CNN's leading
international business correspondent and presenter Richard Quest will feature
Sri Lanka at 1400 India Standard Time (IST) in the latest edition of CNN
Business Traveller on January 08.
The CNN Business
Traveler documentary created during September 2019 in the edition of the
Cinnamon Future of Tourism (FOT) Summit, which was hosted by keynote speaker
Quest as part of multiple campaigns to spearhead the island's hard-earned and
fast-track recovery as the world's top travel destination.
This week's
documentary explores travel, transport, and defense, portraying Sri Lanka as a
nation recovering from the April 2019 terror attacks. "It's health first
on the streets and in the wild," Quest was quoted as saying.
Quest has
visited numerous Sri Lankan locations enjoying hospitality at Cinnamon hotels,
flying on John Keells Holdings ' Cinnamon Air flights. During his stay at
Cinnamon Lodge Habarana, Quest was witness to one of the world's top wildlife
activities, the Elephant Gathering.
A highlight of
Quest's stay in Habarana was the sunset high-tea overlooking the Minneriya
Tank. He held at the conference venue, Cinnamon Grand Colombo, in Colombo.
Quest had a
one-on-one conversation on the group's flagship mixed-development project
Cinnamon Life with Krishan Balendra, the chairman of John Keells Holdings.
In his keynote
address at the Cinnamon FOT Summit, Quest addressed insights and strategies
that are essential to overcoming a destination's challenges to the hospitality
and tourism industries, especially following a crisis.
His emphasis was
on ' Seeing Beyond the Crisis, ' showcasing the types of challenges that
destinations around the world have faced and resolved in a rapidly changing market
to reach their full potential.
Speaking of the
relationship with CNN, Vice President John Keells Groups, Head of Brand
Marketing and Chief Executive Officer of the Cinnamon Life Mall, Dileep
Mudadeniya said, "We were in long negotiations with CNN, which continued
about six months to clear the dates for the CNN celebrity host."
"We are
thankful to the public relations staff and business executives from CNN that
helped us make this a certainty." "Our extraordinary thanks also go
to Richard Quest for accepting the proposal during the Cinnamon Future Tourism
Summit to host this conference for Sri Lanka."
OSL Take: Sri
Lanka’s tourism sector is on a revival path following the Easter Sunday
attacks. The industry has recorded an impressive growth rate following the
initial slump recorded by the tourism industry in the outcome of the Easter
Sunday attacks.
The recognition
of Sri Lanka as the destination of the year by leading global travel magazines
has given a further boost to the country’s tourism industry. Also, the many
development programs that have launched on the island to supplement the new
growth of the tourism sector have expanded business/investment opportunities in
Sri Lanka’s tourism sector.
The conference
aligned with the government’s goals of driving tourism and investment into the
region and is a timely proposal to connect investors and stakeholders, to
propel the hospitality sector forward. OSL is happy to provide you with
information 24X7 on the Hospitality Investment Conference Indian Ocean 2021, so
please get in touch with the biz-friendly OSL Team today.
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