South Asian Travel Awards (SATA) opens up for nomination.
30th June : A special ceremony held by the organizers of SATA at Sri Lanka Tourism Board have opened up to nominate entities to the upcoming South Asian Travel Awards scheduled to take place during October in Colombo.
SATA is the first regional tourism award endorsed by multi national associations.
Regional Associations endorsed SATA includes :
Sri Lanka
Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Sri Lanka (FCCISL)
Colombo Chamber of Commerce (CCC)
Maldives :
Association of Travel Agents (ATA)
Liveaboard Association Maldives (LAM)
India :
Confederation of Accredited Tour Operators (CATO)
Association of Tourism Trade Organization of India (ATTOI)
Kerala Hotel General Managers Club (KHGMC)
Open from nominations from :
30th June onwards
Deadline : 15th August 2016
Focal point for Maldives Participants:
Association of Travel Agents (ATA)
info@atamaldives.org
India :
Confederation of Accredited Tour Operators (CATO)
Sri Lanka :
Colombo Chamber of Commerce (CCC)
SATA consists of 39 Categories, in 10 segments.
Aviation and Transport
Guest Houses and Tourist Inns
Resorts and Hotels
Wellness
Business
Destinations
Liveaboards and House Boats
Travel Technology and CSR
Tour Operators, Travel and Handling Agents
Platinum Award : Personality
At the opening press conference Dr.Amila Kankanamge (Presient) of Colombo Chamber of Commerce mentioned that it's a great beginning of regional collaboration in celebrating the tourism sector and that he assures that it will be a new beginning of recognizing the best services.
Mr.Mirsad SG of ATA Maldives mentioned that, they are honored to be part of SATA and will be handling all nomination and participation procedures from Maldives side.
SATA india Chapter Vice President , Mr.Suraj Khan mentioned that this event will be held in different destination and this will be a celebration of hospitality together.
Highrise who have done events in Kerala, Bangalore, Kuala Lumpur, Colombo and Dubai will be organizing and managing the South Asian Travel Awards (SATA).
Ismail Hameed, founder of leading event management company "Highrise" ensures that this will be a unique event as SATA have the affiliations and support from regional associations.