UK visitors to Sri lanka increase
Visitor arrivals from the UKto Sri Lankawere up 51% last month, compared to the same period last year. After 30 years, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has lifted all travel restrictions to Sri Lanka, meaning that British tourists are able to explore all aspects of the country.
[Views:77] [Tue, Aug 17, 2010] [Full Article]

Sri Lankan Airport Staff's Honesty and discipline of highest calibre
On July 10, Sandya Silva accompanied by my two little grand daughters arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport by flight EK 651 from London at 2.15 pm. I left the Airport soon with my bag and baggage being loaded to the van.
[Views:136] [Tue, Jul 27, 2010] [Full Article]

Bahraini tourists flock to Sri Lanka, tourist arrivals surge 142%
Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau’s (SLTPB) Middle East office reported an enormous surge in the number of Bahraini travellers to Sri Lanka, as arrivals rose by an unprecedented 142% in the first six months of 2010 compared to the same period last year, according to statistics compiled by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority.
[Views:177] [Fri, Jul 16, 2010] [Full Article]

Nalaka Godahewa takes over SL Tourism
Dr. Nalaka Godahewa, former Chief Executive Officer of Sri Lanka Insurance has been appointed Chairman of Sri Lanka Tourism, says Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa.
[Views:181] [Thu, Jun 17, 2010] [Full Article]

Sri Lanka welcomes end to US travel warning
Sri Lanka on Thursday welcomed the lifting of a USwarning against travel to the Indian Oceanisland, anticipating a boost to tourism and investment a year after a bloody civil war ended.
[Views:219] [Fri, May 28, 2010] [Full Article]

US cancels travel warning on Sri Lanka
The U.S. State Department announced on Wednesday it had canceled a travel warning for Sri Lanka, in a boost for the Indian Ocean island state that ended a long war last year and hopes to draw more tourists.
[Views:209] [Thu, May 27, 2010] [Full Article]

Travel guide on Sri Lanka in Arabic launched
The first travel guide on Sri Lanka in Arabic language penned by a UAE national was launched at the Sri Lankapavilion in the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai.
[Views:262] [Thu, May 06, 2010] [Full Article]

Sri Lanka #1 tourist destination - NY Times
Sri Lanka has been ranked as the number one tourist destination by the New York Times in its list of "31 Places to Go in 2010".
[Views:494] [Tue, Jan 12, 2010] [Full Article]

Controversy over Ministry diaries
Controversy surrounds an order issued to print diaries at the expense of the Tourism Promotion Bureau. The bureau has been told by the Minister of Tourism Achala Jagoda to foot the bill for 20,000 diaries at a cost of approximately Rs 82 Lakhs.
[Views:449] [Tue, Jan 12, 2010] [Full Article]

Sri Lanka '09 tourist arrivals up 2.1 pct yr/yr
COLOMBO, Jan 6 - Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka rose by 2.1 percent in 2009 from a year ago to 447,890 visitors as the Indian ocean island nation ended its quarter-century war, the government said on Wednesday.
[Views:432] [Mon, Jan 11, 2010] [Full Article]

Britain to oppose Lanka hosting next Commonwealth summit
Britain will oppose Sri Lanka hosting the next Commonwealth summit because of concerns over its conduct of the war against Tamil fighters and its treatment of refugees, a government source said on Friday.
[Views:397] [Fri, Nov 27, 2009] [Full Article]

Sri Lanka’s beauty reborn
Now peaceful, the island nation remains an intoxicating travel destination JON ASHWORTH Ask British travellers why they return to Sri Lanka again and again and they will enthuse about the friendliness of the people, the stunning scenery, the incredible variety packed into an island roughly the size of Ireland. Even through long years of civil war, the tourists kept coming, lured by cheap beach holidays and whistlestop tours taking in ancient cities and magnificent game reserves.
[Views:625] [Tue, Sep 29, 2009] [Full Article]

Ministry to fix hotel room rates
The Tourism Ministry will stipulate a fixed room rate below which no hotel in the Colombo city could offer a room for their clients under the directive of President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
[Views:687] [Fri, Aug 21, 2009] [Full Article]

International airport public viewing gallery to re-open soon
Sri Lanka Aviation authority has decided to re-open the closed public viewing gallery at the Bandaranaike International Airport by next week.
[Views:1336] [Wed, Jul 08, 2009] [Full Article]

Boost for foreign tourists in NE next year
The Tourism Ministry will launch hotel construction projects at selected locations in the Northern and Eastern Provinces to attract over 100,000 foreign tourists during 2010.
[Views:674] [Sun, Jun 28, 2009] [Full Article]

World’s most travelled person identifies Lanka as unique destination
The worlds foremost traveller Prof. Orhan Kural, identified Sri Lanka without conflict, as one of the top destinations for Globe trotters. Kural who hails from Turkey has been to 190 countries travelling over 900,000 km across the Globe.
[Views:1097] [Sat, Feb 07, 2009] [Full Article]

A World Class Festival at a World Heritage site
28th January 2009 (Wednesday) to 1st February 2009 (Sunday) The literary world will converge once again in Galle. Hundreds of international and local authors, dramatists, poets, historians and architects from around the country will flock to the coastal town of Galle, Southern Sri Lanka, when it will come alive for the Galle International Literary Festival.
[Views:1055] [Mon, Jan 19, 2009] [Full Article]

First Yacht Marina at Galle
The Ports Authority of Sri Lanka (SLPA) will construct Sri Lanka’s first yacht marine zone at the Galle Port premises at a cost of Rs. 125 million to attract tourism in the area, its sources said.
[Views:1178] [Mon, Jan 19, 2009] [Full Article]

New Iranian ambassador to Sri Lanka named
Iran on Wednesday named its ambassador to Sri Lanka. Mahmoud Rahimi Gorgi was appointed to the post on the proposal of Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and approval of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
[Views:1345] [Thu, Aug 07, 2008] [Full Article]

Buddhist festival parades are Sri Lanka's answer to Mardi Gras
KANDY, Sri Lanka -- A cannon booms and the crack of a dozen whips pierce the warm night. The colorful, pulsating Esala Perahera procession has begun.
[Views:1327] [Wed, Aug 06, 2008] [Full Article]