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Blogs from Tikalanka are designed to enhance your knowledge of Sri Lanka and Maldives and keep you up to date with recent developments. We intend to post regular features on travel, news, lifestyle and accommodation as well as guest articles from current and past customers, which will give you first-hand experience of Tikalanka, Sri Lanka and Maldives.
Posted by John on 10th May 2019
“Sri Lankan’s are among the most warm and nurturing people on earth, when guests arrive on our shore’s they become family… and when family is hurt the entire community comes together to protect, nurture, mourn and grieve and heal together… this is our way and it has been our way from the beginning of time." Kishu Gomes, Chairman Sri Lanka Tourism.
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Posted by John on 10th May 2019
"Tourism is the largest employer in Sri Lanka and the growth in the past few years has uplifted tens of thousands across the country from hotel staff to tuk-tuk drivers to fishermen... I have taken the initiative together with our colleagues across the travel industry to come together as the 'Sri Lanka Tourism Alliance' with a website to serve as a single point of reference on developments." Malik Fernando, Managing Director, Resplendent Ceylon.
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Posted by John on 9th May 2019
On Tuesday evening (07 May 2019), the President of Sri Lanka together with the heads of the Armed Forces and the Police addressed the Diplomatic community in Sri Lanka. The message he conveyed was that all of the terror group responsible for the 21 April 2019 attack have been either eliminated or arrested and the situation is well under control. He requested the Diplomatic community to relax the Travel Advisories soon, so that tourism could recommence to Sri Lanka.
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Posted by John on 7th May 2019
Sri Lanka's security authorities have either killed or arrested all of those responsible for the Easter Sunday bombings that left 257 people dead, according to the police chief, Chandana Wickramaratne. He also said that public life was slowly returning to normal with the lifting of curfews imposed after the bombings.
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Posted by John on 7th May 2019
The UK Minister for Security and Economic Crime, Ben Wallace, returned from Sri Lanka recently, saying "As part of my visit, I have discussed our current travel advice and been clear that we hope to see the Sri Lankan tourism industry return to full strength. We will do all we can to help the Sri Lankan authorities with this."
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Posted by John on 7th May 2019
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) continues to advise against all but essential travel to Sri Lanka, due to the current evolving security situation following attacks on 21 April 2019. Hopefully as close to normality as possible will return to the island soon and the FCO will revise the travel advice to allow leisure visits once again. We will keep you posted with any further developments and please visit the FCO website for current official travel advice for Sri Lanka.
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Posted by John on 25th April 2019
As an update on the current situation in Sri Lanka, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) today advise against all but essential travel to Sri Lanka, due to the current evolving security situation following attacks on 21 April 2019. We hope that this unprecedented travel advice will be a temporary measure and we will keep you posted with any further developments. For current official travel advice for Sri Lanka, please visit the FCO website.
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Posted by John on 24th April 2019
Following the dreadful events in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, we are monitoring the situation on the island carefully and we will keep you updated with any developments. Thankfully, none of our customers or Sri Lankan team were directly involved in the attacks. Our thoughts are with all of the people affected by the bombings and we continue to support Sri Lanka wholeheartedly.
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Posted by John on 8th April 2019
Less than a week to go until Aluth Avurudda (New Year) in the Sinhalese and Tamil communities of Sri Lanka. New Year traditionally begins at the sighting of the new moon, although, for convenience, it is now celebrated on 14 April each year. It also marks the end of the harvest season and of spring. This week’s update heralds the New Year, continues our geography series and features a news roundup.
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Posted by John on 30th March 2019
“Where is Tikalanka?” queried a passer-by to their companion looking at the map on our stand at the Destinations holiday and travel show… “They can’t go!” said a friend to me under their breath. The point is that, despite the internet and our globally connected lifestyle, still not everyone knows where Sri Lanka is or what delights it has to offer. This week’s update introduces a short series on Sri Lanka’s geography, continues with our new accommodation listings and reviews topical news items.
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