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By Marianne David Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo won two coveted awards at the fifth annual Sri Lanka Tourism Awards – the Best Five Star City Hotel Award and the Best Host Hotel Spa. Sri Lanka Tourism Awards 2011 awarded high performers across 11 categories and evaluated hotels in the industry based on their contribution towards tourism. ...
- Top hotels sweep World Spice Food Festival awards (Category: Business)
- John Keells trendsetters win 12 key Sri Lanka Tourism Awards (Category: Business)
- New GM takes over at Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo (Category: Business)
- Cinnamon Lakeside rated ‘Best Luxury Hotel in Sri Lanka’ (Category: Business)
Reuters: Chinese university teacher Zhu Haibin wept softly as she and other Communist Party cadres stood in rows before a mass grave of Communist fighters in southern China. Ignoring light drizzle, the group listened to a party instructor tell the story of Zhang Longxiu, a “hero mother” from the early days of China’s Communist revolution ...
- China to test superpower claims on foreign soil (Category: Business)
- Top Chinese professor boasts of operatives in top of US ‘core inner circle’ (Category: USA, New York)
- Top Chinese professor boasts of operatives in top of US ‘core inner circle’ (Category: USA, New York)
- Top Chinese professor boasts of operatives in top of US ‘core inner circle’ (Category: USA, New York)
The premier worldwide sustainability merit andlsquo;Green Globe Re-Certificationandrsquo; for 2012/2013 was achieved by Bentota Beach Hotel. Re-Certification requires conformity to 315 pre-set standards; the team at Bentota Beach Hotel continuously worked to improve the standards of sustainability thus highlighting the importance of sustainable tourism and achieved a compliance rating of 77%, a se...
- Bentota-Beruwela Premier League on 29 May (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka - Bentota Beach Hotel Suitable for water sports (Category: Travel)
- Club Bentota champs at TTSC Cricket Tournament (Category: Business)
- Seasoned hotelier Donald Wingell to take Cinnamon Bentota Beach to international heights (Category: Breaking News)
Reuters: Formula One cars will continue to swerve around the skyscrapers of Singapore for the next five years after the government agreed on Saturday to help cover the S$150 millioncost of hosting the unique night race. There had been some doubt about the future of the event, the only night race on the calendar, as ...
- Montezemolo suggests shorter and later F1 races (Category: Business)
- India can be one of the great F1 venues (Category: Business)
- New tyres make F1 better: Webber (Category: Business)
- F1 looks for a pattern in the unpredictable (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka and China inked 16 agreements yesterday in a move that will solidify already strong relations. Xinhua News reported that China’s National People’s Congress Standing Committee Chairman Wu Bangguo together with his 150-strong delegation singed the agreements when they met with President Mahinda Rajapaksa. However no details were given of what the agreements contained ...
- Cherishing China! (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka, China sign 16 new agreements (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka: China strengthens its grip on Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- Top Chinese official arrives in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
The Theva Residency website received the award for The Best Niche Market Website at the 2011 Tourism Awards, which was held on the 30 August 2012.
- Fresh Interface (Category: Business)
- More COVID cases reported in state prisons; Officials say increase is due to more testing (Category: USA, Arkansas)
- Omaha City Council member defends newly appointed colleague (Category: USA, Nebraska)
- More COVID cases reported in state prisons; Officials say increase is due to more testing (Category: USA, Arkansas)
At the recently held Sri Lanka Tourism Awards, The International Hotel School affiliated with the Mount Lavinia Hotel Group won the award for small scale enterprise in the discipline of tourism education and training efforts.
- Masters and Postgraduate Diploma in Tourism and Hotel Management (Category: Breaking News)
- Janashakthi launches Hotel Plus, Sri Lankas most comprehensive hotel insurance cover (Category: Breaking News)
- Onyx dives into Sri Lankan market (Category: Breaking News)
- Nepal-Lanka tie-up for tourism promotion (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority greatly honoured Prasanna W. Jayewardene with the Pioneer in Tourism Award.
The need of the hour is for the countryandrsquo;s tourism industry to come up with a joint plan for promotion which has the support of all stakeholders, says Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators (SLITO) President, Mahen Kariyawasan.
Sri Lankaandrsquo;s premier resort brand, Heritance Hotels and Resorts swept the green and individual awards at the recently concluded Sri Lanka Tourism Awards.
Former top civil servant Dr. Prathap Ramanujam has been appointed to the Board of Senkadagala Finance Plc as an independent non-executive director with effect from 1 September 2012. Dr. Ramanujam retired after 38 years of distinguished service in the public sector. He was the Permanent Secretary to several key Ministries including Tourism, Livestock Development and ...
- CC to reconstitute independent commissions including EC (Category: Breaking News)
- Constitutional Council to meet on Wednesday (Category: Breaking News)
- CC yet to endorse second extension for IGP (Category: Breaking News)
- Shah: New coronavirus strain in England is worth keeping an eye on, but not surprising news (Category: USA, Maine)
The fifth edition of andlsquo;Sri Lanka tourism awardsandrsquo; ceremony was held last Thursday (August 31) at the Waterandrsquo;s Edge with the participation of a large number of hoteliers and other stakeholders of the tourism industry.
- Space, Scotland's final frontier? (Category: Technology)
- Dream property for sale (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Tourism awards for Hobart (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Even in tough economy, Seattle tourism continues to thrive (Category: USA, Washington)
Eden Resort and Spa General Manager Eksath Wijeratne in an interview withandnbsp; Ceylon FTandrsquo;s Hiyal Biyagamage, opines that hospitality is in the blood of all Sri Lankans but cautions andnbsp;that the country has to be aggressively marketed asandnbsp; a discerning tourist destination.
Eden Resort and Spa General Manager Eksath Wijeratne in an interview with Ceylon FT, opines that tourism stakeholders should seriously look at aggressively marketing Sri Lanka as a much sought-after tourist destination and should have a more investor-friendly bureaucracy, as far as the sector is concerned.
Since its inception in May 2012, the Maalu Maalu Resort and Spa as a socially responsible company has taken an initiative to help and improve the local community, setting the benchmark for other hotels coming up in the region and simultaneously promoting sustainable tourism in Passikudah.
For a long time cruising is a term exclusively used by richest of the rich. With the surprising growth in the cruise tourism industry, the parameters of defining the market segment for cruise ship operators have changed from richest to the ordinary holiday makers.
Etisalat, a leading global mobile telecommunication service provider, opened its state-of-the-art store at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) recently. As the country experiences an influx of tourists and expects a further growth in the tourism industry, Etisalat, having an over 167 million global customer base across 17 countries, is currently the most skilled and ...
- Etisalat official ring for Sri Lankan Airlines Pro Surfing competition 2011 (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka’s first eBook store BookHUB officially launched (Category: Business)
- World Duty Free opens with glamour, luxury and high spirits at BIA (Category: Business)
Visa has taken its first steps towards entry into Myanmar (previously known as Burma) with a series of training workshops to prepare selected local banks for the introduction of electronic payments as the country continues its economic and social reforms. The workshops are aimed at upgrading the banking facilities to accept and issue international payment ...
- Visa introduces new mobile prepaid product for developing countries (Category: Business)
- Visa promotes tourism in Egypt (Category: Business)
- ICTA plays major role in Visa Online System (Category: Business)
- Electronic Travel Authorisation system in effect from today (Category: Business)
Seychelles, Sri Lankaandrsquo;s largest investment partner in 2011, is looking for cooperation with Sri Lanka in fisheries and in other sectors which have much potential, and an air andamp; maritime cooperation between the two countries could substantially boost tourism, trade and investment at both ends, the visiting Seychelles President, said on Wednesday.
- Seychelles Foreign Minister visiting the island (Category: Breaking News)
- Exporters upbeat on direct air-links, ‘an opportunity’ – SriLankan (Category: Business)
- Seychelles President concludes historic State visit to Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Seychelles President concludes a historic State Visit to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
As a Hilton Colomboandrsquo;s Blue Energy Community initiative, 20 scholarships were awarded to The Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism andamp; Hotel Management re-entry students for four Basic Level courses during the International Youth Week - 12 to 18 August.
In the first six months of this year, 120 prisoners have escaped. The reason, according to news reports, is that there are inadequate prison guards to keep watch, resulting in more escapes. The authorities have attempted to explain away this state of events by insisting that the escapees were serving sentences for petty crimes. ...
- Five people injured in prison escape attempt (Category: Business)
- Attack against Jaffna prisoners (Category: Breaking News)
- Another prisoner dies following the Anuradhapura prison clash (Category: Breaking News)
- 'Four killed' in prison shooting (Category: Breaking News)
andldquo;Sri Lanka tourism has entered a new era where not only is the country competing with destinations in the region, but we are catering to an extremely savvy traveller with diverse travel needs.
Last week I had the opportunity of meeting Hermawan Kartajaya, one of the top 50 gurus who has shaped the world of marketing. His perspective to the changing landscape of marketing and what business must do sure opened my mind set to a new way of thinking business and Sri Lanka’s policy decision making. Hermawan ...
- Storm in Sri Lanka’s teacup: A more pragmatic approach is key (Category: Business)
- Eminent speakers at SLIM International Marketing Conference 2012 tomorrow (Category: Business)
- Honorary Fellow Dr. Hermawan Kartajaya visits SLIM (Category: Business)
- Driving marketing in the boardroom (Category: Business)
The 11thandnbsp;Annual General Meeting of the Sri Lanka andndash; China Business Council of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce was held recently. The Council, which functions under the aegis of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce focuses on the objectives of andlsquo;trade, investment, services and tourism between Sri Lanka and China.andrsquo;
- Government land policy is fair- Keheliya (Category: Breaking News)
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
The online visa approval system introduced at the beginning of this year has brought in record revenue to the government to the tune of billions of rupees, the government has said. In the first seven months of the year the government has earned over Rs. 1.2 billion through the on line visa approval system, the ...
- Sri Lanka's online visa approval system brings in record revenue (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka earns over Rs.1.2 billion from online visa approval system this year (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to introduce online visas on Sep 30 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka introduces online visa approval system (Category: Breaking News)
Ever since the first aircraft was conceptualised by Leonardo Da Vinci, the dream of flight is still continuously evolving. The latest aircraft is known as the dream liner Boeing 787. There has been no end to the technological advances in aviation. The global aviation industry has since been enlarged into a multibillion dollar business and ...
- Etihad gets first Boeing 747-400 freighter (Category: Business)
- Boeing sees more 787 cancellations, still upbeat (Category: Business)
- Spotlight turns to output as Boeing wins show (Category: Business)
- Emirates receives 1,000th Boeing 777 (Category: Business)
Cantaloupe Aqua, a private hotel and beach club, was recently featured in the UK’s Sunday Times Travel Magazine as one of the top 50 ‘Unbelievable Hotels Under £100’. Named among some of the top hotels around the world, Cantaloupe Aqua was the only Sri Lankan hotel to make it into the top 50. The Sunday ...
- Cantaloupe Aqua earns Tripadvisor Certificate of Excellence (Category: Business)
- TAJ GROUP POSITIVE ABOUT SRI LANKA (Category: Breaking News)
- Balance tourism demand (Category: Business)
- Best Western opens its largest and first hotel in Russia (Category: Business)
Whilst tracking the key moments of the London Olympics, I realised how reliant I was on the text updates that beeped on my Blackberry and then when time permits go to YouTube or the official websites to experience this key happening as it unfolds to the world. But, then I realised that my friends had ...
- HR and London Olympics (Category: Business)
- Coca-Cola and McDonalds launch London Olympics 2012 memorabilia (Category: Business)
- Marketing 3.0 and Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- London Olympics biggest in US TV history, despite gripes (Category: Business)
“Did you really have to tell the whole world you were in a bad mood?” Kuraishini Navaratne, a friend, e-mailed from Turkey. “It’s the Olympics, man, cheer up!” she admonished. Can the Olympics cheer me up? Tuned into the games to find out. Watching Queenie jump off a helicopter was too much to handle but ...
- Badminton star calls for better planning (Category: Business)
- Olympics: Will London follow Greece? (Category: Business)
- Sampath Bank supports Olympian Badminton Champion Thilini Jayasinghe (Category: Business)
- Qatar to bid for 2024 Games – official (Category: Business)
Presently Sri Lankan software has been exported to regions such as North America, EU, Australasia and East Asia. With the recent global financial slow down, most of the matured software markets are not as vibrant as earlier for the software products and services. Considering this fact, EDB has identified developing regions of the world as ...
- Robust exports to get boost via Expo 2012 (Category: Business)
- EDB turns 33 (Category: Business)
- hSenid showcases innovative ICT solutions at GITEX 2011 (Category: Business)
- CNCI seminar on regional trade agreements (Category: Business)
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