SriLankan Holidays, the tour-operations wing of SriLankan Airlines and the official tour-operator of this year’s International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards Celebrations in Colombo, is offering an exciting holiday package to join the glitz and glamour of the gorgeous event. The IIFA Awards, the biggest South-Asia media happening, is considered among the most-watched annual global events. And, in keeping with its tag line of creating a ‘world of memories’, SriLankan Holidays is presenting a never-before package designed to create unforgettable memories. Happening during the first-week of June at the multi-purpose Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo, the IIFA Celebrations will allow you to mingle with cinema royalty and be snapped with your favorite stars as you watch just a stone’s throw away from center-stage. The three-day package, from June 03 to 05, includes tickets to the star-studded IIFA T20 cricket match. The match between Bollywood stars, captained by the inimitable Shah Rukh Khan and Sri Lankan cricketers headed by Aravinda de Silva, will provide a sporty element to the spectacular event.

The package, which starts at KD185, includes Kuwait-Colombo return economy class airfare, twin sharing accommodation in a five-star property, luxury-coach shuttle transfers from airport to hotel and back, match tickets to the IIFA T20 cricket match on 4th June, as well as entrance tickets to a differed telecast of the Awards ceremony on 5th June at the Sugathadasa Outdoor Stadium, just outside the main Awards venue.

Speaking of the IIFA weekend and Awards at the start of its second decade, Amitabh Bachchan, IIFA Brand Ambassador said, “On behalf of IIFA, we are very happy to bring the IIFA experience to our hospitable neighbor, Sri Lanka. As a member of the film industry, I look forward to another luminous decade, as IIFA journeys forth, sharing the Indian cinematic movement with the world, and simultaneously share with the world, the emerald isle, Sri Lanka.

The IIFA Awards will be the climax of a weekend of activities that includes the high profile FICCI IIFA Global Business Forum, the IIFA Foundation Fashion Extravaganza, World Premieres of Indian films, IIFA Film workshop and the IIFA Celebrity Cricket Match. The event will be broadcast globally on Star Plus, India’s Number One entertainment channel that reaches viewers across Asia, the Middle-East, Europe and North America.

Speaking about the event, Lalith Peiris, Sales Manager for Sri Lankan Airlines, said, “SriLankan Holidays is very proud to be the official tour-operator for the IIFA Awards in Colombo. We are grateful to IIFA for choosing Sri Lanka as the host nation and look forward to the mega event providing a weekend of glamour, cinema, sport and networking to our tour participants.”
To learn more about the event call, (+965)22425239 or
visit www.Srilankan-holidays.com

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