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Seeing Sri Lanka by Hot Air Balloon gives you a Bird’s Eye View
For those looking for adventure and thrills to celebrate that special event with lasting memories, there is Hot Air Ballooning happening here in sunny Sri Lanka from the 26th to 30th March in Hambantota and on March 31st and 1st April in Sigiriya. This spectacular event will feature 22 Hot Air Balloons and over 80 [...]
March 14, 2008
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Travel Focus on Sri Lanka
Heritance Kandalama's achievements highlight destination Sri Lanka Literature, location and hospitality in concert, as visitors delight in Galle All eyes on ‘Colombo Fashion Week' as designers display creations Victoria Golf and Country Club makes "Big" plans for February.
January 26, 2008
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Sri Lanka December Tourist Arrivals up 55.8 percent, year ends on a promising note
etn: Sri Lanka Tourism which recovered after a year long slump since September 2006 out did its 20 percent growth in November 2007, with a 55.8 percent increase in December. Arrivals that had decreased by 40 percent in May last year, had picked up by year end, to finish the year with 494,008 arrivals narrowing [...]
January 11, 2008
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Sri Lanka tourism recovers from earlier slump
(TVLW) – Tourism has staged a turn around from November, with a robust arrival gain of 20% for the month. The drop-in arrivals peaked in May this year to 40% after the LTTE attack on the Bandaranaike International Airport and the subsequent curfew imposed on night flights.
December 14, 2007
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Sri Lanka Tourism geared for beginning of test series with England
Sri Lanka Tourism reported today that the tourism industry is all geared up and ready to receive a posse of 7000 English cricket fans for the England, Sri Lanka Test Series due to begin on December first in the hill capital of Kandy. Also in the offing are initiatives to offset carbon emissions to make [...]
November 29, 2007
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Sri Lanka Tourism Release
SL Air Force base at Anuradhapura came under terrorist attack around 3 a.m this morning (October 22). According to defence sources, a small group of LTTE terrorists infiltrated the air base and launched an attack. Meanwhile an LTTE light aircraft has dropped 1-2 bombs at the air base around 4 a.m., while the ground attack [...]
October 22, 2007
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Sri Lanka leads global Carbon Free Destination Initiative
A Tourism Earth Lung Proactively recognising the need for the Tourism Industry to prepare for a possible change in tourism demand as a response to global climate change, destination Sri Lanka has come up with a proactive initiative of global significance.
October 9, 2007
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Sri Lanka hosts official 2007 World Tourism Day celebrations
By Yusof Sulaiman l eTN Asia/Pacific This year Sri Lanka hosts World Tourism Day, the official ‘institution’ day, celebrated every year on September 27. With the theme, “Tourism Opens Doors for Women,” the Sri Lanka Tourist Board yesterday hosted this year’s World Tourism Day (WTD), celebrated every year by the United Nations World Tourism Organization [...]
September 28, 2007
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Sri Lanka’s tourism bounces back
By Yusof Sulaima l eTN Asia/Pacific Staff Writer Sri Lanka’s tourism industry hopes its success with attracting MICE packages will dispel fears it is not a safe country for tourists. After taking a beating due to protracted civil war, Sri Lanka tourism has announced it is projecting increases for the coming months and is looking [...]
August 23, 2007
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Sri Lanka makes its case for improving its image in the media
etn/The tourism minister from Sri Lanka has spoken about the image of the Indian Ocean nation and in doing so emphasized the need for the truth in media and other reporting. He is saying gaining the trust and confidence of the international traveler is important to make Sri Lanka a destination of choice by the [...]
June 12, 2007
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