Korean journalists arrive in SL for media FAM tour

Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau Assistant Director Marketing (South Korea) Thanuja Muniweera (second from left) with the journalists in Sigiriya

Sri Lanka Tourism recently welcomed journalists from South Korea. The journalists from two leading publications arrived in Sri Lanka on 23 March.   

The Korea Herald is the most popular daily English newspaper in the Republic of South Korea and the country’s sole member of the Asia News Network (ANN). 

The publication has a large viewership and is available both online and offline, distributing the content to over 80 countries around the world.   

Elle Korea is a premium international fashion magazine  with a focus on areas such as entertainment, fashion, beauty and shopping. Elle Korea magazine is a monthly publication with a viewership of over two million in the Republic of Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Thailand.  

The FAM was organised by SLTPB in collaboration with the SL Embassy to promote Sri Lanka as a great holiday destination for South Korean travellers.

The journalists were taken for sightseeing in Colombo, Anuradhapura, Sigiriya, Kandy and Bentota.