A delegation of over 150 senior representatives from Sri Lanka’s travel and tourism industry, including members of the Travel Agents Association of Sri Lanka (TAASL) and the IATA Agents Association of Sri Lanka (IAASL), visited Kathmandu to hold the Annual General Meetings of the two associations on 17 September 2026.
The visit provided an important platform to strengthen engagement between the tourism sectors of Sri Lanka and Nepal and to explore opportunities for increased tourist flows business linkages and cooperation between the two countries.
Ambassador of Sri Lanka Ruwanthi Delpitiya, attended the event as Chief Guest together with officials of the Embassy of Sri Lanka, the Country Manager of SriLankan Airlines in Nepal, and officials of the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), among other tourism stakeholders.
Addressing the gathering, the Ambassador highlighted the strong people-to-people ties between Sri Lanka and Nepal and emphasized the importance of closer cooperation between the two countries in promoting their respective tourism destinations. She encouraged the travel and tourism industries of both countries to work together to promote Sri Lanka and Nepal as attractive destinations, including through their shared Buddhist and Hindu heritages, cultural and pilgrimage sites, nature, wildlife, adventure and wellness experiences.
