SriLankan Airlines partners World Travel Awards for Indian Ocean Ceremony
10 May 2013 - London, United Kingdom
SriLankan Airlines, the National Airline of Sri Lanka, is delighted to partner with World Travel Awards, for the first ever Indian Ocean Gala ceremony in the Maldives which takes place on May 12th. World Travel Awards is widely acknowledge as the "Oscars of the travel industry" and is seen as a premier networking event for industry professional from all over the world.
Says SriLankan Airlines Head of Worldwide Sales - Lal Perera, “SriLankan Airlines considers it a privilege to be associated with the World Travel Awards as an event partner on this memorable occasion, which coincides with Maldives celebrating forty triumphant years in Tourism Promotion. As neighbouring island nations, Sri Lanka shares a close history with the Maldives, which can be traced back to 543 BC, and SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier of Sri Lanka, and its predecessors, Air Ceylon and Air Lanka have been operating to the Maldives since the 1970s. SriLankan Airlines has transported more passengers to and from the Maldives than any other airline and in addition to Male, we are currently considering operating to Gan Island as well. We wish the organisers of the World Travel Awards every success and look forward to a continued association in the years to come.”
Says Sion Rapson, Global Business Director from World Travel Awards, "We are honoured to have SriLankan Airlines as our partner in focus for this world "first", that of the World Travel Awards Gala Ceremony being held in the Maldives. The airline continues to be a major driving force as a carrier in the region, and are extremely proactive in their commitment towards tourism in the Indian Ocean and Maldives".
Notes to Editors
Downloads
Indian Ocean 2013 Media Kit: http://goo.gl/5F23A
Useful Links
Indian Ocean Ceremony: www.worldtravelawards.com/event74
Indian Ocean Nominees: www.worldtravelawards.com/nominees/2013/ocean-ocean
Media Centre: www.worldtravelawards.com/media
Media Registration
Accredited members of the media can register for complimentary press passes to cover the World Travel Awards events. Please email [email protected] or call +44 20 7925 0000.
About World Travel Awards
WTA was launched in 1993 to acknowledge and recognise excellence in the global travel and tourism industry. Now celebrating its 20th anniversary, it is regarded as the highest achievement that a travel product could hope to receive.
WTA’s global media partner network includes TV5Monde, CNBC Arabiya, Khaleej Times, Trade Arabia, TTN, ASTA Network, Breaking Travel News, Trav Talk, Travel Daily News International, Focus on Travel News, Vox Africa, New Focus Travel Magazine, Tourism Review, JAX FAX, Passport Magazine and Travel & Leisure China. This global media partner network has a monthly readership of 1.2 million and a TV audience reach of 90 million.
About SriLankan Airlines
Vision- To be the most preferred airline in Asia
Mission We are in the air transportation business. We provide our customers with a reliable and pleasant travel experience. We provide our business partners with a variety of innovative, professional and mutually profitable services. We meet shareholder-expectations of profitably marketing Sri Lanka and contributing towards the well-being of Society. We are a competent, proactive and diligent team. Our contribution is recognized and rewarded
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