Sri Lanka represented by 51 companies:
Stage set for Arabian Travel Market
The Arabian Travel Market is the third largest leisure sector
exhibition in the world after ITB Berlin,WTM London. This year Sri Lanka
is being represented by 51 companies which is an all time record.
With permanent peace and political stability Sri Lanka seeks many new
investments in the travel sector and many new companies too are
participating in this event.
Arabian Travel Market is the travel and tourism event unlocking
business potential within the Middle East for inbound and outbound
tourism professionals. Tourism destinations from the Middle East and
around the world showcase a diverse range of accommodation options,
breathtaking tourism attractions and new airline routes.
Sri Lanka has a good air connectivity to the Middle-East.Sri Lankan
Airlines, the island's national carrier, is operating frequent flights
to the Middle East to support the government's moves to attract more
tourists from the region.
Sri Lankan weekly operates up to 04 flights to Doha and about 03
flights to Bahrain, and Dammam. Sri Lankan airlines altogether have 37
weekly connections to nine cities in the Middle East. Abu Duabi 07,
Dubai 07, Muscat 02, Dammam 03, Riyadh 02, Jeddah 2 , Kuwait 07, Doha
04, Bahrain 03 and Dammam 03 providing ease of transfer for the
travellers.
In addition Emirates, Etiad, Mihin Lanka, Fly Dubai, Air Arabia, Oman
Air, Qatar, Kuwait Airways, Royal Jordanian and Gulf Air also has
frequent flights to Sri Lanka.
The city of Colombo is a hub for shopping and entertainment with many
shopping complexes including clothing designer brands such as Odel,
House of Fashions, Hameedia, Cotton Collection etc and for purchasing
gem and jewellery, gift and souvenirs, Laksala, glassware porcelain and
many more which attracts the gulf travellers.
Middle Eastern tourists have the facility of praying time and
directions in majority of the hotels along with halaal certified food
which is another advantage.
The participating companies:
Aitken Spence Hotel Managements (Pvt) Ltd, Aitken Spence Travels Ltd,
Akquasun Lanka/LUXE ASIA, AMANRESORTS - Amangalla and Amanwella Amaya
Resorts and Spas, Asian Adventures Travel Management Company, Ceylon
Continental Hotel, Colombo/Hotel Services (Ceylon) PLC, Ceylon Tea
Trails, Cinammon Lakeside Colombo, Cinnamon and Chaaya Resorts, Citrus
Leisure PLC, Colombo Fort Hotels/Club Palm Bay, Connaissance de Ceylan,
Diethelm Travel Sri Lanka and Serendib Hotels and Resorts, Eco Team-Sri
Lanka, Exotic Global Holidays (Private) Ltd, Explore Asia Holidays,
Galadari Hotel, Galle Face Hotel, Gemini Tours and Travels (PVT)LTD,
Grand Hotel Nuwara Eliya Sri Lanka, Hayleys Tours, Hilton Colombo
Residense, Hilton Hotel Colombo, Island Leisure Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, Jetwing
Travels (PVT) LTD, Lanka Holidays, Lanka Sportreizen (LSR), Lanka
Vacations (Pvt) Ltd, LOLC Leisure, MAC Travels (Pvt)Ltd, Mahaweli Reach
Hotel, Mount Lavinia Hotel, NKAR Travels and Tours (pvt) Ltd, Palagama
Beach, Premier Lanka Travels (Pvt) Ltd, Rosen Tours(PVT) LTD/Mandara
Hotels (pvt) Ltd, Royal Holidays, Sansun Butique Hotels Ltd/Elephant
Corridor, Serene Pavilions, Sunway Holidays, Tangerine Tours (PVT) Ltd,
The Blue Water/Union Resorts Ltd, The Wallawwa, Tour East, Tourism
Ceylon DMC (Pvt) Ltd, TREE OF LIFE (Pvt) Ltd, UGA Resort (Pvt) Ltd,
United Holidays, Walkers Tours, World Travel Centre Colombo (Pvt) Ltd. |