Sri Lanka in New York
Lanka's travel hot spots showcased in North America's
largest travel show:
The
Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau in collaboration with the Sri Lanka
Embassy in Washington, organised a Sri Lanka travel booth at the New
York Times Travel Show from January 08-10, 2016 at the Jacob K. Javits
Convention Center in New York with the participation of 10 destination
Management companies and SriLankan Airlines. The colourful Sri Lanka
booth was declared open by Ambassador Prasad Kariyawasam, Sri Lanka's
Ambassador to the United States and Ambassador Dr. Rohan Perera, Sri
Lanka's Permanent Representative to the UN.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Ambassador Kariyawasam said in
recent years, Sri Lanka has enjoyed an exponential growth in tourist
arrivals. Recognising the value of public - private partnership to
harness the full potential of the Tourism industry, Sri Lanka intends to
undertake a well-coordinated promotional campaign in the US Travel
Market. Although the USA is only ranked as the 9th source of tourist
arrivals to Sri Lanka at present, with more focused attention to US
Travellers looking for new and unique destinations, the potential for
growth in the US market is immense, stated the Ambassador.
Sri Lanka was featured at the New York Times Travel Industry
Conference - Asia Focus that offers comprehensive briefings for travel
professionals. Ambassador Kariyawasam participating at the Seminar at
the Jarvits Center, highlighted Sri Lanka's attractive features and
compactness coupled with immense diversity. The seminar was well
attended by Travel Professionals.
During the Travel Show, a large number of US travel Industry
professionals and consumers had fruitful discussions on future travel
opportunities with Sri Lankan destination management companies present,
namely, Aitken Spence Travels, Bernard Tours , Ceylon Express
International, Lanka Holidays.Net, Lanka Sportreizen (LSR), Lanka
Vacation, Serene Vacations Lanka, SriLankan Airline and the World Travel
Centre. |