Aliya Resort & Spa, Sigirya Ceremonial Opening – 96 Room Theme Resort – New Addition to the Cultural Triangle

This year visitors to the Cultural Triangle, Sigiriya Rock Fortress and Pidurangala Rock Temple will be able to stay at a brand new four star hotel, Aliya Resort & Spa in Sigiriya.

Named after the beloved elephant or ‘aliya’ in the Sinhala language, this brand new 96 roomed hotel has brought an investment of 1.4 billion rupees ($7.8 million) to the Cultural Triangle. Aliya Resort and Spa Ceremoniously opened by Chief Guest Hon. Basil Rajapakse, Minister of Economic Development in the presence of Hon. Sarath Ekanayake, Chief Minister of the Central Province, Mr. Bhashwara Gunarathna Chairman of Sri Lanka Tourism, Mr. Rumy Jauffer Managing Director of Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, Dr.D.S Jayaweera Director General of Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority, Aliya Resort & Spa Chairman/Managing Director Mr.Chandra Wickramasinghe and several Tourism industry stake holders.

Travel and Leisure Magazine Recognized Sri Lanka as the “Best Travel Destination” for Chinese Travelers

Sri Lanka was awarded with the “Best Travel Destination” Award at the Annual Travel Award Ceremony of the Travel and Leisure Magazine of China held on 16 January 2014 in Beijing.

Awards were given for Best Travel Destination, Best Hospitality Provider, Best Airlines and Best Travel Organizer.

Sri Lanka Attracts a Record Breaking 1,274,593 Tourists to the Country in 2013

Sri Lanka Tourism has validated the tourism arrival figures for each month of the year 2013 and according to the latest validation; Sri Lanka in total has received 1,274,593 tourists during the year 2013.

The new validation was carried out based on the statistics provided by the computer data collection method of Immigration and Emigration Department of Sri Lanka. The new system is a joint effort of both the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority and the Emigration and Immigration Department of Sri Lanka to ensure that the country accurately captures the tourist arrival figures.

Comprehensive Tourism Guide Book Launched in Colombo

Under the leadership of His Excellency Ambassador Udayanga Weeratunga, Sri Lankan mission in Russia has initiated a series of promotional campaigns to market Sri Lanka as the preferred tourism destination among the Russian travelers.

Under these campaigns, which are fully backed by the Sri Lanka Tourism, one of the activities conducted during the year 2012 was the ‘Tourist Guide Book’ published in the Russian language which highlights the attractions of Sri Lanka.

Moving a step ahead, the Sri Lanka’s mission in Russia has now translated this book into English to be distributed among Sri Lanka’s tourism stakeholders including the Island’s missions in overseas countries.

Through the mission the book would also be distributed to travel and tour operators operating in key tourism markets of Sri Lanka.

The book was launched this morning in Colombo, which saw the copy of the book being handed over to the Chairman of Sri Lanka Tourism Mr. Bhaswara Gunaratne by ambassador his Excellency Udayanga Weerathunga.

Managing Director of Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, Mr. Rumy Jauffer, Dr. D.S Jayaweera, the Director General of Sri Lanka Tourism and several other industry stakeholders were also present during the occasion.

66th National day of Sri Lanka on 04th February

Sri Lanka celebrates the gaining of her independence from Colonial rule with magnificent pomp and pageantry and the spirit of patriotism resonates in every street corner on the island’s National Day.

I Love Una - 11th January 2014

A Lifestyle...For friends... By friends. Kicked off in 2010, ''I Love Una'' was a spur of the moment, just-for-kicks idea which was originally planned to be a small gathering of close friends in Unawatuna. What it eventually turned out to be was far more than what we imagined. Now with the annual ''I Love Una'' event we bring people of all walks of life together to enjoy the beach, the music, and the essence that is Unawatuna.