With the inauguration of CCTV (Chinese Cultural TV) services in Sri Lanka, the doors will be wide opened to China, focusing Sri Lanka as a destination for holiday, business, investment, with special emphasis on the vast attractions that Sri Lanka can offer to the visitors to Sri Lanka.
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| Nihal Perera |
The services of CCTV projects to the world where special events take place, with an excellent coverage beamed the world over.
Sri Lanka is on the threshold of a major growth of the Tourism Sector, and with CCTV establishing the services in Sri Lanka, will no doubt give to all in China, the wide array of attractions Sri Lanka can offer to the visitors.
Sri Lankan Airlines will commence Air Services with 3 Flights a week to Shanghai, in June 2010, with the present frequency to Beijing 4 times a week.
The Shanghai Mart Expo, which opened on the 1 May with 189 countries participating, will certainly give excellent exposure to China with the excellent facilities available to those visiting China.
China has been one of the friendliest countries to Sri Lanka extending full support, towards the Economic Development of Sri Lanka, in developing Ports, Highways, Airports, and Conference Centers which has given Sri Lanka a boost for the MICE Industry (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, and Exhibitions) and also investing in Sri Lanka.
Nihal Perera, Chairman, Sparklink Travels, who also a member of China Sri Lanka Friendship society said that CCTV is the best gift from China in rtecent years.
‘On behalf of the travel and tourism Industry of Sri Lanka for over 35 years, I welcome with open arms the services of CCTV, to Sri Lanka. It is my privilege to be associated at the launch of the CCTV Services in Sri Lanka’ he said
Nihal is the former Director Sri Lanka Tourist Board, Past President Travel Agents Association and IATA Agents Association, and a member of the Board of Management – Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority.
‘I wish to express my appreciation and thanks to Ms You Shu who was the 1st Secretary Cultural in the Embassy of the PRC in Sri Lanka and has helped to build a bond of friendship between Sri. I am confident that her vision and mission, has been accomplished by bringing CCTV to Sri Lanka, to further strengthen the close Friendship between China and Sri Lanka’ Nihal added. |
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