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The Sri Lanka embassy in the Russian Federation received a special evaluation award at the Sri Lanka Tourism Awards 2011 ceremony held recently in recognition of the services it had rendered in promoting Sri Lanka as a tourist destination among Russian, Ukrainian and Kazakhstan tourists.
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
- Seeking Direction (Category: Business)
Sept 11, Colombo: Sri Lanka tourism industry sources say that Sri Lanka and the Maldives have discussed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding to market the two countries as one destination for tourism.
By Rashika Fazali Last Friday, Lanka Hospitals celebrated 10 years of excellence in healthcare with a gala ceremony at Waters Edge. Formerly known as Apollo Hospital under Lanka Hospitals Corporation Ltd. (LHCL), it was first introduced in 2002 as the most advanced healthcare facility and Sri Lanka’s first purpose built private medical care facility. Although ...
- Lanka Hospitals stamps its class (Category: Business)
- US supports transport and healthcare in Eastern Province (Category: Business)
- Singapore’s largest health care group enters Sri Lanka with Delmege Medical (Category: Business)
- Asian Alliance launches medical insurance in partnership with Asiri Hospitals Group (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 30th of August 2012. The website is strategically created: “for people who want accessibility to an exclusive market; people who want professional interpretation; people who appreciate fine food and beverage in the ...
- $2m lift for tourism website (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Egypt showcases culture at World Tourism Day (Category: Business)
- National Tourism Week highlights economic impact (Category: USA, North Carolina)
- Target to attract more than 5000 French tourists (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority greatly honoured Prasanna W. Jayewardene with the Pioneer in Tourism Award.
Wins two Presidential Travel and Tourism Awards SriLankan Airlines was named ‘Airline of the Year’ for the fourth consecutive year at the SriLankan Tourism Awards 2011, firmly emphasising the National Carrier’s pivotal role in the growth of Sri Lanka’s tourism industry. SriLankan Airlines is proud to serve as a pillar of strength to Sri Lanka’s ...
- SriLankan Airlines wins KLIA Award for sixth time (Category: Business)
- SriLankan Airlines’ IAA completes first TAASL member agent training program (Category: Business)
- 78 graduate from the TAASL training program (Category: Business)
- London Taxis roam with SriLankan branding (Category: Business)
Owned and operated by Sri Lanka’s largest blue chip conglomerate, John Keells Holdings PLC and positioned as a star value addition at John Keells Hotels Group, ‘Nature Trails’, the dedicated Wildlife and Adventure Tourism division of Chaaya and Cinnamon Resorts, bagged the award for the ‘Best Nature and Wildlife Service Provider’ at the Sri Lanka ...
- Cinnamon Lodge and Chaaya Wild reign supreme at Sri Lanka Tourism Awards (Category: Business)
- Wildlife parks generate Rs. 300 m revenue annually (Category: Business)
- Chaaya Wild Yala, an epic adventure begins (Category: Business)
- Leisure laughs! (Category: Business)
By Cassandra Mascarenhas Sri Lanka’s biggest ICT events of 2012, the ASOCIO international conference and the country’s national IT expo INFOTEL, will be held consecutively portraying the country’s persistent ICT development and the significance of the rapidly expanding industry. Hosted by the Federation of Information Technology Industry (FITIS), the Asian-Oceanian Computi...
- Nominations called for ICT Lifetime Achiever 2012 (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka re-elected as Chair of UNESCAP ICT Committee third time (Category: Business)
- Microsoft Sri Lanka Partners ICTA for FutureGov SAARC Summit 2012 (Category: Business)
President Chethiya Perera) at the fifth annual Sri Lanka Tourism ...
- GFH Group goes for Rs. 2.5 b refurbishment (Category: Business)
- Lankem buys boutique Galle Fort Hotel for Rs. 770 m (Category: Business)
- eMarketingEye wins award for Best Hotel Website at Sri Lanka Tourism Awards (Category: Business)
- Sanjeev Gardiner awarded ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ in tourism (Category: Business)
Commending the considerable role played by Sri Lanka Missions overseas in the field of promoting Tourism, the Sri Lanka Tourism took steps to create a new category of tourism awards for Sri Lanka Missions in promoting Tourism for the year 2011, among its newly introduced 21 award categories
- Foreign Ministry coordinates efforts through Sri Lanka.... (Category: Breaking News)
- Heads of Sri Lankan missions summoned for a special meeting today (Category: Breaking News)
- Guidebook on Sri Lanka in Russian published (Category: Business)
- Guide book on Sri Lanka in Russian language debuts (Category: Business)
Sri Lankaandrsquo;s premier resort brand, Heritance Hotels and Resorts swept the green and individual awards at the recently concluded Sri Lanka Tourism Awards.
The SAFA-CMA Management Accounting Summit 2012 held in June this year revolved around the theme ‘Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Practices,’ of which the highlight was the final session of the two-day summit, the CEO and CFO Forum. The panel featured Dialog PLC Group CEO and Managing Director Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, John Keells Holdings Finance ...
- SAFA-CMA Management Accounting Summit 2012 (Category: Business)
- Aitken Spence Hotels observe Earth Hour 2012 (Category: Business)
- Leading corporates commit to embedding ‘Global Compact and Sustainability’ (Category: Business)
Hilton Colombo’s Pastry Chef Stanley Perera won the award for the ‘Best Pastry Chef’ at the recently concluded fifth Annual Sri Lanka Tourism Awards 2011. This award ceremony is held annually with the objective of recognise and reward excellence in the travel and tourism industry
- Hilton Colombo launches collection of delectable signature cakes for silver jubilee (Category: Business)
- Delightful strudels by Chef Bernhard at Hilton Colombo (Category: Business)
- All for the love of chocolate (Category: South Australia)
- Cinnamon Grand’s Pastry Chef Susantha sets sights high (Category: Business)
Group Chairman of the Galle Face Hotel Management Company Sanjeev Gardiner received the award for ‘Tourism Entrepreneur of the Year’ at the fifth annual Sri Lanka Tourism awards held last Thursday. Having been the Chairman over a decade, this young entrepreneur has expanded the Galle
Ebert Silva Holidays (Pvt) Ltd. won the Tourism Award for the ‘Most Improved Tourism Service of the Year’ at the fifth Annual Tourism Awards held at Waters Edge recently. The award was presented for the Colombo City Tour, the first-ever open deck sightseeing service in Sri Lanka, operated by Ebert Silva Holidays. This service highlights ...
- Travelon increases holidays on rail frequency (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka imposes power cuts again after Vesak holidays (Category: Breaking News)
- Emirates Holidays endorses Cinnamon Grand as best five star city hotel (Category: Business)
- Special offers from Emirates Holidays for Dubai Shopping Festival 2012 (Category: Business)
John Keells Leisure Group emerged at the forefront of the annual Sri Lanka Tourism Awards held on the 30th of August 2012 by winning 12 key awards across its three Sectors: City Hotels, Resort Hotels, and Destination Management Companies. Once again Walkers Tours Limited won the most prestigious
- Keells tops Tourism awards with tally of 12; Spence takes 7 (Category: Business)
- Cinnamon Lodge and Chaaya Wild reign supreme at Sri Lanka Tourism Awards (Category: Business)
- Pledges, innovation, spiritedness: Unique cornerstones at John Keells Leisure Awards (Category: Business)
- Cinnamon Lakeside perfects staying on top (Category: Business)
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)
Keells Resorts bagged three coveted awards at the just concluded Sri Lanka Tourism Awards 2011.
The only Travel company in Sri Lanka to enter the Hall of Fame, Aitken Spence Travels won the awards for the Best Tour Operator Emerging Market and Best Conference Organiser at the 5th Sri Lanka Tourism Awards
The decision of the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) to offer Kalpitiya (Puttalam), Kuchchaveli (Eastern Coast), Passikuda (Batticaloa), Dedduwa Lake and land near the Yala National Park for development with the approval of the government is indeed a golden opportunity
The only travel company in Sri Lanka to enter the Hall of Fame, Aitken Spence Travels won the awards for ‘Best Tour Operator Emerging Market’ and ‘Best Conference Organiser’ at the fifth Sri Lanka Tourism Awards. The company’s first employee and also a past Chairman
- Aitken Spence bags top Travel Awards (Category: Travel)
- Heritance Resorts sweep green and individual awards (Category: Business)
- Keells tops Tourism awards with tally of 12; Spence takes 7 (Category: Business)
- Spence 1Q pre-tax profit up 25% to Rs. 918 m (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka’s premier resort brand, Heritance Hotels & Resorts, swept the green and individual awards at the recently-concluded Sri Lanka Tourism Awards. Sri Lanka’s most internationally awarded hotel, Heritance Kandalama won the awards for ‘Best Practices in Green Architecture
- Heritance Hotels wins big at National Green Awards (Category: Business)
- Heritance Ahungalla walks the talk on sustainability (Category: Business)
The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) honoured Prasanna W. Jayewardene with the ‘Pioneer in Tourism’ award at the recently-concluded Tourism Awards 2011. Hotelier Jayewardene has 45 years of experience in the tourism industry both locally and internationally
- Sri Lanka to celebrate World Tourism Day tomorrow (Category: Business)
- GFH Group goes for Rs. 2.5 b refurbishment (Category: Business)
- For tourism, after BRICs, Lanka-included SLIMMA is the best (Category: Business)
- Heritance Resorts sweep green and individual awards (Category: Business)
Industry veteran Prema Cooray was bestowed with the ‘Legend’ status at the fifth Sri Lanka Tourism Awards. Among his key achievements were leading and developing Sri Lanka’s premier hotel chain Aitken Spence (1984 to 2003); and taking Sri Lanka’s hospitality expertise
- Sports Draw (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Marks First Anniversary of Civil War End (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Marks First Anniversary of Civil War End (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Marks First Anniversary of Civil War End (Category: Breaking News)
At the fifth Annual Sri Lanka Tourism Awards 2012, The Blue Water was crowned as the ‘Best MICE Operations – Conference Hotel of the Year 2011’ by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority at a glamorous ceremony held in Colombo on 30 August 2012. The hotel, with facilities
- Hotel Deal (Category: Business)
- Hotel Expansion (Category: Business)
- Hotel Move (Category: Business)
- Hotel Deal (Category: Business)
Reinforcing its supremacy John Keells Holdings Group bagged most of the major titles in an impressive haul of 12 in the fifth annual Sri Lanka Tourism Awards presented last week. JKH Group’s Cinnamon Lakeside won the best five star city hotel whilst its Cinnamon Lodge Habrana bagged
- Sri Lanka eyes tourism boom but challenges lie ahead (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka tourism on the rise as peace persists (Category: Breaking News)
- Tourism industry in new visa mess (Category: Breaking News)
- Cruises weather site storm (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
John Keells Resorts bagged three coveted awards at the recently-concluded Sri Lanka Tourism Awards 2011. The Sri Lanka Tourism Awards pays tribute to organisations and individuals for their excellence and inspired achievements whilst contributing towards the strengthening and empowering
- John Keells trendsetters win 12 key Sri Lanka Tourism Awards (Category: Business)
- Heritance Resorts sweep green and individual awards (Category: Business)
- The Fortress pampers guests with 5-star butler service concept (Category: Business)
- Veteran hotelier Srilal appointed to LAUGFS Leisure Board (Category: Business)
for everyone who witnessed the fifth annual Sri Lanka Tourism Awards for 2011.
By Marianne David and Cheranka Mendis The safari savagery that erupted last week with mobile tented safari operators being attacked seems to have reached a ceasefire of sorts, following two meetings between stakeholders on Wednesday. Employees attached to Mahoora Safari Camps, Kulu Safaris and Leopard Safaris were assaulted by mobs affiliated to the Tissamaharama Jeep ...
- Safari savagery yet to be settled; stakeholder meeting in the offing (Category: Business)
- One size fits all (Category: Business)
- Safari savagery (Category: Business)
- Trailblazing Eco Team Marks 11th year of adventure tourism in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
Dr. Nalaka Godahewa yesterday assumed duties as the new Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). After a meeting with President and Finance Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Godahewa visited the SEC premises around 3:30 p.m., had a discussion with the Directors and thereafter spoke to the Secretariat staff. Prior to assuming duties, Godahewa attended a ...
- Sri Lanka SEC gets new chairman (Category: Breaking News)
- New SEC Chairman appointed (Category: Breaking News)
- Nalaka’s first Commissioners’ meeting today (Category: Business)
- Chairman of Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Authority resigns (Category: Breaking News)
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