The Moscow International Travel and Tourism Exhibition (MITT) is one of the top five travel exhibitions in the world and the largest one in the sector of tourism in Russia. Sri Lankan companies have been active exponents at this annually held exhibition over the last few years.
At the MITT 2019, the Sri Lankan tourism and travel sector was represented by 13 companies: Let’s See Asia, Aitken Spence Travels, Delux Holidays, Siddhalepa Ayurveda and Anarva, Andrew the Travel Company, Deluxe Vacations, RIU Hotel and Resorts, Ceylon My Dream, Existing Travel Holidays, Mount Lavinia Hotels and Resorts, Hikkaduwa Beach Hotel, Onyx Sri Lanka, Cinnamon Hotel and Resort.
On 12 March Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka, accompanied by Sanja Jayatilleka, officially opened the Sri Lankan Stand, organised with the support of the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB). The exhibition will be held from 12 to 14 March.
Dr. Jayatilleka and Sanja Jayatilleka held discussions with Sri Lankan delegates on the trends, currently prevailing in the tourism industry of the country, and further strategies the travel agencies intend to implement to expand their operations into the Russian market.
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