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OZO Colombo Earns 2016 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence for Great Online Reviews

OZO Colombo, the newly built 158-room hotel on Marine Drive, announces its achievement, being awarded with a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence. Into its successful second year of operation, OZO Colombo is delighted to have earned great reviews from its guests and travellers on TripAdvisor over the past year. The award is based on consistent quality,…

(0)Comments | June 13, 2016 10:10 am

Digital strategists and 60 world-class travel bloggers at Cinnamon Travel Bloggers conference

Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts, together with the national carrier SriLankan Airlines, successfully organized the second Cinnamon Travel Bloggers Conference- Cinnamon TBCasia on 7 June at Cinnamon Grand Colombo which brought together 60 leading travel bloggers from around the world under one roof. The conference proved to be an invaluable opportunity for key decision makers of…

(0)Comments | June 13, 2016 10:06 am

Vim Diviyata Disne Continues Women’s Empowerment with Extended Training in New Skills

Continuing their journey towards empowerment select participants of the recent Vim Diviyate Disne exhibition in Anuradhapura were given the chance to pursue extended training workshops in sewing, cooking, and personal grooming and beauty. Vim Diviyata Disne, a joint initiative of Unilever Sri Lanka’s Vim and the Ministry of Women & Child Affairs, recently kicked off…

(0)Comments | June 13, 2016 9:50 am

Evolving workplace strategies and their relevance to Sri Lanka

One of the key aspects of planning commercial real estate is to understand how the traditional workplace has been replaced by new working methods. The era of using desktop computers, having a permanent workstation, individual landlines, and making copious print-outs is likely to become out-of-date very soon as new workplace methods are introduced. It is…

(0)Comments | June 13, 2016 9:46 am

Emirates’ message against illegal wildlife trade goes around the world, and on a roundabout

Emirates is on a mission to raise awareness about the threat that the illegal wildlife trade poses to the survival of some of the planet’s most endangered and iconic animals. Emirates today unveiled its fifth A380 emblazoned with special livery in support of United for Wildlife – an alliance between seven of the world’s most…

(0)Comments | June 10, 2016 4:53 pm

Huawei to reveal duo entry-range smartphones in Sri Lanka

According to a reliable source within the company, Huawei is set to launch two new-entry range smartphone in Sri Lanka. The devices are believed to be targeted at the highly competitive entry-range smartphone market in the country. According to company sources the devices would be under the much successful Huawei Y-series smartphones and will be…

(0)Comments | June 10, 2016 1:50 pm

‘Celia Dear Baby’ celebrates a mother’s aspirations for her infant

Leading infant nutrition brand’s invitation to expectant mothers and to mothers of young children generates thousands of positive engagements Celia, a leading infant nutrition brand of French origin, has paid an emotional tribute to motherhood by recognizing a mother’s affection, dreams and inspirations for her infant. Via its ‘Celia Dear Baby’ campaign conducted through Facebook,…

(0)Comments | June 10, 2016 10:17 am

SriLankan Airlines gives travel bloggers a thrilling experience at BIA

Official Airline Sponsor TBCasia 2016 In yet another of its numerous efforts to promote Sri Lanka as a global tourism destination of choice, SriLankan Airlines welcomed participants to the Cinnamon Travel Bloggers Conference Asia & Awards 2016 by giving more than 40 bloggers a thrilling experience on the flight deck of an Airbus A330 Full…

(0)Comments | June 10, 2016 10:14 am

Etisalat and SOMS launches ‘Denethakata Senehasin’ project for eye care betterment for students in Attanagalla and Gampaha Educational Zone

Sri Lanka has a population of 20 million out of which approximately 400,000 suffer from low vision. Of these, around 200,000 people are believed to be blind. Refractive errors, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and blindness in children are the other causes of vision impairment. Majority of them are blind of cataract. Although most cases of cataract…

(0)Comments | June 10, 2016 10:03 am

MasterCard partners with Quintessentially Lifestyle in Sri Lanka

Partnership set to indulge World MasterCard cardholders in movie premieres at the luxurious Empire Gold Class Cinema MasterCard announced its partnership with Quintessentially Lifestyle, a global private members’ club offering award-winning lifestyle management services in Sri Lanka. The partnership is part of several market-specific initiatives by MasterCard to highlight the benefits of electronic payments in…

(0)Comments | June 9, 2016 3:01 pm

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