Tour Operators and Their Agents in Kishinev, Moldova Updated on Sri Lanka Tourism
06th October 2014
Workshop on Sri Lanka Tourism”, the final event of the tremendously successful tourism promotion programme on wheels, Mega Tourism Caravan 7 planned, organized and executed by the Sri Lanka Embassy in the Russian Federation concurrently accredited to the Republic of Moldova was held at the Codro hotel amidst a well-attended gathering of Moldavian Tour Operators and agents.
Sri Lanka Embassy in the Russian Federation concurrently accredited to six other CIS countries in the region has been actively promoting Sri Lanka as a preferred destination amongst tourists from CIS countries and the workshop for Tour Operators and their agents in Moldova was organized in keeping with that overall objective. Tour Operators and their agents in any country play a pivotal role in disseminating information on attractive tourist destinations. Well aware of this phenomenon, HE the Ambassador Udayanga Weeratunga conducted a well compiled presentation at the outset of the workshop, sharing all the relevant details with the Tour Operators and agents. Thereafter the gathering was entertained through a variety of cultural and other activities which included; Sri Lankan traditional dancing performances together with a “Perehara”. Apart from these performances, leaflets/souvenirs, tourism promotional videos and T-shirts were distributed amongst those who were present in the mall. In addition more than 1000 thousand Ceylon tea cups were served to all those who had gathered to witness the event.
Apart from all these activities the distribution of leaflets/souvenirs, tourism promotional videos and T shirts were carried out whilst more than five thousand Ceylon tea cups were served to all the visitors.
Once again of the key contributory factor for the tremendous success of this event was the untiring efforts of HE Udayanga Weeratunga, the Ambassador to Russian Federation. His meticulous planning coupled with the extensive knowledge about CIS countries was the key to successful execution of the MEGA Tourism Caravan 7 programme in Moldova.
