Emirates has announced that it will be upgrading one of its four daily flights between Dubai and Johannesburg to  an Airbus A380-800 from February 1, 2017.

A group of travel agents from Singapore flew to the Seychelles via Colombo for a familiarization tour to Seychelles combined with Sri Lanka as part of an initiative taken by SriLankan Airlines and Mihin Lanka to promote dual destinations.

Kuwait Airways co-sponsors the 53rd DGCA Conference of Asia & Pacific Region to be held in Colombo from August 1 to 5, 2016. 

With India becoming a prominent tourism generating market including Corporate Meetings and Incentives, the Sri Lanka Convention Bureau (SLCB) in its efforts to promote MICE from India, had 

Sri Lanka’s No.1 accommodation website Bookings.lk has partnered with Curve, one of Colombo’s trendiest venues, at Park Street Mews, to fly down Hong Kong-based Proteus Jazz Band, a popular 

The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau in collaboration with Air India organised a trade familiarization tour from India to Sri Lanka for 20 travel agents recently in order to promote Sri Lanka 

Anantaya Resort & Spa - Pasikudah of Laugfs Leisure Ltd, warmly welcomed its first guests directly following its soft opening ceremony that was held recently.

Emirates has been named the World’s Best Airline 2016 at the prestigious Skytrax World Airline 

Etihad Airways has been announced as the official airline sponsor of WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017 - 

Jet Airways, India’s second largest airline controlled by billionaire Naresh Goyal, says its intentions to expand Sri Lankan operations are hindered by the extremely high ground handling costs at the 

Emirates has launched the world’s first interactive amenity kit in Economy Class providing a more comfortable travel experience. The stylish new amenity kits utilise augmented reality (AR) technology to unlock immersive content on mobile device

Travelers can consult guide books and road maps to navigate unfamiliar destinations, but entrepreneurs starting a tourism business are usually left to wander on their own.  

The 24th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Institute of Hospitality (IOH) Sri Lanka International branch was held recently, reappointing Sidath Kodikara as Chairman for the third   

The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Beijing, together with MP Events Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd and the China 

Sri Lanka’s annual Hotel Show is a unique platform organised to showcase the newest products and technologies in the hospitality sector. Koala (Pvt.) Ltd, recognised for its comprehensive portfolio of 

0Etihad Airways has received three highly coveted awards for the World’s Best First Class Airline, World’s Best First Class Onboard Catering and World’s Best First Class Airline Seat for its First 

When Emirates flight EK651 took to the skies from Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) on 

SriLankan Airlines recently launched a number of significant initiatives at Bandaranaike International Airport aimed at enhancing its wide ranging efforts at environmental conservation on the theme of 

Oman Air has selected OpenAirlines - Skybreathe to provide its cloud-based fuel efficiency software solution. The solution will provide both predictive and post-flight analysis by fusing a combination of 

The newly-built second bulk vessel of Ceylon Shipping Corporation (CSC) named ‘Mv. Ceylon Princess’, which was constructed in AVIC International shipyard in Wehai, China, was delivered 

South Asia Gateway Terminals (SAGT), the first private container terminal in the Port of Colombo, hosted the members of the Ceylon Association of Shipping Agents (CASA) and members of the Sri 

July 1, 2016 can be considered an important milestone to both the shipping industry as well as to the international trade that deals with shipping. In reality, over 95 percent of world trade, especially with respect to movement of goods, takes place

We were honoured and at the same time surprised to hear from a top Indonesian tourism official that we were the first official delegation of any kind—media or otherwise—to visit an island belonging to 

Oceanpick took culinary teams from the leading hotels in the East on a visit to their offshore sites in Trincomalee, in order to offer insight into Sri Lanka and South Asia’s first-ever commercial-scale oceanic barramundi farm, which enables Sr

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced industry performance statistics for 2015 showing that, among the world’s largest domestic markets, India had the fastest domestic passenger growth in 2015. 

Having foreseen the ideal opportunity to promote Sri Lanka as the world’s best destination in South Asia, the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) made arrangements to participate in the 31st Korea World Travel Fair (KOTFA) for the fourth

Emirates has launched its second daily A380 service from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), touching down just shortly after 8:00 p.m. local time on July 1. With this expanded schedule, Emirates is now able

Qatar Airways was proud to be the official airline partner of the 17th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) celebrations in Madrid recently, attracting leading celebrities from the Indian and international film fraternity.

Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management (SLITHM), the premier education provider in the tourism and hospitality sector held its 37th Graduation Ceremony at BMICH recently. 

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