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In a bid to offer complete travel solutions to Sri Lankan outbound tertiary education students and their accompanying parents, Classic Travel affords a variety of services ranging from special rates on air fares, student insurance to complimentary visa assistance.
The mixture of services offered to both students and accompanying parents by Classic Travel range from special air fares rates on tickets, 0% instalment plans for 12, 24 and 36 months from Commercial Bank, Nations Trust Bank, Standard Chartered Bank and Seylan Bank, a student insurance policy up to two years, special rates for 10 kg unaccompanied baggage facility to any designation with UPS door-to-door service, meet and assist facilities at the Sri Lankan Airport and Transit airports, complimentary assistance with visas for accompanying parents and the provision of a complementary International Student Card (ISIC). Additionally, a special 0% instalment plan for 36 months from AMEX is exclusively offered for Classic Travel student customers.
A dedicated and specialised Classic Travel team is available for any student related travel inquiries on 0766399900 or at [email protected]. Additional special offers and deals are on offer for tertiary educational institutes and consultants.
Commenting on this introduction, Classic Travel Managing Director Saif Yusoof said, “According to UNESCO Institute for Statics (2016) approximately over 17,000 students travel overseas for their tertiary education with the top 5 destinations of tertiary education being Australia, USA, Great Britain, India and Malaysia. Most students and their parents see this migration as an opportunity to enhance their employment prospects and an important milestone to the start of their careers. With this in mind and in providing exceptional customer service standards that Classic Travel is renowned for, we designed these services to offer greater convenience and a seamless process – for both the parent and the student.”
Classic Travel Ltd., incorporated in 1994, is an IATA accredited travel agent based in Sri Lanka. A member of the prestigious Expolanka Holdings PLC, Classic Travel specialises in providing a total travel solution to both the corporate and leisure markets. During the past few years, Classic Travel has been able to maintain market leadership through continuous innovation of services. Having commenced operations in the heart of Colombo, strategically it has expanded its branch network to Hambantota, Galle, Ratnapura, Katunayaka and recently to Kandy, with an off-shore office located in Bangladesh.
Classic Travel is the only travel agent in Sri Lanka to be open 24 hours, 365 days of the year for any customer queries relating to flight information, purchasing of air tickets, booking of hotels or to discuss any future holiday travel itineraries.
Among the many accolades, Classic Travel bagged the ‘Great Place to Work’ award for the third consecutive year.