22 August 2020 12:00 am
The Travel Agents Association of Sri Lanka (TAASL) in a statement yesterday congratulated the new Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna for the victory obtained during the general election held on August 5.
TAASL is the national travel agents body in the country, with representation on the governing boards of the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA), the Sri Lanka Institute of Tourist Hotel Management (SLITHM), the Tourism Industry Skills Council and a member of the ‘One Industry One Voice’ initiative taken among the travel and tourism industry, was founded on 22 October 1974 and is an approved Association of The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce representing the interest of 165 outbound travel agents in Sri Lanka.
“We confirm our unstinted support to the new government to carry forward our industry initiatives and wish them every success in their endeavours and we look forward to working closely with the new administration,” TAASL President Channe Wijemanne said in the statement.