Ramada chain to build two hotels

ONE of the worlds leading hotel chains, Ramada is planning to invest in two hotel projects in Sri Lanka. One hotel would be built in Negombo while the second would be in Colombo.

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Council mulls trade delegation to Taiwan

THE Sri Lanka Taiwan Business Council affiliated to the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce in a bid to promote investment trade and tourism is planning to take a trade promotion delegation from Sri Lanka to Taiwan by about the end of the year and inviting an investment and tourist promotion mission from Taiwan, through Taitra.

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Emirates Airline exhibition stand at the ITB

Workmen put the finishing touches to the Emirates Airline exhibition stand at the ITB travel trade fair which opened in Berlin recently. Shaped like one of the 45 Airbus A380 Superjumbos which Emirates has on order the stand dominates the ITB show and took 20 men 10 days to erect. It is made of steel and weighs some 30 tonnes, is fully air-conditioned and has 2 floors including a majlis for VIP visitors. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Emirates Group, leads the delegation of senior Emirates staff who will be meeting buyers, travel agents, tour operators, hoteliers, and government tourism officials during the next five days of the show.


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