Aitken Spence Travels wins top German brands Sustainability Award 2024

Aitken Spence Travels (Pvt) Ltd won as the most sustainable Tour Operator/ DMC at the “Sustainability Awards 2024,” organized by the Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Sri Lanka (AHK Sri Lanka), in collaboration with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) for the tourism industry. This is the second time Aitken Spence Travels has won this award.

The primary objective of this recognition program was to acknowledge the exceptional efforts of tourism sector stakeholders in promoting sustainability within their businesses. Additionally, it aims to create a competitive platform to increase visibility, highlights achievements through success stories, enhances reputations among industry peers and stakeholders, and utilizes this recognition to foster future partnerships and business opportunities.

This year the awards focused on two main segments; namely the Tour Operators/Destination Management Companies (DMCs) and Hotel & accommodation service providers. Within each category, there was a sub-category awards for both large enterprises and small to medium-sized enterprises.

The evaluation of the awards took into consideration factors such as the organizations holistic approach towards sustainability, the company’s visionary leadership, innovative capability, and resistance to external factors when implementing sustainability practices.

Stasshani Jayawardena, Head of the Tourism Sector for Aitken Spence PLC, commented “We are delighted to receive this recognition for the second time, as the last award ceremony was held in 2022. As one of the leading DMCs in Sri Lanka’s tourism industry, sustainability is deeply rooted into our company’s core values”.