STOMP Festival in Sri Lanka/ December 2012

STOMP is Asia’s premier Electronic Dance Music Festival series. A musical experience gathering of Stompers that feature DJ's from around the world with cutting edge production to create a magical experience of sight and sound.

 

STOMP makes its much awaited debut in Colombo / Sri Lanka on the 8th & 9th of December 2012 at CH&FC Grounds

Below artists will perform at this musical extravaganza & this will be a stunning musical event in the month of December.

Above & Beyond - UK	Jaytech - Australia	Manuel De Le Mare - Italy
Marco V - Dutch	Dinka - Switzerland	Eve Carey -UK
Ankytrixx - India	TimTim - Sri Lanka	Shiyam - Sri Lanka
Asvajith - Sri Lanka	Yazz - Sri Lanka	Jayy Vibes - Sri Lanka
Dishan - Sri Lanka	Wendell - Sri Lanka	A-Jay - Sri Lanka

 

By Dhanushka Wijeyekoon

Assistant Marketing Manager - Tours

NKAR Travels & Tours (Pvt) Ltd

Sri Lanka.

 

 

 

British Airways to re launch Sri Lanka flights in 2013

British Airways is to resume flights to Sri Lanka from March 2013 after a 15-year absence from the Indian Ocean island.

BA will fly from Gatwick to the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, via Male in the Maldives, from March 31, 2013. The carrier had stopped flying to the island in 1998 due to the country’s ethnic conflict which ended in 2009.

The service will run three times per week using a three-cabin Boeing 777 including its Club World business class service, which will have 48 seats, and 24 premium economy seats.

                         

 

By Dhanushka Wijeyekoon

Assistant Marketing Manager - Tours

NKAR Travels & Tours (Pvt) Ltd

Sri Lanka.

 

 

 

A Traditional Sri Lankan Wedding shines at WTM 2012

Opening brand new hopes for the World Tourism Industry, the World Travel Market (WTM) successfully ended in Excel Hall, London.

The stall of Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau ( SLTPB) in the exhibition was declared open by the Deputy Minister of Economic Development s Sri Lanka, with high expectations of enhancing Sri Lanka's booming industry of Tourism. The Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, The Chairman - SLTPB and The Chairman – Sri Lankan Airlines were also among the distinguished guests.

The Sri Lankan staff in the WTM stall had planned & displayed a traditional Wedding Ceremony during the first day of the exhibition, enriched with Sinhalese Customs, providing the visitors a unique opportunity to get a glimpse into the rich culture of Sri Lanka.

 

  

 

By Dhanushka Wijeyekoon

Assistant Marketing Manager - Tours

NKAR Travels & Tours (Pvt) Ltd

Sri Lanka.

 

 

 

 

Sri Lanka fields largest ever team for WTM 2012 in London

Sri Lanka has field the largest ever team for the 33rd annual World Tourism Market 2012 (WTM) exhibition which was held from 5^th to 8^th November 2012 at ExCEL exhibition centre London . This include top decision makers in the local hospitality sector along with Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Chairman, Sri Lanka Tourism, and Chairman Sri Lankan Airlines.

The British market has shown tremendous growth and the promotions at the WTM would further consolidate this segment .One of the biggest advantages the UK market has is their strong Sterling power which gives them better spending power over other countries. Almost 48,000 senior travel industry professionals, government ministers and international press, embark on ExCEL - London every November to network, negotiate and discover the latest industry opinion and trends at WTM.

World Travel Market, the leading global event for the travel industry, and this year over 150 new companies from across the world has showcased their products.

By Dhanushka Wijeyekoon

Assistant Marketing Manager - Tours

NKAR Travels & Tours (Pvt) Ltd

Sri Lanka.

 

 

 

 

Mattala airport to boost inbound tourism to Sri Lanka

With the opening of Mattala International Airport in Hambantota next year, Sri Lanka would be able to surpass the target of 2.5 million arrivals in 2016 and anticipate a further one million arrivals.

Chairman SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe said that the Mattala airport would have no affect in the business activities of the Colombo airport and it would operate as a separate entity attracting more passengers to the airline and country.

“With Mattala we can target a further one million arrivals and I am sure Sri Lanka can look at the 2.5 million arrival mark by end 2016,” he said. Speaking at the WTM, SriLankan Airline Press conference he said that the airline would also look at new destinations operating out of Mattala and would also provide other logistic services such as MRO, training, catering and cargo handling.

He also said they would also operate shuttle flights from Mattala to Colombo and back since they hope to operate many European and Gulf destinations to Mattala from next year. Commenting on the resumption of flights by British Airways, he said firstly it would help to improve Sri Lanka's image as a destination even further.

“It would also create more opportunities for Sri Lankan as we can advertise Sri Lanka in Gatwick as well, he said. “This would be advantages to both parties,” he added.

High Commissioner of Sri Lanka in UK, Dr. Chris Nonis said that this year UK arrivals would increase and predicted it would pass the100, 000 mark again. He also said that foreign direct investments from tourism in Sri Lanka would pass the US $ 3 billion mark by 2016.

 

By Dhanushka Wijeyekoon

Assistant Marketing Manager - Tours

NKAR Travels & Tours (Pvt) Ltd

Sri Lanka.

 

 

 

 

Sri Lanka Design Festival 2012

Sri Lanka Design Festival has become the island’s biggest and most successful annual event of uniquely Sri Lankan design and creativity. It brings together a range of exciting events that showcase Sri Lanka’s creative industries. SLDF will return for its fourth edition on 15^th to 18^th November 2012.

 

By Dhanushka Wijeyekoon

Assistant Marketing Manager - Tours

NKAR Travels & Tours (Pvt) Ltd

Sri Lanka.

 

 

 

 

SAARC Chamber of commerce & industry Institutional capacity building workshop

SAARC Chamber of commerce & industry (SAARC CCI) Institutional capacity building workshop held in Sri Lanka on 1^st to 2^nd November 2012, representatives from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan & Sri Lanka took part in the program. MICE division of NKAR Travels & Tours (Pvt) Ltd a DMC & a Professional Conference Organizer in Sri Lanka has serviced & facilitate this event make a successful one.

By Dhanushka Wijeyekoon

Assistant Marketing Manager - Tours

NKAR Travels & Tours (Pvt) Ltd

Sri Lanka.