KK Collection hosts top luxury travel agents from Australia

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From left: Anthea Hunter (The Unique Tourism Collection), Ros Hakim (Orbit World Travel), Sue Basedow (MTA), Michelle Hansen (Aurora Travel), KK Collection owner George Cooper, Chris Keighley (Complete Travel Services), Rachel Visser (Freedman, Langhorne & James Travel Associates), Sue Aitkin (Mary Rossi Travel), Mario Stubbs (KK Collection), and Kathy Labbozzetta (Your Travel and Cruise)

Continuing its efforts to grow the Australian tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka, the KK Collection hosted a group of seven travel agents from Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane to Sri Lanka on a 7-day itinerary to Galle earlier this month, staying at KK Collection’s boutique properties – Kahanda Kanda and KK Beach.

Hosted by KK Collection’s owner and founder, George Cooper, the agents from Orbit World Travel, MTA, Aurora Travel, Complete Travel Services, Freedman, Langhorne & James, Mary Rossi Travel, and Your Travel and Cruise were treated to daily morning yoga sessions, a boat trip on Koggala Lake, and cookery demonstrations.

“Following our recent visits across three key cities in Australia, to not just promote our own business but to also promote Sri Lanka as a destination, we decided to keep this momentum and let our valued partners experience the paradise’s luxury for themselves. Our strategy and focus is to further grow the opportunity of the inter-APAC and Oceania traveller to discover the potential of Sri Lanka’s unique mix of destination offerings, paired with history and culture,” stated KK Collection Director Mario Stubbs.

Unique Travel Collection Director Jonica Paramor said: “Australians are attracted to the diversity of travel experience Sri Lanka offers. From its coast to its tea plantations and unique history and culture, Sri Lanka is a unique destination to well-travelled Australians looking for new and off-the-beaten track holiday experiences that allow them to fully immerse in local culture.”

Highlights of the 7-day itinerary included a visit to Galle Fort, where they participated in a walking tour with a local guide, and a bike ride through the rice fields from Kahanda Kanda to sister property KK Beach located on the coast of the Indian Ocean, all the while learning about Galle’s unique local culture and history. The group were also able to learn more about the region’s tea production with a visit to Handunugoda Tea Estate.

The visit was hosted by KK Collection to drive awareness and visitation to Galle by familiarising local agents with the diversity of experiences and rich local history and culture this region of Sri Lanka has to offer.