Category: Tourism
Sri Lanka not among 15 countries that lifted non-essential travel to the EU
Jun 29, 2020 (LBO) – The Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Sri Lanka and the EU Member States Embassies in Colombo issuing a clarification on lifting the temporary restriction on non-essential travel to the EU and reports that Sri Lanka was not included in the list of selected countries. With the process of […]
Sri Lanka should adopt extreme tourism targeting, covering high-end and backpackers
Jun 23, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s tourism industry can adopt extreme targeting, covering not only the high-end but also the lower end backpackers, an industry professional said. “They are more prone to travel during this period. It is about targeting early adopters both consumers and logistics/market-wise,” Vickum Nawagamuwage Founder CEO of Santani Wellness Resort told a […]
John Keells Holdings net profit down by 34-pct
May 21, 2020 (LBO) – The profit after tax attributable to equity holders of the parent for the financial year ended 31 March 2020 has been decreased by 34 percent to Rs.9.41 billion, annual report of the diversified conglomerate John Keells Holdings showed. Profit, however, has been adjusted for two one-off impacts thus recurring adjustments […]
SriLankan Airlines offers passage for travelers supporting lockdown ease
May 12, 2020 (LBO) – Taking into consideration the reopening of economic activity in the world followed by easing of some travel restrictions between countries, SriLankan Airlines is now offering services to passengers who are eligible to travel under the respective country travel advisories to London, Tokyo (Narita) Melbourne and Hongkong and beyond. Accordingly, passengers who […]
Emirates Group announces 2019-20 results
Group records 32nd consecutive year of profit of AED 1.7 billion (US$ 456 million) Group revenue of AED 104 billion (US$ 28.3 billion) impacted by planned Dubai International airport (DXB) runway closure in Q1 and COVID-19 pandemic in Q4 Ends year with solid cash balance of AED 25.6 billion (US$ 7.0 billion) Emirates reports a profit of AED 1.1 […]
Sri Lanka Tourism requests all tourists in the island to register
May 05, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Tourism is in the process of gathering details of all tourists, businessmen and expatriates engaged in the tourism industry of Sri Lanka in the outbreak of COVID-19 Pandemic in the country. According to immigration data, there are 11,389 tourists in the country as of 4th May and Sri […]
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Kimarli Fernando, Vipula Gunatilleka, Sanath Ukwatte, Mahen Kariyawasam and Murtaza Jafferjee will discuss the impact of COVID-19 on Sri Lanka’s Tourism Industry. The discussion covered the current challenges faced by the tourism industry and route to recovery.buy amoxil online buy amoxil online no prescription Link to introductory presentation here: https://www.advocata.org/…/online-discussion-on-the-impact-…
Chair of SL Tourism requests banks and fin institutions to give full support to industry
Apr 23, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Tourism plans for an early revival post-COVID-19, as the country starts opening up gradually from this week. A major step was the Cabinet approval of the critical five-year global promotion initiative last week and plans are underway to finalize the Terms of Reference and appointment of the Procurement, […]
Online forum on COVID-19 with Tourism industry leaders by Advocata
Advocata Institute is hosting a panel discussion with tourism industry leaders, Kimarli Fernando (Chairperson, Sri Lanka Tourism), Vipula Gunatilleka (CEO, SriLankan Airlines), Sanath Ukwatte (Chairman, Sri Lanka Hotel Association), Mahen Kariyawasam (President, Sri Lanka Inbound Travel Operators); moderated by Murtaza Jafferjee (Chair, Advocata Institute) on the impact of COVID-19 on Sri Lanka’s Tourism Industry. The […]
Relief measures for tourist guides during COVID -19 outbreak
Apr 14, 2020 (LBO) – Due to the effect of COVID-19 on the tourism industry, the annual renewal of the guide license fee for the year 2021 will be waived for all tour guides. 1. As a relief measure, the annual fee for guide licenses of all four categories – National, Chauffeur, Area and Site […]
Srilankan cancel flights to 31 destinations: Retains London, Melbourne, Chennai, Delhi & Narita
Mar 19, 2020 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines has temporarily suspended services to several destinations following the partial shutdown of Bandaranayake International Airport. The full list follows: Kindly note SriLankan Airlines has cancelled following flights/destinations due to COVID-19 outbreak. hts/destinations due to COVID-19 outbreak. Kuwait (KWI) – from 07MAR to 28MAR Jedda (JED) – from 12MAR […]
Travel ban imposed on all passengers from Iran, South Korea and Italy : CAA
Mar 13, 2020 (LBO) – The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) informed all airlines not to carry passengers to Sri Lanka from Italy, South Korea and Iran with effect from tomorow. Civil Aviation Director General H.M.C.Nimalsiri said the travel ban would be effective for two weeks. “This is to inform all online carriers and offline […]