Dutch Family Makes 250,000th Tourist Arrival in Sri Lanka for 2010

21st April 2011, www.news360.lk

A Dutch National and his family were into a surprise when they landed at the Bandaranayake International Airport last evening to spend a holiday in Sri Lanka.

Ronke Noordhuis was welcomed by the Sri Lanka Tourism officials by garlanding him and his family, for becoming the 250,000th tourist who arrived in the country during this year.

Sri Lanka Tourism offered a special gift and a complimentary package to Noordhuis keeping its promise of rewarding the 250,000th tourist.

This is the first time Noordhuis who is working as a finance manager in Qatar has visited the country.

He and his wife Inge along with the three sons is expected to visit Negombo, Kandy, Sigiriya, Dambulla, Nuwara Eliya and southern beaches during their ten day stay in the Island.

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Sri Lanka Takes Part in Dutch Tourism Expo Vakantiebeurs 2011

15th January 2011, lankapuvath.lk

Sri Lanka is participating at the Dutch Tourism Expo “Vakentiebeurs 2011,” which is being held from 11th to 16th January, 2011 in Utrecht, in The Netherlands.

The “Vakentiebeurs” is a popular tourism trade fair in the Benelux region, which has been held in The Netherlands since 1970. This is the 29th time that Sri Lanka is taking part in the fair as organized by the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau in close coordination with the Embassy of Sri Lanka in The Hague.

The theme for the “Vakentiebeurs 2011” is ‘unforgettable destinations’. The Expo brings together tour operators, travel trade professionals, travel journalists, consumers and other interested parties under one roof to meet and network in order to market tourism products and services. Around 120 countries with more than 1100 exhibitors are represented at the “Vakenbeures 2011” which is expected to attract around 100,000 visitors.

Ten Sri Lankan companies namely Asian Adventures, Sunway Holidays, Ceylon Tours, Jetwing Travels, Lanka Leisure Travel, ECO Team, Walkers Tours, Andrews Travels, Journey’s Scape and Hawk Travels are represented at the Sri Lanka pavilion. The Netherlands is one of the important tourism markets for Sri Lanka, which has recorded 58.2% increase in arrivals in 2010.

Ambassador Grace Asirwatham inaugurated the Sri Lanka pavilion by lighting.

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