A huge turnout of over 100 delegates from around the world was recorded for the first-ever in person Sri Lanka MICE Expo 2023 that got underway at Shangri-La hotel in Colombo on Tuesday, 14th March 2023. The organisers, Sri Lanka Convention Bureau and SriLankan Airlines, selected 105 fully-hosted buyers from South East Asia, Far East, Middle East and Europe for the event which has been promoted as a key activity to position Sri Lanka as a global MICE destination. Dozens of other MICE stakeholders from all over the region were also present at the event which kicked off with a traditional Sri Lankan cultural performance. The day-long buyer Short event video clips Click to view SLMICE Expo Photographs seller meet was preceded by an opening plenary session addressed by Sri Lankan Tourism Minister Harin Fernando and SLCB Chairman Thisum Jayasuriya.

Inaugurating the Expo, Mr. Fernando said that Sri Lanka was an ideal MICE destination for companies from around the world and that unlike most other destinations, it was a year-round destination. “When it comes to MICE, Sri Lanka has all that it needs to host conferences and has bagged several large MICE events for the year 2023,’’ Mr. Fernando told the gathering.