Classic Travel celebrated its three-year milestone in Ratnapura with an event featuring a product presentation

Just over a year into operation, South Asia’s first lean luxury property Cinnamon Red received the ISO 22000 Food Safety Management System,

Sri Lanka and Thailand signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on technical cooperation and a joint action programme

ITB Berlin, the international travel trade show, is the largest travel industry event which happens annually in Berlin, Germany.  

In June 2015 Mihin Lanka commenced direct flights to Kolkata 3 times a week. This offering is now allowing cricket –crazy fans access to affordable flights to Kolkata to take in the ICC World Twenty20 experience.

Emirates, the world’s largest international airline and a leader in developing innovative products to enhance its passenger comfort in air travel, is set to unveil its new Business Class seat for its Boeing 777 aircraft at ITB Berlin, the inter

Oman Air and Cargolux are to introduce a new destination in India with the introduction of two flights per week to Mumbai from 8th March 2016. 

Qatar Airways recently celebrated the arrival of its first flight from Doha to Sydney, making this the airline’s third gateway into Australia. 

TUI Group CEO Fritz Joussen accompanied by other TUI top-level executives visited Heritance Negombo recently. 

Anantaya Resort and Spa – Chilaw recently hosted the contestants of Miss Tourism Sri Lanka - International for two memorable nights as the pageant’s official Beach Resort. 

The Sri Lanka Shippers’ Council (SLSC), the first national shippers’ council to be set up in Asia in 1966, will celebrate the significant milestone of 50 years since its formation, on March 23, 2016. The SLSC

The Port of Trincomalee has recorded Rs.9 million of increased income during the last two months by re-establishing the weigh bridge system at port. The total income received by the port was reported as at Rs.71 

Solar Marine Lanka Company of Wattala received an order for 80 high-speed boats - each valued at more than Rs.250 million - for the Indian Navy. The order has already been delivered to the Indian government

T h e C o l o m b o International Maritime Conference (CIMC), which was held for the very first time in 2015, under the guidance of Minister Arjuna Ranatunga, was considered as one of the top maritime conferences held in the Indian subcontinent. Rana

GAC Sri Lanka, part of the global shipping, logistics and marine services provider GAC Group, is celebrating 25 years of operations in the country. Made up of five companies - GAC Shipping Ltd, GAC

Singapore Airlines will launch the inaugural long-haul flight of its new Airbus A350-900 fleet to Amsterdam on May 9. The A350 will serve the Airline’s daily flight to Amsterdam as SQ324, as well as its return flight SQ323.

Walkers Tours Limited, Sri Lanka’s premier destination management company, has been introducing travelers from around the world to Sri Lanka for over 45 years. 

Haveeru: Indian hotel giants Oberoi and Leela are set to develop tourist resorts in Maldives, Tourism Minister Moosa Zameer announced Saturday.

Passikudah located in the Eastern coast of Sri Lanka is famed for its golden sand and the sparkling blue waters of the Indian Ocean and attracts a large number of tourists every year. 

Emirates will launch a daily service from Dubai to Yangon (RGN) in Myanmar and Hanoi (HAN) in Vietnam, starting August 3. 

The Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Whale and Dolphin Watching Workshop was held in Colombo recently under the theme ‘Building Sustainable Whale and Dolphin Watching Tourism in the Indian Ocean Region’. 

The Urban Development Authority (UDA)-owned resort Waters Edge in Battaramulla is gearing up for a Rs.13 billion expansion project under the Western Region Megapolis Master Plan, the resort officials said. 

The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB), in an effort to market the traditional Sri Lankan cultural parades and festivals to the world, as part of the events tourism initiatives this year, made arrangements for the winner of Ms.Tourism Sri Lan

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is offering travellers from Sri Lanka fantastic savings in its latest Global Sale. 

Following is the speech delivered by Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS) - UK Sri Lanka Branch Chairman Lalith Witanachchi at the organisation’s 22nd Annual Awards Ceremony. Speaker of Parliament

Emirates Airline’s first non-stop service between Auckland and Dubai will be one of the longest air routes in the world by distance, but with the assistance of clever technology and good planning, passengers

Etihad Airways has been presented with the Best Finance Transformation Award in 2015 by Innovation Enterprise, a leading US-based company specialising in enterprise innovation. The award was given to Etihad Airways

The Tourism Development Ministry is concerned by the recent media reports on the exploitation and harassment of foreign tourists. This is in a backdrop where the ministry has also been receiving an increasing number of direct complaints from tour i s

The officials of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) called on the local authorities to gather steam in developing the national regulations, ensuring the country would be in compliance with the new container weight rule under the Safety of

Sri Lanka recently embarked on a novel project to manufacture and market luxury yachts as a new initiative under the country’s tourism drive. The foundation stone for the yacht factory was laid at a ceremony presided over by Fisheries and Aquat