Jacqueline Fernandez promotes Get Sri Lankan'ed campaign in Bangalore

Bollywood Star Jacqueline Fernandez visited Garuda Mall in Bangalore to promote the ' Get Sri Lanka'ed ' campaign, a three day tourism promotion campaign organised by the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau. The “Get Sri Lankaned campaign” will also be launched at Garuda Mall in Bangalore which will provide consumers with the opportunity to taste Sri Lankan food, get a glimpse of Sri Lankan Culture and traditional dancing, while DJ’s and Entertainers will interact with the audience. Live games will be organized.

The ‘Get Sri Lankaned’ campaign will also be held in the other cities namely Delhi, Mumbai,Hyderabad, Cochin and Ahmedabad. 

Sri Lanka Tourism, under the Ministry of Economic Development, has organized this event in partnership with state associate partners such as Export Development Board, Sri Lankan Airlines, Sri Lanka Cricket, Sri Lanka Tea Board, National Gem and Jewelry Authority, Sri Lanka Convention Bureau, Sri Lanka Handy Craft Board(Laksala), and Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority. Taj Hotels and Palaces ,Sri Dalada Maligawa,Kandy , Tourists Hotel Association Of Sri Lanka(THASL),Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators(SLAITO), Association of Small and Medium Enterprises in Tourism (ASMET) , to taste the extraordinary difference – Edna Group, Crowning Success - Ceylon Biscuits Limited, Avirate, World class table ware- Dankotuwa porcelain,The hall mark of Luxury Ayurveda-Spa Ceylon, Your Ultimate Choice in Tableware - Noritake, Sri Lanka’s fashion statement - Prasanna Bathik,Welcome to a new world of tea - Dilmah Tea, The Finest Ayurveda Resort & spa  - Siddhalepa, the vide verity of jewellery for your needs -  Stone & String, premier international airline - Jet Airways, The best of Woven - Divulapitiya Handlooms, join as the associated partners for this joint promotion campaign. Sri Lanka High Commissioner to India H.E Prasad Kariyawasam and  Dr.K.Sudakar Honorary Consul in Bangalore have also assisted in organizing this joint promotion campaign in India.

SLTPB believes that the upcoming city based campaign series in India will help the country to capture a slice out of the vastly growing outbound travelers of India. According to the UNWTO, Indian outbound tourists will rise to 50 million by 2020, while in 2011 this number stood at 14.21 million.