Sri Lanka virtually hosted the Second BIMSTEC Network of Tour Operators meeting which was organized by Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) from 8th - 9th of December 2020 at Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management with the presence of Tourism Ministry officials and Industry representatives from SLAITO, TAASL, and ASMET.

BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral, Technical and Economic Cooperation, Dhaka) was initiated as a platform to bring together the countries in the Bay of Bengal to discuss and work in collaboration to develop all aspects of 14 main sectors in a country including tourism within the region.

The Member States are Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand. With its Headquarters based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, the first Meeting of Network of Tour Operators was held in New Delhi, India in 2017.

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