The Hotels Association of Sri Lanka (THASL) yesterday commended the efforts made by President Ranil Wickramasinghe and senior Government officials to secure the IMF funding as the initial move to bring stability to the nation hit by the unprecedented financial crisis early last year.
ViewIn an attempt to woo a fraction of the $ 10 billion travel market of India, Dentsu Grant Group together with the Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators (SLAITO) and The Hotels Association of Sri Lanka (THASL) yesterday launched an integrated campaign - 'And you thought you knew Sri Lanka'.
ViewIhave a confession to make: the last time I visited Sri Lanka I took a Ziploc bag stuffed with Yorkshire teabags. Yes, you read that correctly. Yorkshire Tea, carefully transported to the country that gave the Brits their obsessive love of a cuppa.
ViewThe beautiful country of Sri Lanka is back in business after years of political upheaval, disruption and of course COVID 19. Tourists can now expect a warm welcome in a land filled with cultural, natural and luxurious surprises.
ViewThe Hotels Association of Sri Lanka (THASL), the premier tourism trade association with the largest investment and number of employees in the industry, yesterday urged the Government to further relax travel restrictions as opposed to partially lifting them.
ViewThe Hotels Association of Sri Lanka (THASL) yesterday thanked the Government for extending the moratorium for tourism-related loans for a further period of six months but appealed that more support is needed if the industry is to ward off the unprecedented crisis.
ViewThe Colombo City Hotels Association (CCHA) has called for the urgent and speedy resolution of the longstanding dispute over the 1% tax on turnover levied by the municipality councils.
ViewSri Lanka reopening may be imminent. More importantly, the destination is looking beyond Covid-19 to reposition itself yet again, taking lessons from the Easter Sunday bombings crisis to find its place in the tourism universe.
ViewThe Hotels Association of Sri Lanka (THASL) in a statement yesterday congratulated President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa for their overwhelming victory at the recently concluded General Elections.
ViewThe Hotels Association of Sri Lanka (THASL) has partnered with Australia’s Market Development Facility (MDF) on an island-wide campaign to raise awareness among accommodation providers on the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) guidelines for safe tourism operations with COVID-19 prevention measures.
ViewFollowing the successful containment of COVID-19, Sri Lanka Tourism said yesterday it is readying to welcome travellers from across the world, assuring further health safety measures from 1 August though new conditions apply.
ViewThe much needed innovation process of tourism products in Sri Lanka could well take a cue from backpacker tourists Sanath Ukwatte, President of the Tourist Hotels Association of Sri Lanka (THASL) told The Island.
ViewThe Government has decided to introduce a COVID-19 safety standard compliance certification for star class hotels, as a move to reassure tourists considering Sri Lanka for their next holiday post-pandemic.
ViewThe Government has given the go ahead for all hotels and restaurants registered under the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Board (SLTDA) to commence operations starting 26 May.
ViewAs an island nation, tourism has been Sri Lanka’s bread and butter for quite some time and has provided livelihoods for many.
ViewSri Lanka tourism is readying for an early revival post COVID-19, as the country starts opening up gradually from today.
ViewThe owners of the 150-room Citrus Waskaduwa have offered the resort to be used as a quarantine centre by the National Operations Centre to Prevent COVID-19...
ViewHemas Holdings Plc has offered its 154 rooms Club Hotel Dolphin, Negombo to be used as a quarantine facility by the government on a temporary basis...
ViewJohn Keels Holdings (JKH) has written to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday, offering John Keells Group’s resort in Trincomalee (Trinco Blu by Cinnamon) for use as a temporary quarantine centre...
ViewSir Tim Clark, President of Emirates, the world’s largest airline, last week spoke his heart and mind on the challenges and opportunities for Sri Lanka tourism in his keynote at the Annual General Meeting of The Hotels Association of Sri Lanka (THASL).
ViewThe Hotels Association of Sri Lanka (THASL) held its 54th Annual General Meeting last week, with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the Chief Guest and Emirates Airline President Tim Clark as the keynote speaker.
ViewLast Easter Sunday was a devastating affair for Sri Lanka. After 10 years of relative peace with the end of the civil war, once again Sri Lankans have been reduced to a constant state of fear, in the wake of the suicide attacks that took place in several five-star hotels and churches in the island.
ViewThe recent explosions at three five-star hotels in Colombo delivered a sudden shock to the tourism industry in Sri Lanka, creating uncertainty about the industry’s future in the coming months as the tourist death toll rose above 30.
ViewWhile strongly condemning the Easter Sunday terror attacks on hotels and places of worship, The Hotels Association of Sri Lanka (THASL) yesterday said the attacks will have an adverse impact on the country’s tourism industry.
ViewThe Hotels Association of Sri Lanka (THASL) in a statement strongly condemned the recent inhumane, devastating terrorist attacks on hotels and places of worship.
ViewThe Hotels Association of Sri Lanka (THASL)yesterday strongly condemned the recent inhumane, devastating terrorist attacks on hotels and places of worship.
ViewThe Hotels Association of Sri Lanka (THASL) in a statement yesterday expressed its sincere appreciation of the resolution taken by the Government to demolish unauthorised structures and businesses on the Mirissa
ViewI got sucked into the Sri Lanka tourism orbit in the 1970s when my fiancée, now wife,
was working for one of the grand old men of tourism, the late H.M.S. Samaranayake,
as his Secretary, at the SLTPB.
Fresh from the resounding success and plaudits received for their ground-breaking
thought leadership sessions on the future of brands, communications
Fresh from the resounding success and plaudits received for their ground-breaking
Thought Leadership Sessions on the Future of Brands, Communications, Environment and
Society
Chairman, Weligama Urban Council Rehan Wijeratne Jayawickreme speaking at a press
conference convened by the Ministry of Tourism yesterday said that considering the
high return industry
Chairman of the Tourist Hotels Association of Sri Lanka ( THASL) Sanath Ukwatte said
yesterday that a proper promotional and destination branding campaign was the most
critical for the tourism at this moment.
Sanath Ukwatte, the President of the Tourist Hotels Association of Sri Lanka which
was one of the largest beneficiaries of peace returning
THASL invited to educate over 200 deputy principals from around the island on the
benefits of a career in hospitality management
12th of December’17 - at TV Derana talk show . Mr. Asoka Hettigoda, Managing
Director, Siddhalepa, with 2 Rising Star Award winners
The Hotels Association of Sri Lanka (THASL) in a statement said its notes with great
concern the wanton killings of elephants, where reported incidents has been on the
rise since of late.
Sanath Ukwatte - President of THASL speaks of Rising
Star Awards 2017.