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invitation of AGSEP early next year. Teams from leading German cities like Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Hamburg, Bremen, Liepzig ad Magdeburg along with their supporters and family members will be visiting Sri Lanka early next year. During their two week stay in the island the German teams will be playing three matches each against their Sri Lankan counterparts in Colombo, Kandy, Marawila and Galle and will also go on sightseeing tours to Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Sigiriya, Anuradhapura and Galle which would be a huge boost for the country's tourist industry. The aim of organising the sports tours is to bring about friendship and understanding between the players of the two countries and to promote Sri Lanka as a tourist destination among the sports-loving Germans. Two students from the University of Passau, Germany, Karin Anthuber, a badminton player and Stefan Eggecs, a handball player are organising the tours on behalf of AGSEP. ############################ Paramanathan heads TAASLThe 32nd Annual General Meeting of the Travel Agents Association of Sri Lanka (TAASL) was held in Pattaya, Thailand recently. S. Paramanathan of Atlas Lanka was elected as the President of the Association for the year 2007/2008. S. Premakumara of Travel World and Gerard Victoria of BOC Travels were elected as Vice Presidents while V. Mahathevan of Pyramid Air Services joined the Council in his capacity as the Immediate Past President. Seventy five participants attended this event, which included a two-night stay in Pattaya and a one-night stay in
Bangkok. Following the Annual General Meeting, participants were afforded the opportunity of meeting members of the Tourism Authority of Thailand on a one-to-one basis to discuss future business opportunities. A Cultural Show sponsored by the Tourism Authority of Thailand and a gala dinner hosted by Thai Airways ended the day's events. The principal sponsor of the Annual General Meeting was Mihin Lanka who provided the Association with a very special airfare for the participants. AIG Travel Guard sponsored participants to a Chaophraya Dinner Cruise in Bangkok. Mihin Lanka, SriLankan Airlines, Thai Airways, Indian Airlines and Jet Airways (India) provided air tickets. The following members were elected as Council Members for the year 2007/2008: Kamal Mahendra of Air Mark Travels & Tours, W.E. Ranjit Siva of Alpha Tours, Anne Sivalingam of Anne Travels & Tours, Suresh Mendis of Classic Travel, Dino De Fonseka of Delair Travels, Rohan Abeywickrema of Hawk Travels, Riza Ahamat of Hemas Travels, A.A.M. Wazeer of J N W Lanka Tours, Trevor Rajaratnam of Mackinnons American Express Travel, Nagarajah Sebamalai of Shan Travels & Tours, Praki Perera of Sparklink Travels, Rodney Koelmeyer of Superlink Travels, M.R.M. Rizmi of The Traveller Global and Udaya Silva of The Travel Shop. ############################ Maldives invites bids for luxury hotelsThe Maldives has invited international investors to bid for the right to construct the tropical nation's first luxury hotel on the island capital Male, officials said Thursday. The proposed development is part of the Maldives' plan to attract a million tourists by 2010 and increase its hotel bed capacity some 80 percent to 36,700 by 2012. The government has offered an area of 40,000 square feet (3,716 square meters) on a 25-year lease for the 200-bed hotel, Tourism Minister Mahamood Shougee told AFP. Male, which measures one square mile (2.5 square kilometres), has over a dozen guest houses and small hotels but no five-star property. "We don't really have a proper five-star hotel in the city, and we expect to fill the void with this proposed hotel development," Shougee said. Bids are expected to close on September 16. No estimate has been given for the value of the project. The successful bidder must also sell a 30 percent stake in the new venture through a stock market flotation within three years of signing the contract, according to the bidding rules. |
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