In addition to its complimentary inflight service and hospitality offering, Etihad Airways has introduced a selection of inflight products aimed at enhancing the travel experience and providing more choice for its guests in Economy Class.

Sri Lanka’s largest online travel company, Findmyfare, has partnered with NDB bank to offer a range of exclusive promotions via www.findmyfare.com. Unveiled in December 2017, the first of these exclusive NDB bank promotions is the ‘Fly to

Emirates is spreading the festive joy with treats across all cabin classes this December. Customers travelling for the holidays will enjoy several Christmas specials both on the ground and on board from food to entertainment.

Singapore Airlines and Air New Zealand announced they will jointly launch a third daily flight between Singapore and Auckland from 28 October 2018, boosting capacity on the route by up to 40 per cent and adding more than 165,000 seats annually betwee

‘SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier of Sri Lanka and a member of the oneworld alliance, proving its consolidated presence in the Indian Sub-Continent has been awarded the ‘World’s Leading Airline to the Indian Ocean’ tit

The Emirates Group, comprising Emirates airline and dnata, has published its seventh annual Environmental Report which outlines the Group’s environmental performance for the financial year 2016-2017.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) forecasts global industry net profit to rise to $38.4 billion in 2018, an improvement from the US $34.5 billion expected net profit in 2017 (revised from a US $31.4 billion forecast in June). Highlig

Adding to an ever-growing list of awards and accolades, The Kingsbury has raked in three awards that firmly establish its status as a benchmark of five star hospitality in Sri Lanka. 

Hemas Travels (Pvt) Ltd, one of Sri Lanka’s leading outbound, IATA-approved travel agencies which has been in operation since 1979, recently opened its first-ever branch out of Colombo, in Kandy.

Sri Lanka is awash with Chinese money. The Port City, Hambantota Port, Mattala Airport and the Lotus Tower are all investments by China. Unfortunately, Chinese tourists’ arrivals are not eeping pace with their investment.

Emirates’ new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft fitted with its game changing fully enclosed private suites in First Class, as well as refreshed Business and Economy Class cabins, has now entered service, to the delight of customers.

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Sri Lanka (CILT Sri Lanka) proudly announced the launch of ‘CILT Sri Lanka Logistics Excellence Awards and Scholarships 2018’ at the recently concluded CILT International Conference, held

Italian Ambassador in Sri Lanka Paolo Andrea Bartorelli launched one of the events of the Italian Food Week - 2017 on board the Italian Cruise Ship Costa neoClassica which arrived at Colombo Port last month.

SMEs plays an important role in the economic development of a country. Their role in terms of production, employment generation, contribution to foreign exchange earnings and facilitating equitable distribution of income is very critical.

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has signed an agreement with Thales to equip the airline’s new, incoming 12 Airbus A320Neo and 17 A321Neo aircraft with a cockpit package of Thales avionics solutions including the TopFl

Walkers Colombo Shipyard (Pvt.) Ltd, a subsidiary of MTD Walkers PLC secured a US$4 million loan from the Asian Development Bank to be utilized for the  development of the Shipyard of Walkers Colombo Shipyard.

Sri Lankan travel Innovator Makeyourtrip.com was recently recognized at the South Asian Travel Awards 2017 for deploying next generation technology for South Asia’s travel industry.

In line with the company’s vision to offer exclusive leisure properties at key selected destinations, Asia Leisure, a subsidiary of Asia Capital PLC opened its fifth leisure property in the southern coastal belt, ‘The Habitat’ Kosgo

Use of travel bloggers and social media influencers have been a highly effective tool for most of the destination management organisations around the world, capturing unforgettable moments and sharing them among friends (mostly unseen before) is gett

Former SLAITO President Chandra Wickramasinghe was bestowed with the honorary distinction of Officier de l’Ordre National du Mérite by the Embassy of France to Sri Lanka and the Maldives recently, in a ceremony held at the Résiden

Sri Lanka Tourism and Pro-Am Serendib (Pvt.) Ltd are all set to bring the world’s number one multi-sport event brand Ironman to Sri Lanka.

Pakistan, one of Sri Lanka’s cricketing neighbours, has a large number of tourist attractions as well apart from the sport, a Pakistani travel company said recently. The representatives of Saiyah, a Pakistani destination management company, was

In an effort to pull in the rapidly expanding informal hospitality sector under the regulatory purview, the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) has moved towards fully automating the licensing and registration process.

This week witnessed the introduction to Sri Lanka of the largest vacation ownership company outside the USA, namely Club Mahindra, which was introduced by Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Limited (MHRIL) and Ideal Retreats (Pvt.) Ltd.

The Golden Crown Hotel, a super luxury, deluxe property located on two acres of beautifully landscaped gardens in Kandy and designed by renowned architect Dr. Upendra Rajapakse, was ceremonially declared open by President Maithripala Sirisena on Nove

SriLankan Airlines Colombo sales team recently conducted a special Melbourne promotion at the World Trade Center offering customers an interactive promotion with giveaway tickets to lucky winners.

Emirates has announced that it has used cutting-edge 3D printing technology to manufacture components for its aircraft cabins.

Etihad Airways’ flights to and from Switzerland will become an all-Boeing 787 Dreamliner operation with the aircraft being deployed on the Abu Dhabi – Geneva route, effective March 25th 2018.

Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) has completed a project to convert the company’s diesel-operated rubber-tyred gantry cranes to electric-powered rubber-tyred gantry cranes or E-RTGs, making a major contribution to efforts by the

Emirates and Thales have signed a new agreement to equip its Boeing 777X fleet with the next generation broadband inflight connectivity using Inmarsat GX global network.