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Life's no beach for Greece's crisis-hit tourism sector
Visitors to the Greek stand at the ITB, the world's top tourism fair that opened Wednesday, could be forgiven for thinking the country is booming, not battling one of the worst crises in its history. "Come to Greece, we are waiting for you," said the glamorous Deputy Tourism Minister as a screen played images of shimmering turquoise seas, golden beaches and ancient monuments a far cry from the chaos and strikes of recent weeks.
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What investors look for in tourism sector
The tourism industry by nature makes a valuable contribution to the economy of Sri Lanka through direct and indirect employment. The present statistics cannot bring out the true figures without a proper satellite information gathering system. The tourism industry is a combination of products and services and has linkages with other sectors namely catering, arts and crafts, visitation to archaeological and cultural sites, recreation, and of course conference services, which require additional services, etc
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Antipodes Voyages signs agreement : Over 5,000 French tourists to arrive in Sri Lanka
Antipodes Voyages of France Chairman Alain Clavel and Director Frank Manin arrived in Colombo as guests of the Galadari Hotel on Monday and were welcomed by Galadari Hotel General Manager Sampath Siriwardena and Chandana Ediriweera from Ceylon Tours. Antipodes Voyages recently signed an agreement with SriLankan Airlines to bring 5,000 French tourists from France for the 2010/11 seasons.
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Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 22:09:51 LKT |
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Tourism industry upbeat with influx, Focus on high spenders
 The country’s tourism industry will take off quickly as it shows improvements in tourist arrivals.
Dr. Buddhi Kaluarachchi
Tourists enjoying the natural beauty of Sri Lanka at the Baker’s Fall in Horton Plains. Picture by Saliya Rupasinghe.
“We need to concentrate on high spending tourists as Sri Lanka has a reputation of giving facilities at cheaper rates. With the introduction of the minimum room rate, the industry will progress well, Grand Oriental Hotel Chairman Dr. Buddhi Kaluarachchi told Daily News Business.
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Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 09:42:41 LKT |
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Travellers conscious of environmental protection now , Hotels moving towards green tourism
 Market trends in local tourism show clear green directions.
Charmarie Maelge
Customers and the travel and tourism distribution channels are becoming more in demand to ensure that holidays have minimal negative impacts on the environment, Responsible Tourism Partnership Sri Lanka(RTP) Director, Charmarie Maelge told Daily News Business.
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Tuesday, March 09, 2010 @ 09:05:55 LKT |
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Tourism action plan for Eastern Province
A Tourism Development Action Plan for Eastern Province has been implemented by the Tourism Ministry aiming to boost the tourism sector in the province. This Action Plan has been signed by a three member committee of the Sri Lanka Tourism Board. The Tourism Ministry will take steps to organise 24 projects which are in the Action Plan into operation.
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Tourists have voted with their feet - Lankan envoy in Brussels
The 32 percent increase in tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka in January 2010, over the corresponding period in 2009 indicates that “tourists to Sri Lanka have voted with their feet”, Ambassador Ravinatha Aryasinha said. Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union made this observation at the launch of the BELASIA annual travel fair in Brussels, Belgium last week.
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Govt targets 2.5m tourists by 2016
Many countries have identified Sri Lanka as one of the safest destinations after the cessation of terrorism in the country in May last year. This is the most significant development in the country’s tourism industry due to the Government eradicating terrorism from Sri Lanka, Tourism Minister Achala Jagoda told the Sunday Observer.
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Ulagalla resort opens in August
 The Ulagalla Resort will commence operations from August targeting the growing tourism sector in the country.
Ulagalla Resort is a BOI approved project. It is built on the site of an old Walauwa, belonging to aristocracy. It is set in the middle of the Thirappane village in the ancient kingdom of Anuradhapura.
The Ulagalla Resort
The hotel targets high-end exclusive tourists and will provide the opportunity to discover the pleasure of exquisite surroundings.
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Connecting gems and mining to tourism
Diversity in compactness is the slogan we always use to market Sri Lanka in tourism in which due consideration is expected to be given to the subject matter, that is Sri Lanka is also a land of 'Gems'.
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