Sri Lanka receives 1.5lakh Indian visitors
1/30/2012 1:30:00 PM
Sri Lanka received a total of 1.5 lakh Indian visitors for the year 2011, accounting 20% of the total tourist traffic.
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Sri Lanka revises 2011 arrivals target
11/25/2011 1:00:00 PM
Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka have grown faster than expected and the country expected to exceed its original target of attracting 750,000 tourists for the 2011 year this week.
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India wants Sri Lanka visa fee reduced
10/24/2011 12:30:00 PM
India has asked Sri Lanka to reduce the US$50 (INR2,500) visa processing fee for its nationals and tourists from South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations.
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Sri Lanka arrivals up 27%
10/7/2011 12:45:00 PM
Sri Lanka’s Tourism Development Authority witnessed a 27.2% increase in tourist arrivals to the country in September this year compared to the corresponding period last year.
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Sri Lanka to scrap free visa on arrival
10/5/2011 1:30:00 PM
Sri Lanka is planning to scrap free visa on arrival services for 78 countries.
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Budha relics to travel to Sri Lanka
9/21/2011 4:00:00 PM
The relics of Lord Buddha’s home in Kapilavastu, Bihar will travel to Sri Lanka in January 2012.
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Sri Lanka train crash kills three
9/19/2011 4:45:00 PM
Three people have been killed and more than 20 others injured in a train crash in Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka to develop eco island resort
9/16/2011 1:50:00 PM
The Sri Lankan government is planning to develop the island of Delft into an ecotourism destination.
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Sri Lanka tourist arrivals up 30%
9/16/2011 1:50:00 PM
Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka rose 29.6% in August to 72,463 from a year earlier, with arrival in the first eight months up 35.2 % to 537,787, data from the state tourism promotion agency showed.
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Sri Lanka could boost Indian market sixfold
8/31/2011 12:30:00 PM
Sri Lanka could attract 750,000 Indian tourists over the next decade - a sixfold increase - if it can capture just 2.4% of that country’s outbound market, an equities research report by Captial Alliance, a Colombo broking house said.
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Ferry service to Sri Lanka
6/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
A ferry service linking Sri Lanka’s Colombo port and the south Indian harbour of Tuticorin has been launched.
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Sri Lanka must abandon Sun, Sea and Sand
4/11/2011 2:59:00 PM
Sri Lanka must abandon its outdated, mass tourism label selling Sun, Sea and Sand, says a private sector leader.
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Industry leader advocates intra-regional tourism
4/4/2011 3:50:00 PM
An industry leader in Sri Lanka has urged for a policy tack which will shift focus from long-haul markets to regional tourism.
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New aviation initiative unveiled in SL
3/25/2011 11:54:00 AM
Srilankan Airlines and budget airline Mihin Lanka are to increase their fleet size to 30 aircraft to support growing demand for flights in and out of Sri Lanka.
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Investors shocked by SL government backtracking
3/25/2011 11:51:00 AM
Foreign investors are knocking down the cabinet’s door in Colombo, begging for a stake in the exploding tourism sector.
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Lanka’s CWG plans interest big hotel chains
3/25/2011 11:49:00 AM
As Sri Lanka's southern Hambantota city prepares its bid for the 2018 Commonwealth Games (CWG), its ambition and potential has raised eyebrows among international hotel chains.
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Feb arrivals to Sri Lanka up 14.8%
3/18/2011 2:32:00 PM
Despite a dip in the number of visitors from its primary source markets of Germany and the UK, Sri Lanka tourist arrivals rose 14.8% to 65,797 in February 2011 from a year earlier.
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SL threatens to cancel train contract with India
3/17/2011 3:19:00 PM
The Sri Lankan government has suspended the delivery of 17 locomotive trains from India after one vehicle broke down abruptly last week.
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PIA Colombo flights welcomed with cultural festival
2/23/2011 4:38:00 PM
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) resumed services to Colombo on Saturday after the route was decommissioned three years ago.
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SL Tourism charms visitors at development expo
2/4/2011 4:26:00 PM
Sri Lanka Tourism has lined up a series of attractive programmes and activities for domestic and international tourists attending the "Deyata Kirula" national development exhibition in Buttala.
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SLA begins flights to Guangzhou
2/4/2011 4:24:00 PM
Sri Lankan Airlines has begun flights to the Chinese city of Guangzhou (Canton), the national carrier's fourth destination in China.
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SL Navy launches whale tours
1/31/2011 2:26:00 PM
The Sri Lanka Navy has started a tourist ferry service to watch whales along the southern coastal areas of Sri Lanka.
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Cinnovation Group to extend SL footprint
1/24/2011 1:44:00 PM
Singapore based Cinnovation group is to open several more resorts in Sri Lanka, the company said launching its new Asia focused hotel management subsidiary.
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SL approves US$500mn hotel project in capital
1/17/2011 2:19:00 PM
The budding Sri Lankan tourism sector has not gone unnoticed by the Chinese who have just received approval from the Sri Lankan government to build a luxury hotel in Colombo.
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India back SL port redevelopment
1/13/2011 4:11:00 PM
The Indian government is throwing its weight behind Sri Lankan ambitions to redevelop the Kankesanthurai harbour as it looks to take an active role in rehabilitating of the country’s infrastructure.
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Saudi Arabian Airlines to join SkyTeam
1/12/2011 1:22:00 PM
Saudi Arabian Airlines has signed an agreement to join the SkyTeam alliance in 2012.
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SL-India ferry services a step closer
1/10/2011 11:44:00 AM
India and Sri Lanka have taken a step closer to resuming passenger ferry services between the two nations with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on Passenger Transportation by Sea,
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Shangri-La to open two properties in Sri Lanka
1/5/2011 1:43:00 PM
Shangri-La Asia yesterday revealed plans to develop two brand new properties in Sri Lanka, its first in the country.
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Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts seals Colombo management contract
12/15/2010 4:00:00 PM
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts has secured a management agreement to operate the Mövenpick Hotel Colombo, a 180-room property in Sri Lanka, which is expected to open by mid 2013.
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Wildlife revolution in Sri Lanka tourism
11/15/2010 3:34:00 PM
Sri Lanka Tourism has unveiled a new campaign to drive tourism in the country which focuses on eight key products.
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Sri Lanka tourism granted World Bank loan
11/10/2010 11:38:00 AM
Sri Lanka will receive USD 125.4 million (INR552 crore) in development assistance from the World Bank to assist three tourism and infrastructure development projects in the war torn Northern and Eastern regions.
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Relais & Chateaux names first SL member
11/10/2010 10:00:00 AM
Ceylon Tea Trails has become the first hotel in Sri Lanka to join the Relais & Chateaux portfolio of top end boutique hotels and restaurants.
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Jet Airways begins daily Colombo services
11/8/2010 2:31:00 PM
Jet Airways commenced daily direct state of the art Boeing 737-800 flights to Colombo from Mumbai and Delhi on Friday.
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SL looks to ban visa-on-arrival
10/28/2010 1:28:00 PM
The Sri Lankan government may withdraw its ‘visa-on-arrival’ service due to misconduct by NGOs and media organisations.
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200 hotels to go up along SL East coast
10/26/2010 10:42:00 AM
The post-war land grab in Sri Lanka is ongoing and the latest proposal will see 200 hotels go up along the country’s eastern seaboard in the areas of Jaffna, Trincomalee, Batticaloa and Hambanthota.
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Colombo eases travel costs for Hajj pilgrims
10/26/2010 10:37:00 AM
An estimated 5800 Hajj pilgrims will travel to Mecca from Sri Lanka this year to fulfil their religions obligations.
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Controversial tourism development plans in SL
10/26/2010 10:34:00 AM
The Sri Lankan government has allocated funds for the construction of a coastal hotel in Kaangkeasanthurai in the north of the island to cater for tourists from the South.
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Youth fares from SriLankan
10/26/2010 10:31:00 AM
SriLankan Airlines has just launched a special air fare encouraging all young Indians to visit and discover the island nation from now on until 30 June 2011.
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SriLankan to improve business class services
10/17/2010 12:00:00 PM
Business Class passengers travelling on SriLankan Airlines long-haul fleet will soon be treated to Flatbed Seating and the latest Audio-Video-On-Demand (AVOD) Entertainment System.
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SriLankan to expand fleet by seven aircraft
10/17/2010 12:00:00 PM
SriLankan Airlines has announced the latest phase of its fleet expansion plan to support Sri Lanka’s rapidly growing tourism industry.
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SriLankan to launch services to Guangzhou
10/8/2010 9:00:00 AM
SriLankan Airlines’ global route network will expand to fifty destinations shortly, with the planned launch of new services to Guangzhou, China.
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SriLankan Air Taxi takes is back
10/8/2010 9:00:00 AM
SriLankan Airlines is set to re-launch its domestic floatplane service in time for the winter season this December.
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Sri Lanka Tourist arrivals up in August
9/14/2010 11:00:00 AM
Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka continue to escalate.
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SpiceJet to launch international services
9/8/2010 9:50:00 AM
SpiceJet, India’s most preferred low fare airline, announces the commencement of its international operations with its first flights to Kathmandu and Colombo ready to take off in four weeks.
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Kingfisher Airlines pens FFP deal with HSBC
8/30/2010 3:00:00 PM
HSBC cardholders can now convert points into air miles.
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Hotel investment pours in Sri Lanka
8/30/2010 10:00:00 AM
As tourism takes off in Sri Lanka, the big hotel chains in the country are pumping AED18 billion (INR22,735 crore) into new projects.
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Sri Lanka targets US travelers
8/26/2010 1:56:00 PM
Sri Lanka has launched the first in a series of ‘Signature Tours’ targeting US tourists.
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Minor International announces Sri Lanka investment
8/11/2010 3:00:00 PM
Minor International has acquired an 80% share in the Kani Lanka Resort & Spa, Kalutara, Sri Lanka.
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Japanese health lunch at Hilton Colombo Residence
8/11/2010 3:00:00 PM
Nihonbashi Japanese restaurant calls to business lunchers.
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Gulf Air to launch Colombo flights
7/20/2010 6:47:00 PM
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the region’s largest network carrier, announced today the launching of service to Aden in Yemen and re-launching of service to Colombo in Sri Lanka.
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UK zoo opens Sri Lankan elephant sanctuary
7/20/2010 1:20:00 PM
The High Commissioner for Sri Lanka, His Excellency Justice Nihal Jayasinghe will join us to officially open the new £1 million Asian elephant habitat and walkway “Uda Walawe” with a distinctly Sri Lankan theme on Wednesday 28th July at 2.00 pm.
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LOLC buys Sri Lanka’s Confifi Hotels
7/14/2010 11:53:00 AM
LOLC Securities Ltd, a subsidiary of Lanka ORIX Leasing Company PLC, has branched out into the hospitality sector by securing major stakes in Confifi Hotel Holdings Plc and Riverina Hotels Plc through the Colombo Stock Exchange.
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Sri Lanka hosts World Spice Food Festival
7/8/2010 7:22:00 AM
The 5th World Spice Food Festival is set to take place from 14 to 25 July in Sri Lanka, with world class chefs being flown in from all over the world to bring the capital, Colombo, alive with spicy flavours!
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flydubai launches flights to Colombo
6/24/2010 6:22:00 AM
flydubai, Dubai’s first low cost airline, notched up its fourth new destination in a week last night when its inaugural flight to Sri Lanka touched down in Colombo.
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Kuoni launches new Indian Ocean brochure
6/14/2010 8:38:00 AM
Kuoni has launched its new Indian Ocean brochure for September 2010 – December 2011, which includes the paradise islands and atolls that make up the Indian Ocean - Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles and Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka travel guide launched in Arabic
6/9/2010 4:30:00 PM
Proceeds from the same of the first ever travel guide on Sri Lanka in Arabic language will be donated to charity according to its Emirati author Ms Heba Al Ghais Al Mansoori.
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flydubai to launch flights to Sri Lanka
5/26/2010 4:09:00 PM
flydubai, Dubai’s first low cost airline, is expanding its network in the Indian sub-continent with the announcement of flights to the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo.
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Sri Lanka’s Eden Resort adds new room options
5/19/2010 10:20:00 AM
The Eden Resort & Spa in Beruwela, Sri Lanka, has added a new range of luxury accommodation options.
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India opens visa office in northern Sri Lanka
5/12/2010 11:17:00 AM
India has opened a visa office in Jaffna, on the northern tip of Sri Lanka, to assist tourists from the area.
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Tourism development for Jaffna
4/27/2010 12:50:00 PM
The town of Jaffna, on the northern-most tip of Sri Lanka, is preparing for an influx of tourists, with the development of new tourism infrastructure projects.
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Bollywood comes to Sri Lanka
4/26/2010 8:37:00 AM
The glamour of Indian cinema comes to Sri Lanka between 3 to 5 June at the 11th edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Weekend and Awards.
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