Sri Lanka Tourism News.

 Sri Lanka Tourism News.
Sri Lanka tourism industry is enjoying rapid growth in the recent years. Lot of foreign tourists are coming here for to spend their vacation while the local hotel numbers are blooming with rapid inclusion of new hotels and rooms. Plenty of new express ways are constructed and many other are being constructed to make faster traveling between destinations. Here you can find important news updates about the Sri Lanka tourism industry.

Watch out. Some of your popular joints in the Mirissa Beach area may get vanished soon.

 Illegal constructions in Mirissa to be removed by May 1.
All unauthorized constructions along the coastal belt in Mirissa will be removed by May 1, Coastal Conservation Department Director Prabath Chandrakeerthi said yesterday.
He told a news briefing the task would be first launched at Mirissa and later implemented along the entire coastal belt.
He said 17 unauthorized constructions were identified along the Mirissa beach and their owners were already informed to remove them.
Mr. Chandrakkrthi said unauthorized constructions in Negombo and Dehiwala would also be removed next month.
Illegal constructions in Aman Beach in Tangalle and Uswetakeiyawa were removed by the Department of Coastal Conservation earlier this month. (Thilanka Kanakarathna)

http://www.dailymirror.lk/article/Illegal-constructions-in-Mirissa-to-be-removed-by-May--148880.html

 Assault on Dutch tourists Violent ' Beach ' Culture chokes tourism in Mirissa.

2018-04-20

“According to the Tourism Act it is mandatory for all tourism related service providers in Sri Lanka to obtain license from the SLTDA. Therefore, this restaurant cannot be considered as an authorized tourism-related business establishment. The SLTDA will pursue stern action against the operators of the restaurant through its Enforcement Unit. At the same time, the Excise Department should seriously consider the cancellation of the restaurant’s liquor license as it is not an authorized tourism related service provider. The Tourist Police Division and the local Police authorities are conducting separate investigations into the criminal aspect of the incident. We, as the state tourism authority, will fully support and facilitate the Police investigation by providing air tickets and accommodation for the Dutch tourists to visit Sri Lanka for the Police inquiry and other proceedings,” 

http://www.dailymirror.lk/article/Assault-on-Dutch-tourists-Violent-Beach-Culture-chokes-tourism-in-Mirissa-148738.html


Sri Lanka to formulate standards for adventure sports
Sri Lanka’s tourist arrivals rose 3.4 percent in the first three months to 604,953 with gains seen in the
Hilton signed six management agreements on Wednesday with Melwa Hotels and Resorts Private Limited to
Sri Lanka’s Tourism Development Authority together with the Railway Department will explore providing tourist accommodation to
Sri Lanka is drafting a new immigrants and emigrants law to comply with developments in the international environment and the
Germany’s TUI Group, a leading tour operator, said it would be expanding operations in Sri Lanka to assist in developing …
The German government is ready to support tourism development in Sri Lanka with the island is targeting 150,000 German tourists
Kuoni, a luxury tour operator, has named Sri Lanka as one it’s top ten honeymoon and weddings abroad destinations, a recently
Tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka fell 0.1 percent in February 2017 to 197,517, compared with the same month in 2016, the first fall …
Sri Lanka has won the most “Popular Destination” Award for the second consecutive year at the GITF Travel Fair in Guangzhou, …

Hotel sector sees good season, will witness better quarter.
Public quoted hotels of some major conglomerates witnessed low profits in the past quarter but this quarter (Jan-March 2016) will show a rise in their bottomlines owing to a ‘good season’ this December, industry analysts say. Top gainers at the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) were hotels during some days last month, stockbrokers say. However they point out that most trades just add lots under 100 shares at most. “This may tantamount to ‘some’ price pushing, but it is also the anticipation (that hotels will do well this quarter),” a stockbroker added.
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Head Line News
 First international hotel to debut in Kandy for over 20 years.
Sri Lanka a top stall at Arabian Travel Fair 2015.
Cinnamon’s Trincomalee resort completes five years of sustainable operations.
The Calamander Group says no link with ‘Calamander Bay’ in Trincomalee.
New boutique hotel Casa Colombo Collection Mirissa joins The Sri Lanka Collection.

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