Citrus Waskaduwa celebrates World Tourism Day 2015
View(s):World Tourism Day is celebrated on September 27 every year. The date has a special significance as it was chosen to mark the anniversary of the day when the statutes of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation were adopted in 1970.
The theme of World Tourism Day 2015 was ‘one billion tourists, one billion opportunities’.
Citrus Waskaduwa celebrated World Tourism Day 2015 by conducting an awareness programme for school children.
Seventy five (75) A Level students and ten (10) teachers from Pothupitiya Maha Vidyalaya, Thissa Central Wadduwa, Kaluthara Vidyalaya, Holy Family Convent Kaluthara and Balika Vidyalaya Kaluthara participated in the day-long programme.
The goal of the Citrus Waskaduwa World Tourism Day programme was to make young adults more aware of the industry and show them the prospects that exist in the industry for a future career.
The main activities for the day included building awareness on various aspects of the hotel industry and the overall operation of a five star hotel.
The programme began with the accurate and appropriate guidance for the children in terms of career paths in the hospitality industry, career expectations and achievements as well as highlighting the skills and opportunities to follow a lifelong, fulfilling career.
The students were also directed through the operations of the hotel, including Front Office Operations, Housekeeping, Food and Beverage, Banquets, Finance and Accounting, Human Resources, Security and Administration.
Palaka Perera, the General Manager of the Citrus said ‘We identified that students don’t often get the practical experience which helps them in securing employment but most importantly of all, helps them to ascertain in which area of the industry they’d like to pursue a career’.