Findmyfare.com’s first-ever ‘Valentine’s Boot Camp’ a big hit

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Winners Zeenath and Afthab Azeez receive the prize of SriLankan Airlines Business Class tickets to the Maldives from (Left) Thushan Shanmugaraja, Director, Sales and Marketing - findmyfare.com, Fawzan Fareid, Country Manager, Sri Lanka - SriLankan Airlines, Chaminda Weerathunga, Head of Marketing - World Duty Free Group and Abishek Sithampalam, Director - findmyfare.com Sri Lanka’s largest online travel company, findmyfare.com, recently hosted the first-ever ‘Valentine’s Boot Camp’ for couples at the AVANI Kalutara Resort. The event brought together 10 couples who battled their way through a series of challenging games and activities in order to secure the highly-coveted grand prize, an all-expenses paid luxury trip to the Maldives over the Valentine’s Day weekend. The activities were designed to test how well the couples knew each other as well as their ability to work together as a team. Newlyweds Afthab and Zeenath Azeez scored the highest number of points and won the first prize, a romantic Valentine’s getaway to the Maldives with free Business Class air tickets from SriLankan Airlines, luxury accommodation, chauffeured transport and a voucher from the World Duty Free Group worth $ 100.

The ladies head to a ‘desert’ island by boat at the start of the water skiing challenge Shama Perera and Dhanushka De Silva secured the second prize, a stay at the AVANI Bentota Resort and Spa, while Shehani Mendis and Udantha Pathirana won the third prize, a voucher for an exclusive Valentine’s dinner at the Shore by O. The ‘Valentine’s Boot Camp’ is the first marketing event of its kind in Sri Lanka and is part of Findmyfare.com’s ongoing effort to engage with its customers and connect with them in a fun and different way. The activities included a jet skiing and kayaking challenge, where ladies were dropped off on an island and their significant other had to bring them back to shore. Other activities included a wheelbarrow race and an obstacle course which involved couples working together to race over sandy terrain. Findmyfare.com’s ‘Valentine’s Boot Camp’ was co-sponsored by SriLankan Airlines and Standard Chartered Bank. AVANI Kalutara Resort and the World Duty Free Group also supported the event as associate sponsors. Findmyfare.com is driven by innovation and is focused on inspiring people to travel and discover the world. The company also offers a variety of special offers and discounts in order to make travel as affordable as possible for all customers. Over the last few years the company has experienced rapid growth and is securing its position as Sri Lanka’s ultimate one-stop travel shop.

The wheelbarrow race takes off

One of the games at the ‘Valentine’s Boot Camp’ in progress