From man made home to jungle

22nd March was a special day for the Elephant Transit Home at the Uda Walawe National Park, as four young elephants were released to their natural habitat in the wilds of the Lunugamwehera.

Tourism to pick up in Jaffna

In a bid to boost the tourism industry in Jaffna, the foundation stone was laid for Hotel Nallur in Jaffna. The three star hotel, being the first of its kind in the war torn province after a lapse of 60 years, is being constructed by the Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka. VIDEO

‘Chaaya Blu’: JK Hotels answer to the burgeoning of East Coast Tourism

Following the announcement of their planned investment of Rs. 500 million towards revamping and refurbishing their hotel in Trincomalee late last year, the John Keells Hotels Group has well poised itself

Stage II - Kalpitiya Integrated Tourism Resort Project

Six picturesque islands located in the tranquil waters of Dutch Bay, which are vested by the Government, have been included for Stage II - Lease Bidding of the Kalpitiya Integrated Tourism Resort Project.

Heritance Kandalama Spa

Luxury Insider, Asia's leading luxury online magazine announced that the Six Senses Spa at Heritance Kandalama is among the top-5 sustainable spas in Asia.

Fly low cost… Fly Air Asia

Within a short span of 8 years "Air Asia- the world's best low cost airline" has been able to bag many awards and accolades. Malaysian based airline, Air Asia has the honour of being the first airline in the

Chaaya Reef Ellaidhoo wins ‘Traveller Choice Award’

Chaaya Reef Ellaidhoo, a John Keells Hotels in the Maldives wins the coveted TripAdvisor® 2010 Travellers Choice award and is in the fifth position of the top ten resorts in Asia in the Romance

US website ’DailyCandy’ lauds Sri Lanka

'DailyCandy', a reputed US based website on travel and tourism writes of the many delights enjoyed in destination Sri Lanka in an article titled 'Sri You Around DailyCandy Goes to Sri Lanka' reaffirming many

‘Colombo City Tour’

The Colombo's first ever open deck city tour service took off last Sunday, 24 January from Galle Face Hotel premises.  Hon. Achala  Suranga Jagoda, Minister of Tourism, was the chief guest at the

New Year bash at Lakeside

It was more than a night of indulgence, indeed, as Cinnamon Lakeside welcomed the dawn of 2010. From the King's Court Ballroom to The Lounge, from 7 Degrees North to the restaurants, the entire hotel

Thai Pongal celebrations at Mount Lavinia Hotel

Thai Pongal is an important day in Tamil culture and tradition, and indeed a gesture to thank nature and celebrate the life cycles that give us grain. Hence, Mount Lavinia Hotel has made plans to celebrate this

Bentota National Holiday Resort Celebrates 40 Years

Top cruise liner calls Colombo

'Aquamarine': luxury cruise ship belonging to Louis Cruise Line of Cyprus, the fifth largest cruise operator in the world, on its maiden voyage, with 500 passengers, berthed in Colombo last week.

Kandalama Hotel

Watch the hotel emerge from the lush foliage of the mountainside. Enter the fantasy ambience of five star luxury suspended in a natural dreamscape. Relax and let your vision blend the sapphire blue of the infinity pool with the cool grey of the Kandalama Lake, where time has stood still for 2000 years. Wander the corridors amongst the twittering swifts and befriend the monkeys lazing among the branches.