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Successful Sri Lanka Tourism Networking Events held in Perth, Sydney and Melbourne, led by Hon. Harin Fernando, Minister of Tourism and Lands https://www.srilanka.travel/ Hon. Harin Fernando, Minister for Tourism and Lands, visited Australia from 10th to 18th July 2023 to undertake a series of tourism promotional events and meetings, to promote Sri Lanka as a travel destination for Australian travellers. The Minister was accompanied by Mr. Chalaka Gajabahu, Chairman, Sri Lanka tourism Promotion Bureau, Mr. Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lanka Tourism Brand Ambassador, and Ms. Chami Lanka Gasnawage, Assistant Director, SLTPB. The Minister’s tour covered Perth, Sydney and Melbourne, where the Minister and his delegation had meetings with key private and public sector officials to advance Sri Lanka tourism promotion in Australia. In addition, a promotional and networking event was held in each city, targeted towards the Australian travel industry, with participants from key travel agents and tour operators. During the ...

Jul 25, 2023 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , , ,
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Privatization option being considered for Sri Lankan Airlines – CEO Richard Nuttall – By Hiran H.Senewiratne Source : island.lk The government is planning to restructure the national carrier, Sri Lankan Airlines, and privatization is one proposed option due to the current financial crisis, Sri Lankan Airlines Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Richard Nuttall said. “We are now looking at the privatization option as well because the government wants to restructure Sri Lankan Airlines, which is now preparing for the in- coming tourist season. So far we have enough bookings, Nuttall said at a press conference yesterday, which was called to announce, among other things, that Sri Lankan Airlines is the official airline partner for the Sri Lanka’s Masters Hockey World Cup 2022 in England, which will be held from August 12-21 in Nottingham. The press conference was held at the Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management auditorium. Nuttall added: ‘We ...

Aug 10, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , ,
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Tourist arrivals in first 11 days of 2022 exceed 31,600 Source:ft.lk Russia, India, Ukraine, UK and Germany among top source markets Sri Lanka Tourism Chief Kimarli Fernando says future trend uncertain amidst COVID pandemic Asserts SL need to ‘ride with the tide’ to sustain industry Cancellations from EU and India amidst global Omicron threat SLTDA Director General Dhammika Wijayasingha says average tourists stay has extended to 14 or more, from 10 days  Most tourists come for wellness tourism, vaccination with family  Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka have exceeded 31,600 in the first 11 days of 2022, despite the challenges emanating from the global COVID pandemic and reinforcing the industry’s optimism. From 1 to 11 January, Sri Lanka received a record 31, 688 tourists, a significant rebound from 2021.  Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) said during the first 11 days the highest number of tourist arrivals was from the Russian ...

Jan 15, 2022 Posted by In Articles, elanka Finance Tagged , , , , , ,
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  Australian travel and tour operators arrive on 10-day familiarisation visit Source: Daily Mirror Australian travel and tour operators at Bandaranaike International Airport welcomed by SLTPB Tourist Information Centre officers including SLTPB Assistant Director Chami Lanka Gasnawage and SLTPB officer-in-charge of Australian market  At Sigiriya A team of 18 Australian travel and tour operators arrived in Sri Lanka on a 10-day familiarisation tour hosted by the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB). Tourist arrivals from Australia have shown a steady increase in recent months and it is envisioned that the familiarisation tour would capitalise on this wave of interest. Over 4000 tourists had arrived from Australia to Sri Lanka, mostly by air, during June this year.  The tour operators prior to the familiarisation tour had cited that tourists from Australia were particularly interested in the cultural triangle, beaches down south and exploring both Kandy and Nuwara Eliya.  This customised tour will ...

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