Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) won the ‘’The Best International Tourism Board ‘’accolade at the Global Tourism Awards 2024 held in New Delhi, India on August, 2.
The Global Tourism Awards is an annual event organized by Travel World Online (TWO) which serves as a platform to honour and celebrate organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the Tourism Industry shaping its landscape and driving positive change.
This year’s event was particularly special as it comprised various categories and a large number of applicants from across the world, selected by a prestigious jury, headed by ITC’s former Executive Director Nakul Anand.
This award was presented to SLTPB Chairman Chalaka Gajabahu with the presence of Tourism, Lands, Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Harin Fernando who graced the occasion as the Guest of Honour.
SLTPB Managing Director Nalin Perera said, “We are grateful to the Jury for selecting Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau for this prestigious award considering its dedication and commitment through its continuous promotional efforts towards showcasing Sri Lanka to the world as one of the best tourism destinations.” He further said that many accolades and international endorsements received by Sri Lanka Tourism in the recent past from various media publications and travel influencers who visited Sri Lanka would have also contributed towards this prestigious moment. He thanked all the Travel Industry stakeholders for their continuous support towards this success.
Sri Lanka Tourism has attracted 1,198,059 tourists up to July 31, 2024, which is a 56% increase over 2023 and is confident of accomplishing its target of 2.3 million tourists this year.a
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