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World Travel Market in London
- 8th November 2010 |
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Pictures by
Nimal Navarathne |
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SRI LANKA TOURISM SENDS STRONG MESSAGE
TO WORLD TRAVEL MARKET AT LONDON SHOW
THAS IT IS SET TO BE A TOP TOURISM
PERFORMER |
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Sri
Lanka launches at WTM its Visit
Sri Lanka 2011 Campaign,
expressed in its new logo
Refreshingly Sri Lanka.
Eight letters of Sri Lanka are
eight colours depicting eight
different stories.
Pristine: beach; Wild: wildlife
& nature; Thrills: sports and
soft adventure, Scenic: Tea
country, Heritage: 2500 years of
civilization, 8 UNESCO sites;
Bliss: Ayurveda, boutiques for
chilling out; Essence:
authenticity of people, eco
tourism, culture, the Arts,
shopping, and Festive:
entertainment of festivals and
event, unique place for
weddings.
Twelve letters of the Wonder of
Asia depicting the 12 month
calendar of events for the Visit
Sri Lanka 2011 Campaign. |
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Sri Lanka Tourism
showcased the best of the country’s
offers to journalists and the travel
trade at the start of this year’s mega
travel show held annually in London.
At a well-attended
World Travel Market press conference,
Sri Lanka Tourism Chairman Dr Nalaka
Godahewa officially launched the 2011
Visit Sri Lanka campaign, with its theme
of eight wonderful experiences in eight
days.
This year he said it
was exciting that more than 50 Sri
Lankan hotel and travel companies had
committed to attending the event and
marketing their products to attendees –
the biggest turn-out ever.
The Sri Lankan
pavilion demanded attention with its
banners proclaiming Visit Sri Lanka
2011. It was opened by H.E. Justice
Nihal Jayasinghe, Sri Lankan High
Commissioner in UK, who lit the
traditional oil lamp.
Dr. Nalaka Godahewa,
Mr.Malraj Kiriella, Acting Managing
Director, and Mr. Sanjika Perera,
Director UK and Ireland, of the Sri
Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, along
with Nishatha Wickramasinghe, Chairman,
Sri Lankan Airlines, joined the 50
industry leaders to present the Sri
Lanka tourism story.
Dr Godahewa applauded
the industry support for the campaign
logo and slogan, Refreshingly Sri
Lanka…..the Wonder of Asia.
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Sri
Lanka Tourism Delegation at the opening
of the WTM 2010 in London.
Left to right are: Mr Manoj
Gunewardene -CEO Sri Lankan Airlines, Mr
Sanjika Perera—Director UK & Ireland
SLTPB, Mr Chanaka Olagama—Manager UK Sri
Lankan Airlines, Mr Anura Lokuhetti—Serene
Pavillion, Mr Mervin Fernandopulle—Airwing
Tours, Dr Nalaka Godahewa—Chairman Sri
Lanaka Tourism, Mr Nishantha
Wickramasinghe—Chairman Sri Lankan
Airlines, H.E. Justice Nihal Jaysinghe—Sri
Lankan High Commissioner UK, Mr Malraj
Kiriella—Act Managing Director SLTPB, Mr
Hiran Cooray—PATA International
Chairman, Mr Nilmin Nanayakkara—NKAR
Travels, Along with Sri Lanka UK Office
Staff and the Sri Lankan Drummers.
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Dr Nalaka
Godahewa—Chairman Sri Lanaka Tourism (beolw) |
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Mr.
Nishantha Wickramasinghe—Chairman Sri
Lankan Airlines (Below) |
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Below Left
to Right - Mr Sanjika Perera—Director UK
& Ireland SLTPB, Dr Nalaka Godahewa—Chairman
Sri Lanaka Tourism,
Mr P
M Amza
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Sri Lankan Deputy High Commission in
London Deputy High Commsion in London |
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SESATHA - The Sri Lankan Event Portal in
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