Holdings PLC yesterday acquired the controlling stake in Akquasun Holidays India (Pvt) Ltd. at a cost of US$ 915,000, thus further consolidating both its presence and strength in the leisure and travel sectors. Akquasun Holidays, the Mumbai-based destination management specialist is a B2B Destination Management network company. Primarily mandated to attracting traffic from emerging ...
- Expolanka acquires controlling stake in Akquasun Holidays for US$ 915,000 (Category: Business)
- Blockbuster holidays with HSBC this season (Category: Business)
- Travelon increases holidays on rail frequency (Category: Business)
- Ebert Silva Holidays wins tourism award for Colombo City tour (Category: Business)
mandated to attract traffic from emerging markets like India, Russia and China. “This acquisition gives ...
- Global recognition for Expolanka’s social marketing at 20th World Brand Congress (Category: Business)
- IPO Debut (Category: Business)
- Expolanka gains control of two of its overseas arms (Category: Breaking News)
- Share Appetite (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka’s largest business chamber has signed a deal with an organization representing Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) to increase trade ties. The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce said it had inked the agreement with the Chamber for Promotion and Economic Development
- Sri Lanka's Largest Business Chamber Steps Up Trade With BRICS (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka's largest business chamber signs deal for trade with BRICS (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan business chamber steps up trade with BRICS (Category: Breaking News)
- CCC reaches out to emerging markets through BRICS-PED (Category: Business)
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) signed a cooperation agreement with the Chamber for Promotion and Economic Development of the BRICS Countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) called ‘BRICS-PED’ recently. This special agreement will initially promote an identified
- PED Secretary discusses plans for spring semester (Category: USA, New Mexico)
- PED Secretary discusses plans for spring semester (Category: USA, New Mexico)
- PED Secretary discusses plans for spring semester (Category: USA, New Mexico)
- Mo-ped driver killed in collision with truck (Category: USA, South Carolina)
Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has signed a co-operation agreement with the Chamber for Promotion and Economic Development of the BRICS countries to promote trade. Under the agreement, CCC will initially promote an identified range of products and services between Sri Lanka and BRIC countries and also facilitate alliances on reciprocal basis. The agreement has come into effect ...
- Govt. and Oman to sign trade agreement (Category: Breaking News)
- Singapore Airlines inks a deal to promote Sri Lanka tourism (Category: Breaking News)
- SL threatens to go to IAEA over Kudankulam (Category: Breaking News)
- Tamil Nadu fisheries representatives arrive in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Dubai’s rapidly-expanding hotel industry has posted an all-time high of Dh16 billion ($4.35 billion) in revenues during the first quarter of 2012, marking an increase of 24% over last year’s figures. Dubai hotels also showed a nine% increase in guest numbers (which crossed the nine million mark), 22% jump in guestnights and a 12 per ...
- Solid growth in tourism for Dubai (Category: Business)
- Emirates offers luxury hotels savings for online bookings (Category: Business)
- Jumeirah opens ninth hotel in Dubai (Category: Business)
- Emirates Holidays offers winter getaways (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka’s embassy in Russia has completed an innovative project to further promote Sri Lanka as the preferred tourism destination among the Russian people. Under this project, which was ably supported by Sri Lanka Tourism, they have compiled a tourist guidebook on Sri Lanka in the Russian
- Guide book on Sri Lanka in Russian language debuts (Category: Business)
- Russian oil, tourism giant to set up shop in SL next month (Category: Business)
- Tourism targets 20,000 Russian travellers (Category: Business)
- Tourist guide book on Sri Lanka published in Russian language (Category: Breaking News)
Prospects for the global economy are slowly improving again, but growth is expected to be weak, especially in Europe, and unemployment in many advanced economies will stay high, according to the IMF’s latest forecast. Although action by policymakers in Europe and elsewhere has helped to reduce vulnerabilities, risks of a renewed upsurge of the crisis ...
- IMF marks down global growth forecast, sees risk on rise (Category: Business)
- World Bank projects global slowdown, with developing countries impacted (Category: Business)
- G20 moves to line up huge rescue deal for April (Category: Business)
- World economy fragile, faces “uneasy calm” – IMF (Category: Business)
Apr 17, Colombo: The Sri Lanka Embassy in Moscow, Russia has published a Catalogue of Tourism in Sri Lanka in Russian language to promote Sri Lanka as a tourist destination in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries including Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan .
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
- Seeking Direction (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka has compiled a tourist guide book in Russian language to promote the Island nation among the people of the former communist country. The initiative, which is a move by the Sri Lankan embassy in Russia, contains the country profile, places to visit in Sri Lanka, information
- Festival Boycott (Category: Business)
- Pull Out (Category: Business)
- Electronic Books (Category: Business)
- Aurthor arrested in Sri Lanka - report (Independent Online) (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s embassy in Russia has completed an innovative project to further promote Sri Lanka as the preferred tourism destination among the Russian people. Under this project, which was ably supported by Sri Lanka tourism, they have compiled a Tourist Guide Book on Sri Lanka in the Russian
- Guidebook on Sri Lanka in Russian published (Category: Business)
- Russian oil, tourism giant to set up shop in SL next month (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka introduces a guide book in Russian language (Category: Breaking News)
- Tourism targets 20,000 Russian travellers (Category: Business)
Several days after its original announcement of suspension of flights during off-peak season, SriLankan Airlines retracted saying services to Rome, Milan and Moscow will continue uninterrupted. “SriLankan Airlines’ services to Rome, Milan and Moscow will remain uninterrupted as per the present schedule. The flight frequencies to these three destinations will also remain the same,”...
- Rome, Milan, Moscow flights uninterrupted - SriLankan (Category: Breaking News)
- SriLankan to continue flights to Rome, Milan and Moscow (Category: Breaking News)
- SriLankan resumes flights to Europe (Category: Breaking News)
- SriLankan drops Zurich, Rome, Milan in off-peak season (Category: Business)
Deals worth $ 12.1 m under negotiation “An invaluable learning curve for Sri Lanka’s international trade scheme,” says Rishad The recently-concluded Expo 2012 was a successful event, coming after a lapse of 15 years. “Expo 2012 garnered confirmed orders to the value of US$ 66,090 and currently orders under negotiation amount to US$ 12,110,315. There ...
- Expo 2012 to see over 1,000 global participants (Category: Business)
- HSBC partners Expo 2012 Trade Fair (Category: Business)
- With $ 12.5 b target, Lanka ready for Expo 2012 (Category: Business)
SriLankan Airlines yesterday announced certain capacity adjustments to its European route network, taking into consideration the rise in fuel and operational costs and economic indicators in the EU region. It said taking current travel trends into consideration, the airline will cancel flights to Zurich, Switzerland during the off-peak from 1 May to 26 June and ...
Expo 2012, organised by the Export Development Board, provided an ideal opportunity to Sri Lanka Tourism industry to promote its product to the international market. At the end of the event, Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) had been able to achieve its targets successfully. The stall of the SLTPB was one of the eye ...
- SIA joins Sri Lanka Tourism to promote Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- SIA joins Sri Lanka Tourism to promote Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- MasterCard to promote influx of Indian tourists to SL (Category: Breaking News)
- SL Tourism,Mastercard enter deal to woo tourists (Category: Breaking News)
A new Air Services Agreement between Sri Lanka and the Russian Federation was signed at the Ministry of Transport of Russia in Moscow on 26 March. Sri Lankan Ambassador in the Russian Federation Udayanga Weeratunga signed the Agreement on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka while Deputy Minister
- Air Services Agreements inked with Russia and Japan (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to increase flights to Britain (Category: Breaking News)
- Qatar and Sri Lanka sign air transport agreement (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka, European Union sign Horizontal Air Services Agreement (Category: Breaking News)
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