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PATA, Sri Lanka Chapter mulls forming ‘Youth Brigade’

20 August, 2017
The new committee: Standing (from left): Cammy Gunasekera, Dimitri Cooray, Asitha Panabokke, Ratten Abdulhussein, Shamali De Vaz, and Ruan Samarasinghe. Seated (from left): Secretary of the PATA Sri Lanka Chapter, Lakshika Perera, Zahara Cader, Sega Nagendra, Vice Chairman Prabath Harshakumar, Chairman Denesh Silva, Vice Chairman Muaiyyed Idroos, and Imme. Past Chairman Hussain Jayah.
The new committee: Standing (from left): Cammy Gunasekera, Dimitri Cooray, Asitha Panabokke, Ratten Abdulhussein, Shamali De Vaz, and Ruan Samarasinghe. Seated (from left): Secretary of the PATA Sri Lanka Chapter, Lakshika Perera, Zahara Cader, Sega Nagendra, Vice Chairman Prabath Harshakumar, Chairman Denesh Silva, Vice Chairman Muaiyyed Idroos, and Imme. Past Chairman Hussain Jayah.

Director of The Kingsbury Colombo/Amaya Leisure PLC, Denesh Silva was elected as the Chairman for 2017/2018 on the completion of the tenure of the outgoing Chairman Hussain Jayah at the Annual General Meeting of the PATA Sri Lanka Chapter on July 31 at the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce.

The Sri Lanka Chapter enables its members to conduct their various assigned responsibilities for selling travel related products and providing services to visitors to the island in a more effective manner. The aim is to promote Sri Lanka as a PATA destination, under the aegis of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce.

Head of Business Development for Asia region of Walkers Tours Limited and Assistant Vice-President of John Keells Group, Prabath Harshakumar and Executive Director, World Avenues (Pvt) Ltd., M. Idroos were elected as Vice Chairmen.

The new Chairman highlighted on the need to form a ‘Youth Brigade’ to take the Chapter forward. He said the PATA Sri Lanka Chapter “hopes to expand the scope of youth activities and encourage young executives to actively take part in Chapter activities.”

The following were elected to the Committee of the PATA Sri Lanka Chapter:

Asitha Panabokke (Operations Manager of Mahaweli Reach Hotel), Dimitri Cooray (Manager, Operations of Jetwing Hotels), Zahara Cader (Managing Director of Tallman Tours), and Cammy Gunasekera (Director of Viluxur Holidays).

Board of Advisors - Ruan Samarasinghe (Managing Director of Jetwing Hotels), Jayantha Panabokke (Managing Director of Mahaweli Reach Hotels), Ratten Abdulhussein (Director of Pan Lanka Travels and Tours), Shamali de Vaz (Managing Director of Silver Line Tours), and Sega Nagendra (Director of Travel On).

Hussain Jayah will join the committee in his capacity as the immediate past chairman.

Manager, Marketing and Promotions of Sri Lanka Convention Bureau,Kumudu Hennidege, Director General of Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority, Malraj Kiriella and a representative Sri Lankan Airlines will join in an ex-officio capacity.

Membership of the Chapter consists of 68 local members, comprising travel agents, tour operators, sightseeing operators, ground/water transportation operators and hoteliers whose businesses are situated within the geographical area of Sri Lanka.

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