COLOMBO : Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) won the ‘The Best International Tourism Board ‘accolade at the Global Tourism Awards 2024 held in New Delhi, India on Friday , 02″ of August, 2024. The Global Tourism Awards is an annual event organized by Travel World Online (TWO which serves as a platform to honor and celebrate organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the Tourism Industry shaping its landscape and driving positive change.
This year’s event was particularly special as it comprised of various categories and a large number of applicants across the world, selected by a prestigious jury, headed by Nakul Anand, former Executive Director of ITC.
This award was presented to Chalaka Gajabahu, Chairman,SLTPB in the presence of Harin Femando, Minister of Tourism, Lands, Sports and Youth Affairs who graced the occasion as the Guest of Honour.. Commenting on this award, Mr.Nalin Perera, Managing Director SLTPB said, *We are grateful to the Jury for selecting Sri Lanka
. He thanked all the Travel Industry stakeholders for their continuous support towards this success.
Sri Lanka Tourism has attracted 1,198,059 tourists up to 31 July 2024, which is 56% increase over 2023 and is confident of accomplishing its target of 2.3 million tourists this year.
