All set for Lankan travel show in Toronto

Several Sri Lankan companies have responded positively to participate in the inaugural 'Wonder Sri Lanka' Travel and Trade Show 2011 which will be held on October 16 and 17 at the Living Art Centre in Mississauga, Toronto |Canada.

Travels and Holidays Network Ltd is organizing the event in association with the Sri Lanka Consulate Office in Toronto headed by Consul General Karunaratna Paranawithana.

Coordinator, Subran Cader

The venue in Canada

The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotions Bureau is providing their support in organizing the event and managing director Rummy Jaufer is assisting in the organizing to promote Sri Lanka in North America.

Sri Lankan Airlines and its US based operation headed by Dilan Ariyawansa are also supporting the event as presenting sponsors.

Sri Lanka Export Development board's Executive Director Dr. Yousuf Marikkar is coordinating and securing trade delegations from Sri Lanka to promote the Sri Lankan trade sector in the show.

The Export Development Board will showcase their services at the show along with the participant companies.

The Channa Upuli dance troupe is coordinated by Sagara Lakmal De Mel who is the media coordinator in Sri Lanka. The event will also showcase the travel photo exhibition by Athula Dissanayake, a producer at the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.

The event's main objective of the event is to divert tourists who travel from North America to India and Maldives to Sri Lanka. The Executive organizer Suvi Wijayarathna said with the Sri Lankan Government's new tourism initiatives and vision, the private sector has a huge responsibility in creating and marketing Sri Lanka as an added destination for the tourist who travel to Asia. "Together with government authorities, private sector could make Sri Lanka the Wonder of Asia," he said.

'Wonder Sri Lanka' - Sri Lanka Travel and Trade Show is one such project organized by the Travels and Holidays Network based in UK and Canada. "This show will continue in six countries in the future which include UK, India, China, Dubai, Germany and Russia."

"The trade exhibition will showcase Airlines, Hotels, Resorts, Travel Agents, Tour Operators, Travel Suppliers, Gem and Jewellery, Spices, Ceylon Tea, Gifts and Travel Accessories, Travel Publications, Textile and Fashion, Ayurvedic and Spa Products and Freight and Cargo companies," the Event Coordinator in Sri Lanka, Subran Cader said. She said they have arranged special packages for participants of the event which includes accommodation, booth space and visa assistance.

Sri Lankan companies who wish to promote their products and services at this show could contact us on [email protected] (SS)