SLAPCEO News

REGISTRATION OF DESTINATION EVENT MANAGEMENT COMPANIES (DEMC) UNDER SLTDA After continuous follow-ups and meetings, SLAPCEO was able to successfully gazette the registration of Destination Event Management Companies (DEMC) under SLTDA.…

CABINET PAPER – MICE STATISTICS The marketing sub-committee headed by Ms. Janice Hakel-Ranasinghe attended the SLCB marketing meetings and worked on a cabinet paper for MICE data collection. The below…

SLAPCEO SUGGESTIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOURISM INDUSTRY SLAPCEO suggested the following to be considered in the preparation of the National Budget 2022. The below recommendations were made and…

NATIONAL TOURISM POLICY FOR SRI LANKA – SERIES OF MEETINGS Ms. Janice Hakel- Ranasinghe and Mr. Imran Hassan attended the series of meetings held with Mr. Kumar de Silva, UNDP…

SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDED SRI LANKA VIRTUAL MICE EXPO 2021 The Sri Lanka Convention Bureau (SLCB) organized the event from 1st – 3rd December 2021 in collaboration with the SLAPCEO. The virtual…

SLAPCEO & UWU signed a MOU at Sri Lanka MICE Expo 2021, BMICH Sri Lanka Association of Professional Conference, Exhibition and Event Organizers (SLAPCEO) and The Department of Tourism Studies,…

SLAPCEO President Says Time To Focus On Billion-Dollar Trade Fair And Meetings Industry Sri Lanka Association of Professional Conference, Exhibition and Event Organisers (SLAPCEO) newly elected President Imran Hassan says…

SLAPCEO PRESS RELEASE Press article was published in LMB magazine, Daily FT and in other media channels.

SLAPCEO MEETING WITH DR. ASELA GUNAWARDENA, MINISTRY OF HEALTH Dr. Asela Gunawardena, Director General of Health Services, Ministry of Health Mr. Imran Hassan and Ms. Devanthi Ambuldeniya attended a meeting…

CONTINUOUS EFFORTS TAKEN BY SLAPCEO AND TRADE FAIR ORGANIZERS FORUM TO RESTART THE TRADE FAIR INDUSTRY We have Officially written to and met Hon. Basil Rajapaksa, General Shavendra Silva -…

SLAPCEO MEETING WITH THE FINANCE MINISTER Hon. Basil Rajapaksha, Ministry of Finance Mr. Imran Hassan along with a few committee members attended the meeting and the main objective of the…

SLAPCEO MEETING WITH SECRETARY OF MINISTRY OF TOURISM & AVIATION Mr. S. Hettiarachchi, Secretary of Ministry of Tourism & Aviation Discussion Points: Board seat at SLCB – under discussionMinimum Nights…

SLAITO YOUTH INAUGURATION CEREMONY & COMMITTEE MEETING SLAPCEO joined hands with SLAITO (Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators), ASMET (Association For Small & Medium Enterprises In Tourism), TAASL (Travel…

INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDER MEETING WITH THE PRIME MINISTER OF SRI LANKA At the meeting it was stated that the cabinet approval was guaranteed to govern a financial benefit to all the…

JOINT MEETING – SLAPCEO AND SLCB Discussion Points: MICE Members and SLCB relationshipTo develop the industry through international and local marketing, training and infrastructure developmentRequested Legal changes

SLAPCEO MEETING WITH THE TOURISM MINISTER Hon. Minister Prasanna Ranatunga, Ministry of Tourism & Aviation Discussion Points: Open MICE to Local Markets and Business in hand.TDL to convert to TDIL.Licensing…

TOURISM REVIVAL PLAN – POST COVID-19 SLAPCEO submitted a 12-month strategy plan to SLTDA with the below areas covered. BrandingInternational NetworksWebsite and Social MediaMICE Task ForceLocal Collaboration for foreign business…

CHAIRPERSON’S MEETING Ms. Kimarli Fernando, Chairperson, Sri Lanka Tourism Discussions were carried out regarding licensing of MICE Operators under SLTDA, a guaranteed Board Seat at the SLCB Board for SLAPCEO…