Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) hosted the sixth annual Sri Lanka Tourism Awards last week following a lapse of six years and honoured 35 best performers in the industry, under 11 award categories over 30 awards were presented.
The award ceremony was aimed at celebrating the achievements of Sri Lanka’s Tourism industry stakeholders and recognizing contributions made by organizations as well as individuals. The officials at the Tourism and Wild Life Ministry is committed to achieving key objectives of the Tourism Strategic Plan 2017-2020 despite the present challenges, said Secretary to the Ministry of Tourism & Wild Life, S. Hettiarachchi.
Addressing the gathering SLTDA Director General, Upali Rathnayake stated that any industry needs continuous motivation for its enhancement and hope Sri Lanka Tourism Awards 2018 would serve as a great motivation to the valuable players of the industry.
The industry must try to exploit to gain maximum benefits from the Lonely Planet recognition of Sri Lanka as the number 1 destination to visit in 2019.
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