The awards were presented at the SriLankan Airlines Boardroom by the airline’s Chairman Ajith Dias, CEO Captain Suren Ratwatte and Manager Sri Lanka Sanjeeva Jayatileke.

Chairman of SriLankan airlines congratulated to all Top Ten travel agents, who have been their valued partners for many years and play a vital role in supporting the country’s travel and tourism industry.

The Gold Award was presented to Metro Travels and Tours (Pvt.) Ltd, with the Silver Award going to The Traveller Global  (Pvt.) Limited, and the Bronze Award to 2nd Chance Travels (Pvt.) Ltd.

According to the Captain Suren Ratwatte, CEO of Sri Lankan Airlines, SriLankan Airlines was fortunate to have such staunch support from their travel community, and they look forward to many more years of fruitful partnerships with each of these travel agents.

Sanjeeva Jayatileke, the airline’s Manager Sri Lanka, said: “The Gold, Silver and Bronze that we presented today are very special indeed, since they are made of actual parts of aircraft which have served the national carrier, as our agents have also done.”

Awards of Appreciation were presented to Classic Travel, Hemas Travels (Pvt.) Ltd, Sharmila Travels and Tours (Pvt.) Ltd, Mackinnons Travels (Pvt.) Ltd, Gabo Travels (Pvt.) Ltd, B.O.C. Travels (Pvt.) Ltd, and George Steuarts Travels Ltd.

The event was attended by the senior management of the airline and the staff of the airline’s Sri Lanka Sales Department which works closely with the country’s travel agents.

SriLankan Airlines has built close relationships throughout the country’s travel agent community, in addition to having 14 offices throughout the country at Colombo’s World Trade Center, Bandaranaike International Airport, Kandy, Galle, Aluthgama, Anuradhapura, Batticaloa, Gampaha, Hambantota, Jaffna, Kurunegala, Trincomalee, Vavuniya and Wennappuwa, which work closely with travel agents in addition to serving the travelling public.