George Steuart Travels ranked No. 1 by Singapore Airlines for second year

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George Steuart Travels, the 34-year-old travel arm of diversified conglomerate George Steuart and Co., today announced that it has been ranked the Number One Travel Agent for 2013/14 by one of the most prestigious airlines. The company was recognised with the Gold Award for Best Passenger Sales at the Annual Passenger Sales Award Ceremony, hosted by Singapore Airlines at The Kingsbury recently.

Seated from left: Keethi Jayaweera [MD - Aitken Spence Aviation Pvt LTD ], Savi Peiris [MD - Gabo Travels] , J.M.S. Britto [Deputy Chairman Aitken Spence PLC ] , Channe Wijemanne [ CEO - George Steuart Travels] ,Joey Seow [RVP - Singapore Airlines] ,Suresh Mendis [CEO - Classic Travels],Jimmy Lee [GM-Srilanka] Standing from left: Sean Juriansz [Asst Mgr -Marketing] , Radhini Fernando [AGM - Passenger SIA ] , Lolitha Amarabandu [GM - World Air Travels] , Romesh Samarnayake [GM- BOC Travels] , Rizmi Reyal [Chairman - The Traveller Global] , Riza Ahamat [Director/GM- Hemas Travels] , Keith Able [World Link Travels] ,Neranjan Ellepola [ MAET] ,Biren Poh [RMM- Singapore Airlines] , Shan Perera [Asst Mgr - Sales] George Steuart Travels CEO Channe Wijemanne accepted the award from Singapore Airlines Regional Vice President Joey Seow. Classic Travels & Gabo Travels bagged the Silver and Bronze Awards respectively. After receiving this award, Wijemanne said: “We are extremely proud to have won this award for the second consecutive year, beating off stiff competition from our industry peers. While we celebrate the winning of this award we will also ensure that we continuously strive to maintain a culture of excellence across our operations and reinforce our position as one of the most respected names in Sri Lanka’s travel and tourism industry.” In business since 1974 and conferred official recognition by IATA in 1986, George Steuart Travels is a full service travel company that engages in both inbound and outbound holiday travel and immigration related services. It has consistently been ranked among the top five agents in Sri Lanka by international airlines. The company’s competitive edge stems from its commitment to professionalism, the many years of solid experience offering 24 services to demanding local and foreign clientele, and its fully automated office complex – considered one of the best equipped in the country. George Steuart Travels is part of the George Steuart Group, Sri Lanka’s oldest mercantile entity, established in 1835. A recent change in leadership has seen the group aggressively expand its business, pursuing new opportunities and growing its existing footprint along eleven verticals.