Committee of Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators

The new committee of the Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators (SLAITO) was elected at the 26th Annual General Meeting held recently at the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce.

From left to right - Standing: Gayani Jayawardena, SLAITO Secretariat, Gulam Abdulhussein - (Hony. Treasurer), Suresh Murugesar - (Hony. Secretary), Wansa Hettiarachchi, Mahen Kariyawasan, Tony Mantara, T. M. F. Packeer, Imran Hassan and Nilusha Siriwardena, SLAITO Secretariat Seated: Nilmin Nanayakkara – (Vice President), Gehan M. Perera, Dirk Grigson - (President) and Vasantha Leelananda.

Dirk Grigson of Hemtours (Pte.) Ltd. was elected as President of SLAITO for the year 2006 / 2007 while Nilmin Nanayakkara of Nkar Travels and Tours Ltd. was elected as Vice President. Suresh Murugaser of United Holidays Ltd. was elected as Hony. Secretary and Gulam Abdulhussein of Pan Lanka Travels and Tours Ltd. was re-elected as Hony. Treasurer.

The following members were elected to serve on the SLAITO Committee for the year 2006 / 2007:

Gehan M Perera, Aitken Spence Travels Ltd; Mahen Kariyawasan, Andrew The Travel Co. (Pvt.) Ltd; T M F Packeer, Asian Exotica (Pvt.) Ltd; Chandra Wickremasinghe, Connaissance Holdings Ltd; Wansa Hettiarachchi, Crystal Holidays (Pvt.) Ltd; Tony Mantara, Gemini Tours & Travels (Pvt.) Ltd; Shiromal Cooray, Jetwing Travels Ltd; Imran Hassan, Lanka Exhibition & Conference Services (Pvt.) Ltd; Thilak Weerasinghe, Lanka Sportsreisen and Ramesh Dassanayake, Sunway Holidays

Vasantha Leelananda of Walkers Ltd. will join the Committee in his capacity as the Immediate Past President.