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THIS WEEK

The art and dynamism of Hospitality

The tradition and principles of Hospitality has a worldwide spread that is associated with values such as kindness, attention, care, respect, etc. Everybody recognises hospitality in some way or another. The Oxford Quick Reference Dictionary defines Hospitality as “the friendly read more...

Explaining Accounting

No one can explain accounting.   I have some pretty crazy situations presented to me by potential clients. I say crazy and what that means is that it is almost unbelievable that anyone would find themselves in such a mess with their read more...

LAST WEEK

A dehumanised experience

On a recent visit to the nearest branch of my bank to deposit some money into my savings account, a notice to customers, beside the PTM (personal teller machine), caught my attention.  It stated that the bank will levy a read more...

One man can make a difference

One man can make a difference. That is the premise of one of my favourite TV shows, 1982’s Knight Rider. It aired in Sri Lanka in the late Nineties, on ITN, Fridays, 8pm if I recall. I vividly remember running read more...

MOST READ

January 2026: A promising start for Sri Lanka tourism

The country welcomed 277,327 tourists in January, marking a 10% year-on-year (YoY) increase compared to the same period last year. The daily average arrivals in January 2026 consequently rose from the average daily 8,154 visitors in January 2025, to 8,946. read more...

Trading Places

Circa 2009; Late September. I’m the regional controller for five hotels. Sitting at my desk minding my own business, doing my own work when the phone rings.   It’s an old friend, one-time assistant, and now the regional controller based at a read more...

The customer is not always right

The “customer is always right,” mantra was introduced in 1909 by American Harry Gordon Selfridge after opening his department store in London. Selfridge was far ahead of his time. He understood that consumers didn’t just want goods - they wanted read more...

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