Hemas Travels, a fully-owned subsidiary of the diversified conglomerate Hemas Holdings, today declared opened its very first suburban branch in Nawala. The opening ceremony was held under the patronage of Group Director Imtiaz Esufally, Managing Director of Leisure, Travel & Aviation Sector, Malinga Arsakularatne and Chief Operations Officer, Hussain Habeeb. The event was also attended by Country Managers and Sales Heads of several airlines who have worked with Hemas for the last 4 decades.
Speaking at the opening ceremony Chief Operating Officer of Hemas Travels Hussain Habeeb said, “Hemas Travels has been a trusted partner for outbound travel needs for many years. However we have remained silent, capitalizing on business travelers through our networks. However, during our strategizing efforts we saw great potential for outbound leisure travel as well and decided to expand our business to that vertical. Our research also found the suburb of Nawala to be ideal in terms of its emergence as a highly residential locality housing high-spenders.”
The branch in Nawala situated at 162A Nawala Road, Nugegoda will be run by Nilmini Abeysinghe and will serve customers in need of outbound travel packages, airline ticketing and luxury cruise bookings as well.
Established in 1979, Hemas Travels was a pioneer in outbound travel in Sri Lanka and has thus far operated out of its headquarters in Colombo and branch office in Kandy. The new Nawala branch brings the IATA accredited travel agent closer to its customers in the suburbs and will also aim to serve them better. Hemas Travels offers a total travel management solution for any traveler, be it business or leisure. The company boasts the largest GSA (General Sales Agent) portfolio in the country operating with world-renowned cruise liners, coach tours, MICE travel agents and facilitating visa and lounge services.
Hemas Travels is the GSA for global airlines such as Emirates, IndiGo, Alitalia, China Southern, Maldivian and Malaysian Airlines. It also operates the GSA for Royal Caribbean Cruises, Azamara Club Cruises, Celebrity X Cruises, and Globus Tours. Hemas is also the sole partner of the Hogg Robinson Group in Sri Lanka for over a decade which enables them to access global data on hotel reservations and provide customers with exclusive benefits.
For more information please contact Hemas Travels 24/7 hotline on 0114 704704/5 or call the new Nawala office on 0114 704700. The Nawala branch will operate from Monday – Friday (8.30 am to 5.00 pm) and on Saturdays from (9.00 am to 1.00 pm).