April 20, 2021, Colombo: The tourism industry connoisseurs – Uga Escapes, Walkers, and Taru Villas have joined hands with SriLankan Airline?s leisure arm – SriLankan Holidays to establish a multi-brand collaboration and partnership to add value to their customers’ holiday experience.
These collaborative partnerships intend to promote domestic and inbound tourism through packaged holidays and thereby revive the national economy which has been battered by the coronavirus pandemic. In addition, SriLankan Holidays hopes that co-operation with these three industry giants will stimulate tourism with attractively priced holiday products aimed at encouraging travel.
As the future of the tourism industry continues to evolve, SriLankan Airlines, as a responsible airline will encourage safe tourism as part of its responsibility towards the Government of Sri Lanka.
Going forward, SriLankan Airlines will soon sign agreements with Uga Escapes, Walkers, and Taru villas in a bid to aid the recovery and growth of inbound tourism and eventually outbound tourism.
SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier of Sri Lanka and a member of the oneworld alliance, is an award-winning airline with a firm reputation as a global leader in service, comfort, safety, reliability, and punctuality.
Picture 1 – UGA ESCAPES MANAGEMENT (PVT) LIMITED from left to right: (From left) - Nilika De Alwis - Sales Manager of Uga Escapes Management Pvt Ltd, Marcelline Paul - Vice President, Sales and Marketing of Uga Escapes Management Pvt Ltd, Buddhika Hewawasam - Manager of SriLankan Holidays ( SriLankan Airlines), Asela Ambepitiya - Sales Manager (Inbound ) of SriLankan Holidays ( SriLankan Airlines), Virazmi Aher - Sales Manager ( Outbound ) of SriLankan Holidays ( SriLankan Airlines)
Picture 2 – Walkers Tours from left to right: (From left ) - Kishan Thomas - Assistant Vice President of John Keells Group, Head of Sales & Operations for UK, Germany, Benlux & North Europe of Walkers Tours Limited, Virazmi Aher - Sales Manager (Outbound) of SriLankan Holidays ( SriLankan Airlines), Nalaka Amaratunga - Chief Executive Officer, Destination Management Sector of John Keells Group, Buddhika Hewawasam - Manager SriLankan Holidays ( SriLankan Airlines), Asela Ambepitiya - Sales Manager (Inbound) of SriLankan Holidays ( SriLankan Airlines)
Picture 3 – Taru Vills Pvt Ltd from left to right: (From left) - Virazmi Aher - Sales Manager (Outbound) of SriLankan Holidays ( SriLankan Airlines), Mahika Chandrasena - Brand/Communications and Public Relations of Taru Villas (Pvt) Limited, Buddhika Hewawasam - Manager SriLankan Holidays ( SriLankan Airlines), Asela Ambepitiya - Sales Manager (Inbound) of SriLankan Holidays ( SriLankan Airlines), Robin Terrence -Assistant Manager, Sales and Reservations of Taru Villas (Pvt) Limited