More inquiries for Sri Lanka tours at IT CMA
The Sri Lanka Convention Bureau with SriLankan Airlines and the trade
took part in the recently concluded IT and CMA 2009 (Incentive Travel &
Conferences, Meetings Asia) in Bangkok. IT CMA is the second largest
Meetings Fair in the world after IMEX in Germany. Over 2,000 leading
tourism industry professionals from
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Successful meetings at the Sri Lanka pavilion at the IT CMA |
40 countries attended the fair that
brought in over 300 hosted buyers.
The Sri Lanka pavilion received an unprecedented number of inquiries
and some of them led to business trans before the end of the fair. Well
over hundred appointments were successfully handled by the Sri Lankan
team throughout the fair.
The Bureau also organized an international media briefing during this
event and the main purpose was to declare that Sri Lanka is a new
destination for all potential visitors. Twenty eight reputed media
institutions were represented at the media briefing and Sri Lankan team
was able to respond to questions on Tourism development plans being
implemented to reach the Presidential target of 2.5 million tourists by
2016.
The Sri Lanka team consisted of Convention Bureau Senior Manager
Achini Dandunnage, Lanka Sports reizen Director and SLCB Board Member
Dirk Grigson, Yathra Travel Director Sena Senaratne and Sri Lankan
Airlines Country Manager Amitabh Anthonypillaie. |
