Hiran Cooray, Sri Lanka’s Tourism Industry representative to the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) from 1996 and current Honorary Secretary Treasurer 2008/ 2009 was designated as Chairman elect of PATA for 2010 /11, at its 58th Annual General Meeting, held last week in Macau. Mrs Phornsiri Manoharn, former Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) was elected to office as Chairman for 2009 /10.

Co Chairman of Jetwing Group, Hiran serves on the Board of PATA and is an executive committee member since 2002/3, making his contribution as chairman of the PATA Travel Mart Organizing committee, Vice Chairman of the Sustainable Tourism committee, a Trustee of the PATA Foundation, as well as an active member of the PATA Industrial Council and as Chairman of the PATA Sri Lanka Chapter during the period 2002/2004. For his outstanding services to PATA, Hiran was bestowed with a Merit award at PATA Annual Conference in Jeju, Korea and Chairman’s Award 2005 in Macau in 2005.

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