Tour operators and agents at the Volga Hall of Hampton Hilton Volgagrad
9 June 2014
The following day, that is on the 9 May (day 12) a photo exhibition and a workshop was held for tour operators and agents at the Volga Hall of Hampton Hilton Volgagrad hotel complex. Commencing the workshop His Excellency Udayanga Weeratunga conducted a very informative and an educative presentation on Sri Lankan Tourism. The workshop which was conducted in collaboration with tour Operator Space Travel attracted more than one hundred representatives from the Volgograd City and all were presented with audio CD package. This package of two Audio CD’s gives an exclusive commentary on 49 important tourist locations and provide extensive details on important cities such as Colombo, Kelaniya, Pinnawela Anuradhapura, Sigiriya, Dambulla, Mihintale Polonnraruwa, Euwara Eliya, Kandy, Yala nad Galle. The audio CDs which have been recorded in Russian language is an excellent tour guide to the tourist from Russia and CIS countries. The first edition was published in 2008 and more than 5000 copies have been distributed. All tourists flying to Sri Lanka by Sri Lankan Airlines has been availed with the opportunity of listening to this CD on board. This too is a timely initiative by His Excellency Udayanga Weeratunga, the ambassador to Russian Federation.
The day’s events concluded with a Shopping Mall Activation in the evening.
