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Sri Lanka a member of UNESCO from 1949, was re elected to the Executive Council at the 34th session of the general conference along with Malaysia, Philippines, Korea, Mongolia and Pakistan.
Sri Lanka is already home to seven World Heritage Sites of Anuradhapura, Polonaruwa, Sigiriya, Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sacred City of Kandy, Galle Fort and the Golden Temple of Dambulla. Also in the tentative inclusion list for the next biennium sessions are the sites Seruvila Mangala Rajamaha Viharaya, the Peak Wilderness Sanctuary, Horton Plains National Park and the Knuckles Range.
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Prof Sarath Kotagama Head of the Department of Zoology, University of Colombo addressed a gathering of tourism stakeholders on ‘Carbon Footprint Measurement’ and expressed his support for the Sri Lanka Tourisms initiative to preserve Sri Lanka’s rich biodiversity, through meaningful conservation.
To this gathering, Dr. Mohan Munasinghe Vice Chairman of the Inter-governmental Committee on Climate Change, this year’s winners of the Nobel Peace Prize aired his support in a message and shared a DVD presentation on the “Impact of Climate Change on Sri Lanka” which had been presented at the last G-8 summit to world leaders.
And UN WTO Assistant Secretary General Prof. Geoffrey Lipman spoke from Madrid on a video format in support of Sri Lanka Tourism’s efforts to work towards being a carbon free destination. A staunch supporter of Sri Lanka’s efforts to delight and attract visitors to Sri Lanka, Prof. Lipman congratulated Sri Lanka for the initiative "Towards a Carbon Clean Sri Lanka; a Tourism Earth Lung" which was endorsed at the UNWTO/UNEP/WMO and the World Economic Forum Conference on “Tourism and Climate Change” held in Davos, Switzerland, in early October.
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“After our first holiday to Sri Lanka in October 2003, both Linda and I were so impressed by the friendliness of the people and help given to us in our search for plastic buses. Sri Lankan people have shown both intrigue and the opportunity of helping us with our search, resulting in over 376 different models being added to our total. This year it is our 5th annual visit to Sri Lanka. On all our visits, we have travelled with Sri Lankan Airlines and stayed at the Royal Palms Beach Hotel in Kalutara. Both offered a first class service on our first trip and nothing has changed our mind over the years, which included difficult times within the country including the Tsunami”.
Geoff and Linda Price Guinness World Record - Model Bus Collector, West Midlands, England.
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The Italian charter tour giant – Viaggi del Ventaglio, in the wake of plans to expand operations in South Asia announced its acquisition of exclusivity of KANI LANKA Resort and Spa in Sri Lanka. Also known as Ventaclub Kani Lanka Resort and Spa is situated in Kalutara in the southern coast of Sri Lanka 25 kilometres from capital city Colombo.
“ From limiting the visit to the usual seven day round trip of culture, nature and adventure offer in Sri Lanka this partnership will be an incentive for the Italian tourists to stay on and enjoy the beach and the Sun and Sand offer too” opined Neranjan Rodrigo of Aitken Spence Travels, the ground handling agent for Viaggi de Ventaglio in Sri Lanka. For more details www.ventaglio.com
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Congratulations goes out to Airline and Travel arm of Hayleys Advantis Air Global, for being recognised for achieving a stretched revenue target for 2006/2007, at the recent Qantas General Sales Agents Conference held in Bombay.
Kamal Kikani of Qantas Airways on presenting the award observed “This award comes in the wake of many trials and tribulations faced by Sri Lanka in the recent past, which had its direct implications on sales out of Colombo for Qantas and is also an achievement gained by the Qantas Colombo team for the second consecutive year and is a great fete”
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Sri Lanka calling also congratulate Serendib Horticulture Technologies the leading plant biotechnology company in Sri Lanka, on being commissioned to carryout the feasibility study on the largest biotechnology center to be built in the Gulf region, in Qatar. Yet another feather in the cap for Sri Lankan scientists.
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