COLOMBO - Sri Lanka was named Asia's Leading Destination and
Asia's Leading Adventure Tourism Destination at the recent World Travel Awards
ceremony held in the Maldives, the tourism ministry said in a statement here
Thursday.
Tourism Minister John Amaratunga said these awards are important
milestones in Sri Lanka's tourism promotional efforts.
Sri Lanka's tourism sector has seen a mega growth following the end of
the island's bitter civil conflict between government troops and Tamil Tiger
rebels that ended in May 2009.
Amaratunga said securing the two top accolades at the World Travel
Awards Ceremony will continue to draw the spotlight on destination Sri Lanka.
"The awards have confirmed Sri Lanka's preeminent position as
Asia's Leading Destination while also consolidating its newly acquired status
of Asia's Leading Adventure Tourism Destination," he said.
Meanwhile, following an invitation extended by Sri Lanka Tourism, the
World Travel Awards Executive Committee has agreed to explore the possibility
of hosting the World Travel Awards ceremony in Sri Lanka in 2019.
Sri Lanka Tourism also used the opportunity to showcase the island's
tourism attractions through a video presentation to the high-profile audience
representing the region's leading destinations.
Among the attendees at the awards event this year were chairman and
founder of World Travel Awards, Graham Cooke and Minister of Tourism in
Maldives, Hussain Lirar.
Many Sri Lankan hotels, airlines and travel companies also won various
awards at the event, including Sri Lanka's national airline carrier, Sri Lankan
Airlines, which was selected as Asia's Leading Airline in the Indian Ocean and
Asia's Leading Cultural Airline. (Xinhua)
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