SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier of Sri Lanka, hosted two separate award ceremonies in North & South India this month to felicitate its best-performing travel agents and cargo team in India. The awards were based on the performance of the Agents over financial year 2015/2016.
The Tamil Nadu Agents Awards were held on 03 Mar2017 at The Taj Coromandel Hotel, Chennai and was attended by 258 guests while the Delhi Agents Awards 2015-2016 held on 17th March 2017 at ITC Maurya, Delhi was attended by equal numbers of agents & who’s who from travel fraternity.
The evening commenced with the welcome dance by the Srilankan dancers and the lighting of the traditional lamp by the chief guest of honour & dignitaries which later followed with a speech delivered by CCO Mr Siva Ramachandran, GM Saminda Perrera, Regional Manager Lalith De Silva, Consul General -Mrs. Saroja Sirisena, Country Manager Chinthaka Weerasinghe and Deputy Manager Karnataka SP Mohan. The high on glamour evening was attended by the senior management of Srilankan Airline and the staff of the airline’s Sales Department which works closely with the country’s travel agents.
CCO Siva Ramachandran said: “Our heartiest congratulations to all of our Top Ten travel agents, who have been our valued partners for many years and play a vital role in supporting our country’s travel and tourism industry.” Hefurther added, “SriLankan Airlines is fortunate to have such staunch support from our travel community, and we look forward to many more years of fruitful partnerships with each of these travel agents.”
The awards ceremony ended with the vote of thanks taken over by the country manager Chinthaka Weerasinghe at the Delhi event and SP Mohan at Chennai event, who thanked the Srilankan Airlines honorable dignitaries, winners and guest along with Outbound Konnections for the wonderful event put together.
| Cargo – Tamil Nadu: 5 Awards |
| SHRI PANCHAMI CARGOES PVT. LTD. |
| SHANSON LOGISTICS PVT. LTD. |
| UT WORLDWIDE (I) PVT. LTD. |
| GALACTIC TRANS |
| CEVA FREIGHT (I) PVT. LTD. |
| Passenger- Madurai : 5 Awards |
| ASSISI TRAVELS |
| SKYWING (INDIA) TOURS & TRAVELS |
| UNITED TRAVELS PVT LTD |
| ZAMPIA TRAVELS |
| ASCON TRAVEL PVT LTD |
| Passenger- Trichy : 6 Awards |
| DOLPHIN AIR SERVICES PVT LTD |
| AKBAR TRAVELS OF INDIA PVT LTD |
| TRICHY AIRSHINE TOURS AND TRAVELS (P) LTD |
| UAE EXCHANGE |
| PARKAR AGENCY |
| NAVEEN AIR TRAAVELS (P) LTD |
| Passenger – Chennai : 8 |
| FIRST & BEST TRAVELS PVT LTD |
| PREVEEN AIR TRAVELS PVT LTD |
| LAWSON TRAVEL & TOURS |
| SAFIYA TRAVELS PVT LTD |
| COX & KINGS LIMITED |
| SHARMILA TRAVELS |
| ALEEF TRAVELS SERVICES PVT LTD |
| TRAVEL BOUTIQUE ONLINE |
The bronze / Silver and Gold Awards were distributed to the below agents.
| Bronze award for Cargo – Tamil Nadu – 20 CUBE LOGISTICS PVT. LTD. |
| Bronze award for Passenger – Trichy – SKY TO SEA TOURS & TRAVELS |
| Bronze award for Passenger – Chennai – NIVETHA AIR TRAVELS |
| Silver award for Cargo – Tamil Nadu – EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL (I) LTD |
| Silver award for Passenger – Trichy – MARVEL AIR TRAVELS |
| Silver award for Passenger – Chennai – RIYA TRAVEL & TOURS ( I ) PVT LTD |
| Gold award for Cargo – Tamil Nadu – SOLAI SHIPPING SERVICES PVT. LTD. |
| Gold award for Passenger – Trichy – RIYA TRAVEL & TOURS ( I ) PVT LTD |
| Gold award for Passenger – Chennai – AKBAR TRAVELS OF INDIA PVT LTD |
DELHI:
Appreciation Award – Passenger Awardee’s for March 2017
- Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation ltd (IRCTC)
- Flight Raja Travels Pvt. Ltd
- International Travel House Ltd
- AirTickets india Pvt Ltd (Cheaptickets.in)
- Amar Travels
- FCM Travel Soultions India Pvt Ltd
- SOTC Travels service Pvt Ltd
- Akbar Travels of India Pvt Ltd
- Travel Boutique Online
- Yatra Online Pvt Ltd
Broze Award – GOIBIBO.com
Silver Award – Riya Travel & Tours Pvt Ltd
Gold Award – Makemytrip.com
Appreciation Award – Cargo Awardee’s for March 2017
- Continental Carriers Pvt Ltd
- TNT India Pvt Ltd
- D B Group India Pvt Ltd
- Expo Freight Pvt Ltd
- Indair Carriers Pvt Ltd
Bronze – GAC Logistics Pvt Ltd
Silver – SA Consultants & Forwarders Pvt Ltd
Gold – DHL Express Pvt Ltd