“Aitken Spence Travels (Pvt.) Ltd. Portugal Resident Sales Representative Nelson Cortez and Jetwing Travels (Pvt.) Ltd. General Manager Daminda Dinesh attended the event virtually and promoted the tourism packages their companies offered“

The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Brazil in collaboration with the Brazilian Association for Travel Agencies (ABAV-DF), organized an event to promote Sri Lanka as a destination for Brazilian and South American tourists, on 9 June 2022, at the embassy premises in Brasilia.

This is the first-of-its-kind event organized by the embassy with the participation of a large number of travel industry representatives since the opening of the mission in 2002 in Brasilia.

Welcoming participants, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Brazil Sumith Dassanayake explained the importance of the contribution made by the tourism industry to the economy of the island nation.

Ambassador Dassanayake appealed to the Brazilian tour operators to promote Sri Lanka as a destination amongst Brazilians and South Americans stating that the number of tourist arrivals from the region were not satisfactory. “Even though over 100,000 Brazilians had visited the Asia region in 2018, only approximately 2800 Brazilians visited Sri Lanka,” the Ambassador reported.

Brazilian Association for Travel Agencies President Levi Jeronimo stated that Sri Lanka is a “must visit” destination that provides diverse activities and attractions in close proximity with value for money.

Brasilia Secretary of Tourism Vanessa Mendonça informed that her organization would extend its fullest co-operation to the embassy to promote Sri Lanka tourism in Brazil.

Minister Counsellor (Commercial) of the Embassy of Sri Lanka Seevali Wijewantha made a presentation on travel opportunities in Sri Lanka titled, “Sri Lanka – Seu próximo destino de viagem” (Sri Lanka – Your next travel destination).

Jetwing Travels (Pvt.) Ltd. General Manager Daminda Dinesh and Aitken Spence Travels (Pvt.) Ltd. Portugal Resident Sales Representative Nelson Cortez attended the event virtually and promoted the tourism packages their companies offered.

Sixty guests representing the Brazilian travel industry and media participated at the event.

Source: https://www.themorning.lk/sri-lanka-to-promote-tourism-with-brazilian-travel-agencies/