Mega Tourism Caravan in Nizhny Novgorod -Day 2
09 July 2013
Continuing for the second day, on the 9 July «Mega Tourism Caravan” conducted its promotional activities in Nizhny Novgorod. The major event of the day was “Shopping Mall Activation” at the Mega Nizhniy Novgorod. MEGA is one the most frequently visited shopping mall in Nizhny Novgorod. The prime location of MEGA Nizhny Novgorod, the first super-regional shopping mall in the city makes it the major player among shopping malls in the region. MEGA houses the first OBI in Nizhny Novgorod, the only Auchan and an IKEA store. ZARA, Marks and Spencer, Adidas, Ann Chris-tine, Vero Moda and New Yorker have opened for the first time in Nizhny Novogord at MEGA.
In addition to the day’s program a special promotional event was held at the Shopping Mall «Fantastika» which is the largest shopping and recreation center in Nizhny Novgorod and Nizhny Novgorod region.
During the shopping mall activation six sessions of dancing performance was conducted by the visiting Sri Lankan troupe covering thirty six items of traditional dancing, drum fusion; mask dancing, drum orchestra and medley of folk songs. In addition distribution of tea sachets, leaflets/souvenirs, tourism promotional videos and gift packs was also carried out. The liquid tea service arranged by the Embassy served more than one thousand visitors to the Sri Lankan stand.
In the afternoon His Excellency Udayanga Weeratunga paid a courtesy call on Mr. Birman Dmitry Petrovich, Deputy Head of the City of Nizhny Novgorod. Mr. Petrovich invited the Ambassador to conduct Sri Lankan Cultural Program, in September 2013. Also, he promised to arrange more investors from Nizhny to Sri Lanka.
