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Beacon Brings The Extremely Successful Conference To The Gulf

englisheditor — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:30:11 +0000

Dubai, U.A.E (July 10, 2008) /China Newswire/ — Based on the success of the event in Asia, Beacon is pleased to announce the first ever Corporate Ethics & FCPA Compliance Summit, being held from 10-13 November in Dubai.

The Anti-Corruption Asia Summit in Hong Kong in January was a great success, drawing delegates from across the region and receiving highly positive feedback from participants. Beacon now brings this successful event to Dubai. Corporate Ethics and FCPA Compliance Summit will tackle similar issues for the burgeoning Gulf region, but will focus more on how to build a culture of Ethics and devolve this through the organisation, with special attention being paid to anti-corruption compliance.

Confirmed speakers include the senior counsels and compliance specialists from the following companies:

•American University - Bahrain
•Baker Hughes
•Emerson Power
•General Electric
•Hitachi Data Systems
•Hogan & Hartson
•Pfizer
•Sun Microsystems
•The Red Flag Group
•Unilever
•White & Case

In addition, attendees will hear updates from OECD and TRACE International, as well as the anti-corruption authorities of the various jurisdictions.

For latest programme updates and speaker details, please visit www.GulfEthics.com

About Beacon Events
Beacon is an international business services company focused on conferences,
exhibitions and management training. Spun off from the Institute for International
Research's (IIR) Asia team, Beacon has an expanding portfolio of large-scale annual
events. Beacon's approach to business is to cooperate and evolve with our customers to produce the leading annual events in the many business areas we cover. We are known for our highly focused must-attend events and we work with our partners - whether they be industry associations, government organisations, advisory boards or our customers - to become a part of whatever industry we work in. For more info, see www.BeaconEvents.com

For press inquiries, please contact Ben Shek, Marketing Manager of Beacon Events on bshek@BeaconEvents.com.

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SriLankan Increases Flights to Middle Eastern

englisheditor — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:55:03 +0000

Sri Lanka (July 1, 2008) /China Newswire/ — SriLankan Airlines is closely supporting initiatives by the Government of Sri Lanka to spark a boom in Middle Eastern tourism to the country, by adding more weekly flights to the region.

With this initiative, SriLankan will have 37 weekly connections to nine cities in the Middle East – Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Bahrain, Doha, Muscat, Dammam, Riyadh, Jeddah and Kuwait. Additional flights are to three cities – Doha which increases from the present 4 flights up to 6; Bahrain which goes from 5 to 7; and Dammam which will have 3 flights, up from the present 2.

The Government has identified the Middle East as one of four major thrust markets to Sri Lanka, and has launched a series of marketing campaigns to raise awareness of the island's attractions. There has been an 80% increase in Middle Eastern tourist arrivals during the first quarter of 2008.

Mohamed Fazeel, Regional Manager Middle East, Africa and CIS, said: "We are strengthening our Middle East network, as there has been a significant increase in demand for flights in the region, and we see a lot of potential for growth. Our focus is on leisure travellers, and airline's leisure arm SriLankan Holidays has unveiled several packages to cater especially to Middle Eastern tourists who want to visit Sri Lanka."

Sri Lanka is growing in popularity as a leisure destination among Middle Eastern travellers, and western expatriates working in the region who are drawn to the island's golden beaches, mist-swathed tea plantations, and ancient cultural sites. An increasing number, including women travellers, also try out the country's many adventure sports. Sri Lanka also provides the kind of wholesome fun that is ideal for Arab travellers who often travel in family groups.

Sri Lanka's Ministry of Tourism has taken a keen interest in promoting the country in the Middle East. The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotions Board has launched a series of advertising campaigns in major media in the Middle East to increase interest in Sri Lanka as a leisure destination. More campaigns are planned for June and July. The National Carrier has supported these measures, and actively participated in the region's biggest travel fair – Arabian Travel Mart a few weeks ago – where many joint initiatives were discussed.

The airline's new packages include ‘Kids Go Free' which encouraged family vacations by offering free packages to children under 12 when their parents bought packages; and ‘Island Breaks' which promoted short stopover holidays in Sri Lanka among travellers transiting Colombo to other leisure destinations.

Sri Lanka's award winning carrier now flies to 41 destinations in 22 countries throughout Europe, the Middle East, South Asia, and the Far East.

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SriLankan Launches Latest On Board Duty Free Catalogue

englisheditor — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:50:28 +0000

Beijing, China (June 4, 2008) /China Newswire/ — SriLankan Airlines has launched the latest catalogue for Serendib Treasures, its on-board duty free collection which features a wide range of exciting new products.

The collection features 170 products from the Serendib Treasures range of fragrances, cosmetics, liquor, tobacco, watches, jewellery, pens, gifts, toys, and souvenirs of Sri Lanka.

The tempting new range includes the latest from the world's leading fashion houses such as Cartier, Calvin Klein, Givenchy, Paco Rabanne, Christian Dior, Carolina Herrera, Emporio Armani, Elizabeth Arden, DKNY, Estee Lauder, and L'Oreal. Also popular are spirits from Johnnie Walker, Camus, Chivas Regal, and Ballantines.

Jehan Karunaratne, Manager Inflight Service Support, said: "The latest catalogue has been produced in a very attractive, user-friendly form, which will be very helpful for travellers choosing products from our extensive range."

Passengers on board SriLankan flights can go through the catalogue at their leisure, give their orders to the cabin staff, and collect their items from the extensive selection carried on board. The airline's helpful inflight crew, who have won many accolades including the award for being the World's Friendliest Cabin Staff, are always ready to assist.

"Passengers should also watch out for the special offers that we frequently have, which include discounts and gifts," said Mr. Karunaratne.

SriLankan's Serendib Treasures collection is very competitively priced, and payment can be made by cash or credit card. SriLankan accepts six major credit cards and 16 currencies – U.S. Dollar, Australian Dollar, Bahraini Dinar, British Pound, Canadian Dollar, European Euro, Hong Kong Dollar, Japanese Yen, Kuwaiti Dinar, Omani Riyal, Qatari Riyal, Saudi Arabian Riyal, Singaporean Dollar, Swedish Krona, Swiss Franc and UAE Dirham.

Passengers can also choose to pre-order what they want prior to their flights on-line at www.srilankan.aero/dutyfree, in order to ensure that it will be reserved for them in the stock on board their respective flights. Orders should be made 72 hours for flights out of Colombo, and 120 hours for flights originating at other points in the airline's global network

For more information on the Serendib Treasures collection, phone: +94 (0)19733 2485/2498, e-mail: dutyfree@srilankan.aero, or visit www.srilankan.aero/dutyfree

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