(DN) ICAN conference from today at BMICH

Sri Lanka has been offered the opportunity to host the 10th ICAN conference in Colombo from December 4-8, 2017. The opening ceremony of ICAN will be at the BMICH today and thereafter event wi

Sri Lanka has been offered the opportunity to host the 10th ICAN conference in Colombo from December 4-8, 2017. The opening ceremony of ICAN will be at the BMICH today and thereafter event will take place at the Colombo Hilton until the 8.

More than 75 states are expected to assemble in Sri Lanka for ‘shopping’ of their market accessibility requirements for improved air transport connectivity between States. The 75 states expected to attend this conference which will bring in around 500 delegates. The hosting of the 10th ICAN Conference will provide Sri Lanka an excellent opportunity to promote its Aviation, tourism and facilities to the cream of the International Aviation professionals. The Conference also will provide Sri Lanka the opportunity to meet nearly 30 states with a view of liberalizing air services arrangements and expanding the existing provisions. Negotiations such as this helps to liberalize air services which in turn has a ripple effect on the Sri Lankan economy which results in better employment opportunities, better connectivity to Sri Lanka and the possibility of reduction of fares in the long run.

The Ministry of Transport & Civil Aviation and the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka will be spearheading the Conference hosting in Sri Lanka, in conjunction with all other State organizations involved in travel and tourism.

This conference has been previously hosted by World’s Tourism hot spots such as Bahamas, Jamaica, Antalya, Bali and Durban, mainly due to the inherent promotional tourism value to the host State.

The only previous occasion it has been hosted in South Asia was in Mumbai in 2011.

Source: Daily News