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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)
Thailand-based Centara Hotels and Resorts currently has 55 hotels and resorts in its portfolio, with a mixture of owned and managed properties. In the next five years the company has a target to acquire more than 45 hotel and resort properties with the intention of reaching 100 in 2017. Centara believes its ambitious target to ...
- Centara renames hotels on New Year’s Eve (Category: Business)
- Resort hype! (Category: Business)
- Centara to open two hotels in Sri Lanka in second half of 2012 (Category: Business)
- Centara launches Cense value spa brand at new Khon Kaen hotel (Category: Business)
Wimbledon is special to me not because I played the tennis circuit during my schooling days but for the insights that I get into life and business in general. The 2012 edition in particular was unique, given that a Brit was in the finals of the men’s singles game, that was happening after 74 years. ...
- London: World’s first social media Olympics (Category: Business)
- The brand IPL is about highlighting performance (Category: Business)
- Ceylon Tea in catch-22? (Category: Business)
- The US Open and Sri Lankan policy (Category: Business)
Third batch of students graduate in TangalleThe third batch of 23 students, trained in hotel operations under ‘Jeevana’ Livelihood Development Scheme, promoted by NDB, passed out at a ceremony held in Tangalle on 9 July. MP Namal Rajapaksa was the chief guest at the ceremony. Initiated in September 2010, ‘Jeevana’ Livelihood Development Program endorses NDB’s ...
- NDB ‘Jeevana’ empowers youth in Jaffna together with DIMO (Category: Business)
- NDB Bank enhances hospitality trade through ‘Jeevana’ initiative again (Category: Business)
- NDB helps youths to get jobs in the growing tourism industry (Category: Breaking News)
With highest-ever top and bottom line performance premier blue chip JKH says knowing exactly who were are, what we stand for and where we are headed makes all the differenceI am pleased to present the Integrated Annual Report, and the Statement of Accounts, for the Financial Year ended 31 March 2012. The Report encapsulates the ...
- Jumbo profit at JKH (Category: Business)
- Stellar 3Q for JKH (Category: Business)
- JKH forges with solid growth (Category: Business)
- Good start by JKH in “challenging” FY13 (Category: Business)
LONDON (Reuters): Bookings at London hotels for the Olympic period are down by around a third on last summer, with travellers being put off by high prices, a British travel agent said on Wednesday, dampening hopes that the Games will help to revive Britain’s economy. Credit ratings agency
- Style on a budget is key in European hotels battle (Category: Business)
- Exhibitor bookings for ITB Asia 2012 up 33% over 2011 (Category: Business)
- Switch-Asia to host tourism sustainability seminar (Category: Business)
- Small Luxury Hotels of the World reports record year (Category: Business)
Travel and tourism is set for a milestone year as the industry’s direct contribution to the global economy is expected to pass $2 trillion in GDP and 100 million jobs. According to research by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), the global travel and tourism industry will grow by 2.8
- 415 m tourists expected worldwide during May-August peak season (Category: Business)
- UNWTO and WTTC call on the G20 to use tourism’s potential for job creation (Category: Business)
- Raising the bar: The rise of the Sri Lankan economy (Category: Business)
NDB‘s contribution to infrastructure development has been substantial during the last three decades. Having garnered the experience and expertise to cater towards the development process in Sri Lanka, NDB continues to focus on this vital component providing the necessary support that will help towards economic development in the country. NDB CEO Russell de Mel says, ...
- DFCC: Changing the sustainable energy landscape in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- DEG provides $ 21 m loan to NDB Bank to strengthen SME sector (Category: Business)
- Nestlé Lanka crowned as ‘Best Corporate Citizen’ (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka’s energy sector at risk: Calls for diversification amidst Chinese investments (Category: Breaking News)
Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa was an invitee panellist at the prestigious India Today Conclave 2012 held in New Delhi from 16-17 March 2012. The India Today Conclave, which is held annually, has seen the participation of leading Indian and international personalities such as Shah Rukh Khan, Mohamed El Baradei, Sarah Palin, Dominique De Villepin, Union Minister ...
- 4th SAARC Business Leaders Conclave in Kathmandu concludes (Category: Business)
- “Develop sufficient spaces within economies to face complexities” (Category: Business)
- More and better jobs: Policy prescription for South Asia (Category: Business)
- World economic power shifting back to Asia from the West (Category: Breaking News)
In the latest UNWTO report, it is stated that tourism has become one of the world’s largest foreign exchange earners with the industry catapulting to US$ 900 billion and visitor numbers crossing 980 million visitors globally.The growth has been ignited with the launch of e-commerce where a holiday can be booked and paid for from ...
- Building ‘Brand Sri Lanka’: Expo 2012 (Category: Business)
- Getting ready for Rio+20… industry-led (Category: Business)
- 2011: Power achievements for Sri Lanka, but… (Category: Business)
- Strategic policy needed for Sri Lanka Tourism (Category: Business)
For over 120 years the name Mercedes-Benz has guaranteed trucks of highest quality. In the European and Latin American markets Mercedes-Benz Trucks today is still synonymous with reliability and economy, first-rate quality in product and service as well as global competency in customer-focused
- Mercedes-Benz trucks and vans available for order (Category: Business)
- DIMO delivers the first brand new Mercedes-Benz Actros to LAUGFS Gas (Category: Business)
- Mercedes-Benz is the most valuable premium automotive brand! (Category: Business)
- Mercedes-Benz New Year Bonanza Winners Get Brand New TATA Nano Cars (Category: Business)
The Daily FT spoke to the Immediate Past President of Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators (SLAITO) and Chairman and Managing Director of Conniassance de Ceylan Ltd., on the state of post-war Sri Lanka tourism industry, the progress and key challenges as well as future prospects and how best they could be harnessed. Here ...
- Future of Sri Lanka Tourism: Former SLAITO Chief sheds key insights (Category: Business)
- Strategic policy needed for Sri Lanka Tourism (Category: Business)
- SLAITO on expectations and challenges facing tourism industry (Category: Business)
- Prema joins Alhambra Hotels Board (Category: Business)
Effects first major move to become a self-made entrepreneur; his new venture N Capital acquires 70% stake Aspires to make iconic 35-room resort luxurious with Rs. 500 m investment to add 50 more rooms under a new wing and plush refurbishment Says deep south will be centre of economic, tourism and recreation boom with air ...
- Ricky Mendis buys 8% of Serendib Hotels for Rs. 142 m (Category: Business)
- Location! Location! Location! (Category: Business)
- LOLC seeks Rs. 4 b funding for Lanka’s biggest resort complex (Category: Business)
- Shareholders vote out Rights; Malwatte opts for debt for tourism venture (Category: Business)
“Our sense is that if we do not act boldly and if we do not act together, the economy around the world runs the risk of a downward spiral of uncertainty, financial instability and potential collapse of global demand… we could run the risk of what some commentators are already calling
- W. Bank’s Zoellick says double-dip recession unlikely (Category: Business)
- Flashing red - European debt crisis signals collapse of social welfare state (Category: Business)
- World economy fragile, faces “uneasy calm” – IMF (Category: Business)
- G20 backs Europe’s plans for overhaul to fight crisis (Category: Business)
Following are excerpts of an interview with Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators (SLAITO) Secretary T.M.F. Packeer, who is also Managing Director and CEO of Asian Exotica Ltd. Q: Sri Lanka Tourism has a very clear future standing as articulated by the President, of 2.5 million visitors by 2016. Is this expectation realistic? A: ...
- Future of Sri Lanka Tourism: Former SLAITO Chief sheds key insights (Category: Business)
- Strategic policy needed for Sri Lanka Tourism (Category: Business)
- Showcasing Sri Lanka and driving demand (Category: Business)
- Can joint promotions with other export industries work for Sri Lanka Tourism? (Category: Business)
A survey conducted last week on the health of the Sri Lankan economy revealed that almost 64% said that the Government had done its task but only 43% had said that there had been growth in the economy. Whilst some can say that this data is strange, a similar set of information was shared at ...
- What’s next for Brand Sri Lanka? (Category: Business)
- Marketing 3.0 and Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka can be a top 30 country by 2015 (Category: Business)
- Treasures of Sri Lanka, the ethical way (Category: Business)
President Eisenhower raised the alarm in 1961; its relevance today‘But most shall he sing of Lanka In the brave new days to come, When the races all have blended And the voice of strife is dumb, When we leap to a single bugle, March to a single drum.’ From ‘The Call of Lanka’, by the ...
- India, China militaries ease tensions; to resume joint exercises (Category: Business)
- On Ranil’s Decision To Tax The People Heavily (Category: Breaking News)
- Military in Sri Lanka encroaching on civilian control of government (Category: Breaking News)
Last week my phone beeped and the text message read ‘The Chairperson of the Security and Exchange Commission Indrani Sugathadasa had resigned citing reasons of values and principles for her resignation’. My mind went back to the time when this lady when she was the Board Director at EDB. Whenever tough decisions had be taken ...
- 2011: Power achievements for Sri Lanka, but… (Category: Business)
- The changing face of brand Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Govt. to abolish duty-free vessel imports to boost $ 500 m boating industry (Category: Business)
The defeat of the LTTE in May 2009 has wrought a perceptible change in Sri Lanka’s economic climate, recognised by international financial institutions, foreign media and economic analysts, says in an article on Bangkok Post published on November 28. “Today they see Sri Lanka as one of Asia’s fast-growing nations with huge potential”, the report ...
- China calls for creating good environment for Sri Lanka’s stability, construction (Category: Business)
- China to continue to support Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- TNCCI concerned over attack on Sri Lankans (Category: Business)
- New Thailand Ambassador and Basil discuss economic ties (Category: Business)
Having being involved actively in the last seven years of Sri Lanka’s economic development agenda, the last two years in particular have been dramatic in nature. Private sector thinking has now come into the public sector which is interesting but needs to be careful managed so that we do not lose the democratic spirit of ...
- Lankan consumer unplugged (Category: Business)
- Building ‘Brand Sri Lanka’: Expo 2012 (Category: Business)
- Marketing 3.0 and Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Gearing up for tougher times (Category: Business)
By Chamitha Kuruppu The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna claims spending Rs. 265 billion on an 11-day extravaganza is intolerable for an economically ailing country like Sri Lanka. Addressing a media briefing the JVP warned that the aftermath of hosting the 2018 Commonwealth Games would not be rosy as the Rajapaksa administration predicts According to JVP Propaganda ...
- Govt. takes vengeance on private sector over pension bill – JVP (Category: Business)
- JVP accuses Govt. of crippling University system (Category: Business)
- AKD’s India visit: ‘JVP will not compromise Lanka’s security and economic interets’ (Category: Breaking News)
- JVP urges public to hold Govt. accountable for “gambling with public money” (Category: Business)
The 17th SAARC summit ended on Friday with the adoption of a 20-point ‘Addu Declaration’ to forge effective cooperation among the member states in a host of areas including economy, connectivity, climate change and food security. The Addu Declaration was adopted at the concluding
- SAARC agree on Indian Ocean ferry service (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to set up SAARC Seed Bank (Category: Breaking News)
- India, Pakistan officials meet before S. Asia summit (Category: Business)
- Hope for SAFTA (Category: Business)
The policy changes, reforms and modernisation since Budget 2011 appears to have been the context of a presentation made to the Joint Apparel Association Forum in July 2011 by the “leading light” in finance, planning, treasury management and economic development. Sri Lanka background 2000-’10 The presentation articulates the background issues experienced from 2000 to 2010. ...
- Achieving economic goals amidst global challenges (Category: Business)
- Raising the bar: The rise of the Sri Lankan economy (Category: Business)
- Treasury Secy. showcases recent economic success and future outlook (Category: Business)
- For a change Geneva, Zurich to hear Sri Lanka’s post-war potential this week (Category: Business)
Last week I received an invite for an ‘Inventors Day Celebration’ in one of the leading schools in the country and the master in charge shared a thought that I felt was a cutting edge idea. Apparently, every one of us is an inventor in some part of our daily life. The issue is that ...
- Wimbledon 2012 pick-ups for Lanka (Category: Business)
- Global Commerce Excellence awards next week (Category: Business)
- For tourism, after BRICs, Lanka-included SLIMMA is the best (Category: Business)
When Sanga was in free flow at Lords not on his customary turf but in the hollowed surroundings of intellectual banter, he displayed once again that silken smoothness that has made his game and his persona such a hot property. No wonder they said ‘you are a hard act to follow, Sir’. Typically, this smooth ...
- Roebuck – A Poignant Reminder Of Mortality Of Cricket And Cricketers (Category: Breaking News)
- The Cricketer’s Speech (Category: Breaking News)
- Let’s learn from Sanga (Category: Breaking News)
- UK Tour (Category: Business)
Reuters: A hotel in orbit, lunar sightseeing flights and luxury rides into the cosmos – all are part of Russia’s vision to ensure it is not left behind in the growing space tourism industry. Russian firms unveiled their plans at the country’s premiere air show this week at Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, saying the race was ...
- Capello vows to turn Russia’s fortunes around (Category: Business)
- Russia Davos party has unusual opposition flavour (Category: Business)
- Serena Williams storms to golden slam (Category: Business)
- Guide book on Sri Lanka in Russian language debuts (Category: Business)
Bangkok: The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has published a 24-page analysis of the meetings, incentives, conference and exhibition (MICE) industry in Asia. The report, in the latest edition of PATA’s Issues & Trends, shows that Asia accounts for 16% of total meetings worldwide. Asian destinations are increasingly seeking to attract MICE visitors as they ...
- Malaysia to host PATA 2012 Annual Conference in April (Category: Business)
- Philippines to host PATA Travel Mart 2012 (Category: Business)
- PATA defines new events and advocacy agenda (Category: Business)
- Chengdu to host PATA Travel Mart 2013 (Category: Business)
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