Sri Lanka at MATTA 2016

Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) with the support of the Sri Lanka High Commission in Malaysia participated in the MATTA Travel and Tourism Exhibition from September 2 to 4 in Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur, in Malaysia.

The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) is regarded as Malaysia's largest outbound fair attracting over 100,000 visitors nationally and globally. The event was organised by the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) and supported by the Tourism Authority of Malaysia. This is one of the major events in the Malaysian tourism calendar.

The Sri Lanka pavilion was ceremonially opened by Minister of Primary Industries Daya Gamage on September 2 along with the Sri Lanka's High Commissioner to Malaysia, Ibrahim Sahib Ansar by the lighting of the oil lamp to specify Sri Lankan tradition. Sri Lanka Tourism was represented by Assistant Director, Marketing Chami Gasnawage.