Bonita Odayar to head Travel Trade SC

Seated  from left: Chinthaka Daluwatte, Cammy Gunasekera,  Dilshan Gnanapragasam, Prabath Harshakumar, Bonita Odayar, Anil Hapugoda, Shan Perera, Mani Sugathapala and Tyrone Perera   

Standing from left: Suranjith de Fonseka, Anushka Perera, Asanka Fernando, Chaminda Perera, Nilika Abeysuriya, Senpathi Jayawickrama, Sunethra Blok, Bandula Withana, Adrian Jansz, Marvan Madanayake, Ramesh Vidanarachchi and Shavinda Jinadasa

By Shamseer Jaleel

Amadeus Lanka General Manager Bonita Odayar was unanimously re-elected the President of the Travel Trade Sports Club for a record fourth term at its 45th Annual General Meeting which took place in Colombo recently.

Bonita Odayar’s previous two terms were severely curtailed by the Easter carnage (2019) and the present coronavirus pandemic (2020). Despite these hiccups, she did an excellent job leading the team and keeping the Travel Trade membership active and resilient by introducing numerous new events through the digital platform ensuring both safety and continuity. Bonita is the wife of former Trinity, Havies flanker and one of the best boxers to produce by the Up Country School Reza Odayar.

Office bearers for 2021/22

• President: Bonita Odayar (Amadeus Lanka)
• Immediate Past President: Prabath Harshakumar (Walkers Tours)
• Vice Presidents: Anil Hapugoda (Aitken Spence Travels) representing Travels; Mani Sugathapala (Citrus Hotels) representing Hotels; Shan Perera (Singapore Airlines) representing Airlines
• General Secretary: Dilshan Gnanapragasam (Resplendent Ceylon)
• Assistant Secretary: Bandula Withana (Jetwing Travels)
• Treasurer: Anushka Perera (Connaissance de Ceylan)
• Assistant Treasurer: Adrian Jansz (Serendib Leisure)
• Joint Social Secretaries: Chinthaka Daluwatte (Mt. Lavinia Hotels Group) and Camy Gunasekera (Villuxer Holidays)
• General Committee: Suranjith de Fonseka (Diethelm Travels), Nilika Abeysuriya (Walkers and Whittalls), Senpathi Jayawickrama (Hemas Travels) all representing Travels; Asanka Fernando (Amaya Resorts), Ramesh Vidanarachchi (Ramada Colombo), Shavinda Jinadasa (Cinnamon City Hotels) all representing Hotels; Chaminda Perera (Emirates), Marvan Madanayake (Mack Air), Saman Ratnayake (SriLankan Airlines) all representing Airlines.
• Administrative Staff: Sunethra Blok (Secretary Admin), E.B. Silva, Accountant and Tyrone Perera (Media and Sports Events Co-coordinator)