Sources close to developing the tagline said the “out-of-the-box and simple” tagline aims to bring out the authenticity of Sri Lanka’s tourism product with greater engagement with travellers and locals.
Speaking to Mirror Business, Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) Chairman Dehan Seneviratne, who was not in a position to reveal the new tagline officially, however noted that the new tagline would be officially launched at WTM in London, on November 5.
Neither confirming nor denying the ‘So Sri Lanka’ as the new tagline, Seneviratne said the new tagline will be “very natural, simple and highly adaptable”.
“Some may wonder why it is so simple. But ‘why’ will be answered when you see the roll out of the tagline and the new brand identity,” he said.
The new tagline was coined by the advertising agency J. Walter Thompson (JWT), which secured a US $ 2 million bid to develop a new brand identity and tagline for Sri Lanka tourism.
Seneviratne noted that the new tourism tagline has received the concurrences of the president and prime minister, while the SLTPB director board and industry stakeholders have also endorsed it.
Destinations such as Slovakia, Belize, Kiribati and Ukraine also launched similar out-of-the-box tourism slogans, recently.
Commenting on the new brand logo, Seneviratne said, “It’s different to what we have now. It has freshness and absolute simplicity. Therefore, it can be easily adaptable to engage people.”
The success of the new brand identity will however largely depend on the execution of plans, according to marketing experts.
Seneviratne stressed that launching the new brand identity of Sri Lanka at WTM 2018 in London will enable the new brand to receive the required exposure.
WTM 2017 said to have attracted around 50,000 senior travel industry professionals, tourism ministers and international media.
Seneviratne noted that a special advertising campaign will be launched from November 5 to February, next year, to promote Sri Lanka tourism under the new logo and theme.
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