To those veterans of the travel and tourism industry, the formerly known Blue Lagoon in Thalahena is indeed the Holy Grail: officially Sri Lanka’s first planned resort, as well as being the amazing To ...

These are exciting times for tourism in Sri Lanka. The ‘peace dividend’, witnessed since the end of the civil war that had wracked the country for nearly three decades from the mid-1980s, has created ...

DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (AP) — After leaving school, Jeewanthi Adikari was determined to pursue her studies in accounting. But her life took a different path when she began a three-month training program ...

WHY IT RATES: With the iconic Pearl Grand Tower Hotel, IHG returns to Sri Lanka, taking over management of the tallest hotel in Colombo.-Mia Taylor, TravelPulse Senior Writer. InterContinental Hotels ...

Wattura is Sinhalese for water and guests will feel relaxation begin to wash over them in waves as soon as they arrive at the newly-opened Wattura Resort & Spa, a luxury boutique hotel a little more ...

Melco Resorts & Entertainment (NASDAQ:MLCO) will open a high-profile casino in Sri Lanka on August 2 inside the City of Dreams Sri Lanka integrated resort. The company partnered with John Keells ...

The cancellations started before the dust had settled on the hotels and churches hit by suicide bombers in Sri Lanka as tourists and operators pressed the panic button. Sanath Ukwatte, chairman of the ...