News digest: Ocean Conference spotlights critical impact on Sri Lanka tourism | Pledge Holidays Travel Blog

NEWS DIGEST: OCEAN CONFERENCE SPOTLIGHTS CRITICAL IMPACT ON SRI LANKA TOURISM InDepthNews carries a piece in which former Sri Lankan UN ambassador Dr Palitha Kohona notes that “hundreds of miles of largely unpolluted sandy beaches, warm seas, a myriad water sports and leisure activities, etc are a magnet for leisure seeking visitors". *** TOURIST ARRIVALS UP AS AIRPORT REOPENS Hospitality.lk reports that tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka are up 17.5 percent after our international airport reopened following work to upgrade the main runway. *** MERIT GARBAGE BINS AT THE MOUNTAIN OF BUDDHA Campaign Brief Asia notes that “Sri Pada, the mountain of Buddha, is uniquely sacred to a deeply spiritual Buddhist majority in Sri Lanka. However this stirring ceremony … brings with it the unholiest of sights—garbage”. *** HUGO BOSS OPENS LUXURY STORE IN SRI LANKA Asia One reports that Hugo Boss has opened its first store in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo, located in Arcade Independence Square, “a beautifully restored British colonial building constructed in 1889”. *** WATERPROOF DENIM JEANS LAUNCHED IN SRI LANKA Lanka Business Online reports that “firebrand jeans retailer Long Island Clothing Company (LiCC) has launched a trail-blazing brand of waterproof jeans”. *** MINE-DETECTOR DOG ZIRA RETURNS TO US AFTER SIX-YEARS IN SRI LANKA ColomboPage reports that mine-detecting German shepherd, Zira-Yankee “bade farewell to Sri Lanka after six years of distinguished service in the Sri Lanka Army having cleared over 62,680 square meters of heavily mine-infested land area in the war-affected North”. Click below for more. #SriLanka #News
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