EMIRATES | LMD

Honours Sri Lanka’s prime journey brokers for supporting ticket gross sales

Basic Journey, Inqbaytor Group, 2nd Probability Travels, Traveller World, George Steuarts Journey, Acorn Travels, Metro Voyage, Mackinnon’s Travels, BOC Travels and MSA Travels & Excursions acknowledged at gala occasion

Emirates has recognised its main journey brokers in Sri Lanka at a particular gathering in appreciation of their assist and dedication to the airline for the 12 months 2023.

The awards gala dinner held at Shangri-La Lodge in Colombo was attended by representatives of Emirates’ prime 20 journey company companions and celebrated the airline’s gross sales achievements throughout the 12 months.

Distinguished company of honour included His Excellency Khaled Nasser Al Ameri, Ambassador of the UAE to Sri Lanka, and His Excellency Ahmed Khoory, Emirates’ Senior Vice President, Industrial Operations – West Asia and Indian Ocean.

Talking on the significance of journey commerce companions within the airline’s gross sales technique, Emirates’ Nation Supervisor for Sri Lanka and Maldives, Rashid Al Ardha mentioned: “Our journey commerce companions contribute considerably to the airline’s achievements in Sri Lanka. Recognising the strategic function that our journey companions must play in our gross sales and distribution efforts, we put an awesome emphasis on nurturing these collaborations. By leveraging their native experience, we’re in a position to deal with the demand for journey to and from and throughout our community. We’re delighted to have the chance to be right here in the present day to recognise the companions who’ve steadfastly supported Emirates.”

“Emirates is dedicated to Sri Lanka and is optimistic about the way forward for its journey {industry},” continued Mr Al Ardha. “By our deep strategic partnership with Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau we’re taking part in an lively function in selling the island’s tourism and commerce industries and broadening the nation’s enchantment in key world markets, by means of our ongoing assist of its technique to draw 2.5 million vacationers in 2024 and 5 million by 2029.”

Greater than 175 company together with enterprise leaders from Sri Lanka’s journey commerce, representatives of airport and aviation providers and Emirates native workplace crew in Sri Lanka had been current on the awards gala, the place ten journey company companions had been introduced with awards.

The highest ten journey company companions honoured had been Basic Journey, Inqbaytor Group, 2nd Probability Travels, Traveller World, George Steuarts Journey, Acorn Travels, Metro Voyage, Mackinnon’s Travels, BOC Travels and MSA Travels & Excursions.

Emirates, the world’s largest worldwide airline, started operations to Sri Lanka in April 1986 and this 12 months celebrates 38 years of supporting the nation’s tourism and export industries with passenger and cargo providers. The award-winning airline has carried greater than 12 million passengers to and from Colombo on this interval, and at present operates two direct every day flights to Colombo in addition to an extra every day service through Male, utilizing a Boeing 777-300ER plane.

Emirates is the one worldwide provider to serve Sri Lanka with First Class providers – providing passengers world-class merchandise and superior consolation within the air and on-ground. The airline has additionally invested in a devoted Emirates Lounge on the Bandaranaike Worldwide Airport (BIA) for the usage of First Class and Enterprise Class passengers in addition to members of choose tiers of Skywards, its award-winning frequent flyer programme.

The Emirates story started in 1985 and in the present day, the airline operates the world’s largest fleets of Airbus A380s and Boeing 777s, providing clients the comforts of the most recent and most effective wide-body plane within the skies because it serves a world community of 140-plus locations. Emirates evokes travellers all over the world with its rising community of worldwide locations, industry-leading inflight leisure, regionally-inspired delicacies, and world-class service.