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April 2, 2020

The World Travel and Tourism Council has warned the COVID-19 pandemic could cut 50 million jobs worldwide in the travel and tourism industry. Asia is expected to be the worst affected. Once the outbreak is over, it could take up to 10 months for the industry to recover. The tourism industry currently accounts for 10% […]

April 2, 2020

Bigger travel companies have a “responsibility” to pay smaller firms on time to avoid a “catastrophic” knock-on effect to the industry. Laurence Hicks, chairman of touring and adventure aggregator TourHound, said one of the biggest challenges facing many firms in the midst of the coronavirus crisis was collecting money. He said: “A challenge many businesses […]

March 17, 2020

Germany partially closed its borders with Austria, Denmark, France, Luxembourg and Switzerland in an effort to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. Although goods and cross-border commuters can still enter and leave the country, other travellers are being turned away. The measures are an abrupt reversal by Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel, who had only […]

January 15, 2020

The Celebrity Actress Melissa Marie Benoist, the SuperGirl in the Superhero Drama Series is traveling in Sri Lanka. She has kept an message on her personal instagram, mentioning “Ayubowan, Sri Lanka. You are beautiful and We Love you” Melissa is an American actress and singer. She has performed on stage and in television and film. […]

May 8, 2019

A team of Bloggers arrived in Sri Lanka representing 5 countries and met the Chairman of Sri Lanka Tourism Mr Kishu Gomes. They will cover the whole country and report positive stories to revive the tourism industry. Great initiative by Sri Lanka Tourism under the leadership of Mr.Kishu Gomes. This is a timely requirement and hats […]

May 1, 2019

“Sri Lanka will not be beaten by terror. We will take this opportunity to demonstrate to the global media, tour operators, airlines and the world that Sri Lanka is committed to security.” Sri Lanka’s statement is loud and clear when it addressed the travel community for the first time at this year’s Arabian Travel Market. […]

August 28, 2018

Sri Lanka Cultural Tours – “The Sri Lankan Dream” by Paradise Pursuits, combining our Sri Lankan heritage with a passion for travel was our dream. Raised in the UK but now living in Sri Lanka we aim to apply all of our knowledge and vast years of experience to benefit our customers when it comes […]

July 23, 2018

Given the land expanse and the modes of transport that are available, travelling around the island is pretty easy. But what makes a holiday even more exciting is that you get to pick any location from any part of the island and avail mammoth savings to make your surfing, Nature treks, wild expeditions or scrumptious […]

April 9, 2018

Why Sri Lanka is the stranger you feel like you’ve known for years By Sonia Taylor: Sonia is a writer and editor with a camera in hand, forever ready to travel and eat. There’s a certain perfume in the air of a place that tells you it’s special. A little smoky and a little salty, it’s […]

October 7, 2017

Business leader Dhammika Perera on Wednesday emphasised that without proper connectivity Sri Lanka could not achieve the four million tourist arrivals target. Vallibel Group Chairman Perera made this observation at the World Tourism Day Celebrations – Tourism Leaders’ Summit and International Research Symposium 2017 at the BMICH titled ‘Sustainable Tourism for Development’. Speaking at the […]

World Economic Forum : This is how COVID19 could affect the travel and tourism industry

COVID19: Bigger travel companies have ‘responsibility’ to pay smaller firms

More than 80 countries have imposed travel bans to curb the new coronavirus

Actress Melissa Benoist, the “SuperGirl” is travelling in Sri Lanka

A team of Bloggers arrived in Sri Lanka Representing 5 countries

Sri Lanka emerges from ashes in heartfelt appearance at ATM 2019

Cultural Tours in Sri Lanka by “The Sri Lankan Dream”; an UK Based Travel Company

Seylan Cards Travel The Island offers whopping discounts and Exclusive privileges

This is Australia’s next island hot spot, and it isn’t Hawaii or Bali

Without connectivity Sri Lanka cannot achieve the 4 M tourist arrivals target: Dhammika