Monthly Archive: August 2014

PATA to focus on human capital development

By Senuri De Silva Human capital development will be a main priority for the Pacific Asian Travel Association (PATA) Sri Lanka Chapter in the following year, as indicated by the newly-appointed Chairman at the...

Jetwing Yala

Jetwing Yala: Chasing Asia’s Leopards

By Monica Suma As we drive off on board the safari jeeps, the dusty red, clay road ahead of us is only just a modest start to our prolific wildlife explorations for the day,...

Cycling along the paddy trail

Cycling along the paddy trail The administrative capital of the Southern province of Sri Lanka, Galle is well known for its Fort, low lined streets, fine boutique properties and its natural harbor. The location...

The Jetwing Vil Uyana: My Personal Heaven

By Annie Have you ever been to a hotel that makes you want to throw away everything you own and just move in? I’m not talking about just any luxury hotel that stuns you...

Studying our distant cousins

By Kumudini Hettiarachchi and Shaveen Jeewandara Chaminda Jayasekara’s research on the elusive Grey Slender Loris has made pathways into their secretive world Elusive and tiny they are, with overwhelmingly large soulful eyes, and certainly...