Embassy hosts event spotlighting Indonesian visitors’ experiences in Sri Lanka

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The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Jakarta, in collaboration with the SriLankan Airlines Office in Jakarta, hosted a Sri Lanka promotional event at the Embassy premises on 26 April. The event was attended by several reputed media personnel and travel agents.

The purpose of the event was to share the travel experiences of Indonesians who visited Sri Lanka with the invited media and travel agents, and to disseminate their stories and messages to a wider audience.

Welcoming the gathering, Chargé d’Affaires (a.i.) Nilanthi K. Pelawaththage highlighted is the measures taken by the Government of Sri Lanka to make it easier for tourists to travel to Sri Lanka which include the free tourist visa scheme, the direct SriLankan Airlines flights between Sri Lanka and Indonesia, and the simple, easily accessible ETA system.

During the event, representatives from Theravada Wanitha Indonesia (WANDANI), the Youth Buddhists Association (PATRIA), and food and lifestyle influencer Eric Eko Santoso shared their positive experiences visiting Sri Lanka. WANDANI has organised five consecutive travel groups to Sri Lanka and will send their sixth group, comprising 66 Indonesians, from 10–18. A tour group organised by PATRIA visited Sri Lanka in February.

Influencer Eric Eko Santoso visited Sri Lanka from 5–10 April, supported by the Embassy, SriLankan Airlines, and Aitken Spence Ltd.

The visitors’ happy and memorable travel experiences, shared through engaging PowerPoint and video presentations, inspired the media and travel agents to promote Sri Lanka on a larger scale. Many presenters referred to Sri Lanka as a ‘Hidden Gem’. The media and travel agents eagerly cleared their doubts during the Q&A session that followed.

The event concluded with the serving of traditional Sri Lankan cuisine.

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