Virgin Holidays plans to fly here

Virgin Holidays, UK's largest long haul tour operator contemplates launching flights of Virgin Atlantic to Sri Lanka that will help promote tourism and strengthen trade ties between the two countries.

Managing Director, Virgin Holidays UK, Amanda Wills met officials of the Tourism Ministry recently to discuss matters in this regard and ensure the feasibility to commence flights. Virgin Holidays operates as a transatlantic tour operator and offers holidays to USA, Canada, the Caribbean, the Far East, South Africa, the Middle East, Mauritius, New Zealand and Australia.The company was founded in 1985 and is based in Crawley, UK. "The visit of Wills will have a tremendous impact on tourism development and bilateral relations.

The benefits of the visit will not be confined to CodeGen but will be passed on to the industry" Subasinghe said. Tourism industry experts said that plans to launch flights by one of the world's largest tour operators will help restore the image of the country as a tourism destination which had been severely hampered by the war.