Tourism workshop with SriLankan Airlines
23th April 2014
A workshop on Sri Lanka was held 23 April 2014 at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Moscow. Workshop was organized by the Embassy in collaboration with Sri Lankan Airlines. The event was attended by more than 30 tour agents interested in comprehensive and reliable information about Sri Lanka as well as being educated to sell and promote this attractive and promising destination
His Excellency Mr. Udayanga Weeratunga, Ambassador of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation opened the workshop with a lecture in Russian language. For two hours the Ambassador spoke about the history and culture of the country, visa regime, main tour routes and sights of the island. His Excellency informed the participants about the achievements and development of tourism sector in Sri Lanka. The statistics show that Sri Lanka successfully pursue the target set by His Excellency the President Mahinda Rajapaksa, to attract 2.5 million tourists by 2016.
The seminar was also attended by the representatives of SriLankan Airlines Office in Moscow. The managing Director of SriLankan Airlines in Moscow, Ms. Anna korolkova, spoke about joining OneWorld, the fleet expansion and the benefits of direct flights to Colombo, connection capabilities and on-board services. He also introduced one of the Airline’s new products such as Air Taxi, which allows tourists to minimize time for internal transfers across the island. A comprehensive presentation was given to the representative on ticketing facilities and avoiding complications.
All the participants were invited for a delicious Sri Lankan lunch, and Ceylon Tea arranged by the Embassy.
