Emirates indicators MoU with Sri Lanka Tourism
Printed on : Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Emirates has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau on the Emirates Group Headquarters in Dubai. The settlement reaffirms the airline’s dedication to Sri Lanka and descriptions mutually helpful initiatives that can assist revive the nation’s commerce and tourism trade.
The MoU was signed by Ahmed Khoory, Emirates’ Senior Vice President, Industrial West Asia & Indian Ocean, and Kimarli Fernando, Chairperson of Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau. The settlement was signed within the presence of Hon Prasanna Ranatunga, Minister of Tourism, Sri Lanka, H.E. Malraj De Silva, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the UAE, H.E Nalinda Wijerathna, Consul Basic for Sri Lanka in Dubai and Sheikh Majid Al Mualla, Emirates’ Divisional Senior Vice President, Worldwide Affairs.
Ahmed Khoory, SVP Industrial West Asia & Indian Ocean at Emirates, stated: “Sri Lanka stays a really key market in Emirates’ world community and the settlement signed at the moment underscores our unwavering dedication to the nation. We launched operations to Colombo greater than 35 years in the past, and our partnership continues to develop from energy to energy. We stay up for exploring mutually helpful initiatives that can assist revive the nation’s commerce and tourism sectors, and supply Emirates with a possibility to serve market demand.”
Kimarli Fernando, Chairperson Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, said: “Sri Lanka is a fantastic island vacation spot with esteemed strategic companions comparable to Emirates, this can be a important side to steer Sri Lanka’s journey and tourism trade. Subsequently, this partnership is essential for us to discover and capitalize alternatives that emerge and to open up many stunning avenues to ascertain model consciousness and perceived high quality within the world tourism market. Thus, we’re enthusiastic about this partnership and in addition grateful for all of the help Emirates has prolonged us in the course of the three many years of lengthy relationship and particularly in the course of the pandemic time. We’re hopeful that collectively we are able to successfully promote and serve the market.”
Below the settlement, Emirates and Sri Lanka Tourism will profit from joint actions that can assist improve commerce and tourism, together with commerce exhibits, commerce familiarisation journeys, exhibitions, and workshops.
Because the nation safely re-opened to worldwide vacationers in February 2021, Emirates has carried greater than 80,000 passengers to Colombo. The highest inbound markets embrace UAE, Italy, U.Ok. and Germany. The airline at the moment operates 28 weekly flights to Colombo and is the one worldwide service to serve the nation with First Class providers – providing passengers world-class merchandise and superior consolation in air and on-ground.
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