Tourism

Sri Lanka Hilton reveals management fees

Nov 01, 2011 (LBO) - Hotel Developers (Lanka), owners of Hilton Colombo Hotel in the Sri Lankan capital, has paid about 33 percent of gross operating profit as …

Sri Lanka Renuka City Sept net eroded by lower investment gains

Oct 31, 2011 (LBO) - Lower profit from share trading owing to a fall in the Sri Lankan stock market has halved Renuka City Hotels' September 2011 quarter …

Sri Lanka Galadari stake bought by Dubai govt

Oct 31, 2011 (LBO) - An investment fund connected to the Dubai government has bought a 16.1 percent stake in Sri Lanka's Galadari Hotel, in a deal valued at 1. …

Sri Lanka issues travel warning on flood hit Thailand

Oct 31, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lankans should avoid all but 'extremely essential' travel to Thailand's capital Bangkok as floods worsened, the island's foreign …

Sri Lanka hotel in talks with Hilton to reduce management fee

Oct 27, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Hotel Developers, is negotiating with Hilton International USA which runs the property to reduce management fees, a stock …

Maldives launches ‘Always Natural’ tourism brand

Oct 26, 2011 (LBO) - Maldives has launched a new slogan 'Always Natural' and a thumbprint-styled logo highlighting the Indian Ocean tourist paradise's natural …

Sri Lanka cancels land sale to China firm

Oct 25, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has cancelled the sale without tender of prime land in the capital to a Chinese defence contractor to build a hotel and is …

Sri Lanka in talks with Sheraton, Raffles, DoubleTree

Oct 25, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is holding talks with top international hotel chains to invest in the island after the end of its 30-year year civil war, a …

Sri Lanka headed for regional visa row with high fees: report

Oct 24, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's proposed 50 US dollar per person fee for an electronic visa has triggered a row with India with the possibility of the country …

Sri Lanka to reduce travel fee for South Asian tourists

Oct 24, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is likely to charge a reduced fee from south Asian tourists visiting the island under a new scheme that provides online approval …

Sri Lanka launches hot air ballooning

Oct 18, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka Saturday launched hot air ballooning over Colombo with daily flights scheduled from November as part of plans to boost leisure …

Sri Lanka leisure group in training venture

Oct 12, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's John Keells Holdings has tied up with local and foreign training outfits to train staff for its hotels after the end of a war …

Sri Lanka tourist arrivals up 27-pct in September

Oct 10, 2011 (LBO) - Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka rose 27. online pharmacy buy strattera with best prices today in the USA 2 percent to 60,219 in September …

Sri Lanka LOLC buys full control of resort

Oct 04, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's LOLC Leisure has bought full control of the Tropical Villas resort on the south coast paying 165 million rupees to Carbotels …

Sri Lanka to monitor foreigners electronically

Oct 04, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is developing a system to track and monitor foreign nationals as they enter and travel around the country, after a new online …

Sri Lanka leisure group to revive coral reef

Oct 03, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's John Keells group has tied up with a local university in a project to revive a coral reef that is the main draw on a southern …

Sri Lanka’s Spence wins prize at World Travel Awards

Oct 02, 2011 (LBO) - Maldives' Adaaran Prestige Resorts run by Sri Lanka's Aitken Spence group was voted the India Ocean's best water villa at World Travel …

Sri Lanka launches web portal for tourist travel approvals

Sept 30, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's electronic tourist travel approval system will be effective from January 01, 2012 with a trial run starting from Saturday, …

Sri Lanka leisure group rebrands hotels, raises rates

Sept 28, 2011 (LBO) - John Keells group has revamped and rebranded two hotels on Sri Lanka's south coast, sharply raising rates as it lures tourists with …

Sri Lanka promises quick electronic entry nod

Sept 28, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's new electronic travel authorization system will approve applications within 24 hours but most applications will be approved …