Journalist Ivan Alvis wins Thai media award

Disna Mudalige

Sri Lankan journalist Ivan Alvis has been selected by the Tourism Authority of Thailand as the winner of the ‘Friends of Thailand International Media Award’ for 2013.

Ivan Alvis is a journalist attached to an English daily and a guest writer for the Lanka Times in Melbourne.

He has been awarded the Friends of Thailand Award in the International Media category for his articles highlighting the many tourist attractions, sites and venues in Thailand.

The awards ceremony will be held on June 5 at the IMPACT Convention Center in Bangkok, Thailand.

This year there are 37 award recipients from 24 countries, in five categories - namely “International Individual, International Organization, International Tour Operator, International Media and International Airline”.

These awards are in recognition of the contribution made by international organizations and individuals towards the success of the tourist industry in Thailand.

Alvis was nominated by the Royal Thai Embassy Colombo.

The Sri Lankan journalist has also been invited to stay back, after the awards ceremony, as host media for Thailand Travel Mart 2013, and to travel with the international media to Laos, from June 8 to 10.