Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, in collaboration with the Embassy of Sri Lanka in the Republic of Korea and Sri Lankan Airlines, recently hosted a Media FAM Tour for 7 journalists belonging to 6 Media houses.
The main purpose of this tour was to focus on the Sri Lankan tourist attractions with special emphasis on Buddhist attractions since there is an increasing interest from the Buddhist population in the Republic of Korea to explore Buddhist sites in overseas destinations, especially in South Asia, mainly considering the emerging market to create awareness of Sri Lanka Tourism among the Korean high-end travelers.
The crew was accompanied by SLTPB officials and also Mr Justin Hong , Deputy General Manager, Sri Lankan Airlines, GSA Korea, who facilitated and represented Sri Lankan Airlines on the tour.
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