Sri Lanka’s Government Information Department has reportedly stated that provincial councils in the country have been asked to liberalize beverage licenses to further boost the tourism industry.
A senior official involved in Sri Lanka’s Port City project has reportedly said that CHEC Port City Colombo (Pvt) Ltd, which is a unit of China Communications, has invested US$ 800 million out of a total of US$ 1.4 billion in reclaiming land, and is preparing to market and build support facilities.
Sri Lanka is to host the 46th edition of Miss Globe World final on February 25th at the Nelum Pokuna Theatre in Colombo, making it the biggest MICE event to be staged in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka’s Star Garment Group (“Star”), which is a leading global manufacturing company in the island, has reportedly been certified as CarbonNeutral by The Sustainable Future Group (SFG). SFG is Sri Lanka’s foremost sustainability verification and certification body.
A senior Sri Lankan minister has reportedly said that Sri Lanka Tourism is optimistic of pursuing an ambitious target by doubling their 2019 numbers to four million arrivals and accelerating revenue from US$ 3.5 billion last year to US$ 5 billion in 2020.