Veteran hotelier Udaya Nanayakkara has been appointed as Chairman of the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotions Bureau (SLTPB). He succeeds Paddy Withana who was holding this post on an ‘acting’ basis.
Nanayakkara was a former Chairman of the Sri Lanka Tourist Board, United Federation of Travel Agents Associations and a past president of the Travel Agents Association in Sri Lanka. Stakeholders of the industry welcoming Nanayakkara say that he would have to launch a strong marketing initiative to increase tourist arrivals which was now dipping.
Paddy Withana remains as the Chairman Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority.
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