Trevor Rajaratnam elected as TAASL President

Travel7 (Pvt.) Ltd Chief Executive Officer Trevor Rajaratnam was elected as President of the Travel Agents’ Association of Sri Lanka (TAASL) at the 42nd annual general meeting (AGM) held in Batam Island, Indonesia for the year 2017/2018 period.

George Steuart Travel Ltd Senior Director Channe Wijemanne was also elected as Vice President. 
The following persons were elected to the TAASL Executive Council: Aitken Spence Travels (Pvt.) Ltd General Manager Nishantha Senaveratne, BOC Travels (Pvt.) Ltd General Manager Romesh Samaranayake, Classic Travels (Pvt.) Ltd Chief Executive Officer Suresh Mendis, Gabo Travels (Pvt.) Ltd Chief Executive Officer Faris Deen, Hayleys Travels & Tours (Pvt.) Ltd General Manager Niranjan Dalpethado, Hemas Travels (Pvt.) Ltd Director/General Manager Riza Ahamat, Himpras Tours (Pvt.) Ltd Managing Director Jude Condrad, Mackinnons Travels (Pvt.) Ltd Chief Executive Officer Sanjay Weerakoon, Metro Travels & Tours (Pvt.) Ltd General Manager Hasitha Duminda Peiris, 2nd Chance Travels (Pvt.) Ltd Managing Director Duminda Lowe, Skyways Managing Director Tillak Wickramasinghe, Omar Shibly Shamsudeen Director Operations Traveller Global Destinations & Leisure Holidays (Pvt.) Ltd, Upul’s Travel Service (Pvt.) Ltd Director Kapilanath Kalapuge and Alpha Travels & Holidays (Pvt.) Ltd General Manager Wilhelm E. Brown as Immediate Past President. 

The AGM was followed by cocktails and a dinner reception at the Swiss-Bel Hotel, Harbour Bay. The event was sponsored by SriLankan Airlines, LOLC General Insurance Ltd and Indonesia Tourism.
The TAASL was formed in 1974 as a body to represent the interests of the Sri Lankan travel agencies and at present the association has a membership 
of 149.