NKAR Travels and Tours (Pvt) Ltd, won the award for Major Inbound Tour Operator (Medium Category) at the Sri Lanka Tourism Awards held at Shangri-La Colombo.
The 6th edition of the Sri Lanka Tourism Awards which was conducted after 6 years was organized by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority to recognize and reward excellence in the Travel and Tourism industry to promote and enhance the delivery of service standards.
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| Nilmin Nanayakkara |
NKAR the 39-year-old organization, which prides itself on being a leading tour operator in Sri Lanka, offers over 150 direct opportunities of employment under one roof that also flanks the success of the $17 million business (both inbound and outbound). NKAR continues to provide an unsurpassed quality of service close to 50,000 inward and outward clients.
NKAR’s inbound clients are mainly from the areas of Adventure and Experiential Tours, Classical Round Tours, Nature, Eco, Wellness Tours, Luxury Tours as well as Meetings, Incentives and Events.
The Managing Director of NKAR Travels & Tours Ltd. Nilmin Nanayakkara, said the Company is honoured to have been bestowed with this recognition. “We consider this award a recognition for NKAR’s clear strategy and vision. We will use this achievement to attract good quality human resources and new tour operators, as well as to create benchmarks in the right direction, to advocate and inform our friendly competitors and industry colleagues that this is the way forward, and to drive the message of sustainability,” he stated.
Furthermore, NKAR COO, Dr. Damian Fernando said “Our sincere thanks also goes to the numerous partners and suppliers who have worked closely with us in delivering products and services of a very high standard and who have grown with us in delivering an exceptional experience of destination Sri Lanka”.
Fernando said that he considers this award a tribute to company’s business culture, meaning NKAR’s, integrity and work ethics that have helped the Company achieve milestone success.
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