Tangerine Beach Hotel to host TAASL, IAASL AGMs

The Travel Agents Association of Sri Lanka (TAASL) and the IATA Agents Association of Sri Lanka (IAASL) are scheduled to have their 45th and 32nd Annual General Meetings at the Tangerine Beach Hotel Kalutara from 19 to 20 September.

TAASL is the national travel agents body in the country, with representation on the governing boards of the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA), the Sri Lanka Institute of Tourist Hotel Management (SLITHM), the Tourism Industry Skills Council and a Member of the ‘One Industry One Voice’ initiative taken among the travel and tourism industry. 

The association was founded on 22 October 1974 and is an approved Association of The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce representing the interest of 165 outbound travel agents in Sri Lanka.  The IATA Agents Association of Sri Lanka (IAASL) an affiliated Association of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, which was formed in 1988 as a body to represent the interests of the Sri Lankan travel agencies accredited by the International Air Transport Association. At present the membership consists of over 145 travel agencies located throughout Sri Lanka.