Updates

Malaysian airlines provides hotels in there long stay overs during there flights,but please note now if a hotel is provided outside the airport TRANSIT VISA IS REQUIRED!! if inside the hotel visa is not required for the stay.



Please note when traveling to Saudi Arabian domestic destinations via SriLankan online cities such as Dammam, Riyadh and Jeddah minimum connecting transit times are as follows.

First time traveler irrespective of visa type - 6 hours
Any other passenger irrespective of visa type - 4 hours

This is due to the biometric data collection at the Saudi Emigration counters. If passengers misconnect the onwards they will be deported to the origin even if they are holding separate tickets.

Appreciate your compliance with regard to the minimum connecting times informed above with immediate effect.


Malaysian airlines joins hand with Sri Lankan airlines to Male.


No specials fares out of Colombo for sales except the Economy full fare:

Singapore Airlines
Thai Airways
Cathay Pacific
KLM

Generalz

Seats Request on Economy Class on Sri Lankan Airlines

please note now a fee is required for front row economy seats, and for all economy seat requests it is mandatory to hold frequent flyer number with fly smiles. Please note passengers when issuance of one ways passport and visa copies are required for your agent as it is mandatory; and if not passed the airline has the authority to cancel your booking.


TICKETING TIME LIMIT

IT IS SYSTEM GENERATED TIME FOR FINALIZING TICKETING IF NOT AUTOMATICALLY CANCELED.


CATEGORIES OF CLASS

ECONOMY CLASS
BUSINESS CLASS
FIRST CLASS
NOTE EVEN WITHIN THE SAME CATEGORY THERE ARE DIFFERENT CLASS OF TRAVEL DIFFERENT FARES FOR EACH AVAILABLE CLASS; THOUGH THE SERVICE PROVIDED WITHIN THE CLASS IS THE SAME.


Visa

Categories:
TOURISTIC
BUSINESS
MEDICAL
MIGRANT
STUDENT
ON ARRIVAL


RESERVATION


Mandatory requirements for a reservation:


PASSENGERS NAME AS IN PASSPORT, BECAUSE ONCE RESERVATION DONE CANNOT BE CHANGED

DEFINITE DATES OF TRAVEL

TO WHICH CITY THAT PASSENGER IS TRAVELING TO; BECAUSE BY SPECIFYING A COUNTRY IT CANNOT BE DERIVED AS MANY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS ARE THERE IN MOST COUNTRIES

PASSENGER CONTACT DETAILS




MALAYSIAN AIRLINES PROVIDES HOTELS ON THE LONG TRANSIT (6H) TO THERE DESTINATIONS IF THERE IS NO IMMEDIATE CONNECTIONS.

ETHIAD AIRLINES IS DUE TO FLY AS AN ONLINE CARRIER SINCE JANUARY 2010

Toursim in sri Lanka through my eye

What does Sri Lanka lack in Tourism?

Ever thought why the pearl of the Indian ocean lacks tourism, once it was blamed the civil war; why now? does it lack beauty? or the sun? or the warm and welcoming atmosphere?

Ever thought of the possibilities how tourism in our country could be increased and what we lack?

Sri Lanka does not lack beauty,hospitality it is just creativity of out the box we lack.

What do we lack?

Service; most recognized hotels in Sri Lanka lack the knowledge of customer service in small things eg: Waiters, renounced profession taken as simplicity in Sri Lanka

How to improve:

Waiter he is an artist the face of the hotel at first hand. What he requires is language skills not only in his mother tongue and English more the variety the better. Customer satisfaction to know the customer is always right to get his deliverable is his/her main objective.
The smile and the good morning does not fly in the real world paying interest to your client is what make him/her not think twice for a recommendation or for a visit again!A job lightly taken into regard has many skills needs language,persuasion,warm friendly outgoing nature,mainly the desire for what you do.

Surrounding environment :

Beaches paradise, Sri Lanka covered all over with water but sadly consists of mainly unclean beaches in touristic areas.

Beach sports introduction; snorkeling,surfing,speed boats.

Rates:

Not organized when a client asks for rates the immediate methods of reservations should be introduced. Routine and itineraries variety tours fixed should be included; not only heritage sites but to places like Beruwela,China bay,Ambalangoda,Kirinda.
Variety packages fixed routine introduction.

Eco tourism should be more enhanced ; we consist of natural beaches,natural habitats, wild parks, natural rain forests.

Whale watching

Rafting

Bird Watching

Snorkeling

Heritage:

Proper organization of historical places Tours according to Eras of Sri Lanka ; Polonaruwa Period, Anuradhapura Period making recreational stories for the passengers to live through the period again.

Excitement and thinking out of the box is what makes the stay fun.

Think Creative:

Organize tours for the ; best snorkeling,surfing,food lovers,history fans,hikers,honeymooners.


Facts most of us do not know :

Most countries requires only on arrival visa to enter our mother land Sri Lanka.

We have a Train which goes around Sri Lanka.

Random thinking is what spices us to think is what I have presented

Thanking you for your time.

Liswith Obinamuni