By Cheranka Mendis in Mumbai
Sri Lanka’s state-run national carrier, SriLankan Airlines is confident in embracing its goal of being the best in the region by the year 2015 with a range of fuel-efficient aircraft to be added to its fleet in the next five years and new training centres coming up as well.
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SriLankan Airlines ticket office refurbishment: Rs. 14 million
Down payment for 10 new aircraft: US$ 83 million
Upgrade of existing A320 fleet: US$ 12 million per aircraft
Mattala new MRO hangar: Rs. 40 million
SriLankan lounges and airport office refurbishment: Rs. 20 million
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Speaking to the Daily FT, Sri Lanka Tourism Chairman Bashwara Gunarathna spoke of the Get Srilankan’ed campaign and how it will be carried forward in other countries in the future.
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Four years after the 30-year anti-terrorist war, tourism has become one of Sri Lanka’s biggest foreign exchange-earners with average annual revenue of US$ 1 billion at present. The number of tourist arrivals last year was 1,005,605 while in January this year 97,411 tourists visited the country. The country is expected to earn an annual income of 3 billion US dollars by 2016. The Government has set a target of attracting 2.5 million high spending tourists by that year.
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Indian companies urged to come to Sri Lanka to get double the valueIndian Outbound Tour Operators Association Chairman Subash Goyal noted that the campaign has already started a buzz in the city, where people have already started talking about Sri Lanka. “With Bombay being the commercial capital, it is very important because there is already a demand after the IIFA and the television exposure on the country,” he told the Daily FT.
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Passengers can now receive a complimentary seat for one child aged below 12, when purchasing a seat from Malaysia Airlines Economy Class, with the ‘Kids fly for free’ airline promotion, valid till 20 May 2013. This promotion is valid for immediate travel until 31 May 2013, on all international and domestic sectors except Kuala Lumpur–Kathmandu, Kuala Lumpur–Mumbai, Kuala Lumpur–Chennai and Kuala Lumpur–Bangalore.
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The inaugural flight of Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has taken off for the Netherlands’ capital, Amsterdam.
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Harpo’s Hotel School Galle, is an extended satellite branch of Harpo’s School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. Two batches of students who completed the certificate program in F& B Service received their certificates recently from MD Harpo Gooneratne.
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The world’s most awarded airline, Singapore Airlines, is ready to offer an exceptional Business Class fare for your next holiday to surprise your loved ones. Passengers travelling on Singapore Airlines’ will be able to experience ‘KrisWorld’, Singapore Airlines’ award-winning in-flight entertainment system, which caters to their customers of all ages and preferences by providing a great selection of the latest movies, music and games.
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Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa declared opened the SLITHM Provincial campus in Kundasale Kandy yesterday, at 10 a.m. The well furbished institute is meant to train personnel, required for the program of attracting 2.5 million tourists to Sri Lanka by 2016.
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