5000 NEW FRENCH ARRIVALS CONFIRMED TO ARRIVE IN SRI LANKA
Mr.Alain Clavel ,Chairman & Mr.Frank Manin -Director of Antipodes Voyages , of France arrived in Colombo, as Honoured VIP guests at the GALADARI HOTEL ,on Monday morning and were cordially welcomed by Mr.SAMPATH Siriwardana-GM & Chandra EDIRIWEERA of CEYLON TOURS..
ANTIPODES VOYAGES recently signed an agreement with SRI LANKAN AIRLINES to bring 5000 French Tourists from France for the 2010/11 seasons. This contract ensures a Minimum of 120 Tourists ,each week on Sri Lankan airlines Paris for a whole Year .
All this was initiated by Ex-Minister G.L.PIERIS , who had initial meetings with ANTIPODES VOYAGES in September in Lyon & actively encouraged them to invest in Sri Lanka as a preferred Tourist destination & use it as a Tourist HUB for their operations in South EAST ASIA .
The Management of ANTIPODES are here in Sri Lankan for a week, to have further discussions with the Minister Pieris,Sri Lankan airlines ,Hoteliers, Airport Authorities & others linked to the travel Industry.
On arrival , Mr.Siriwardana stated that ' GALADARI Hotel was delighted to host the first French Tour Operator , who had taken taken huge a step , not only in taking the commitment to invest in assuring 5000 tourists , but deciding to open their regional Office in the Country ' .
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