Tourism Economist Dr. Damian Fernando has been appointed as the Chief Operating Officer of NKAR Travels & Tours (Pvt) Ltd to lead its Inbound Department.
Dr. Fernando comes with 20 years of experience in the travel and tourism industry in Sri Lanka and Australia. Launching his career with Sri Lankan Airlines before heading NKAR’s Inbound Department from 2002-05, he is also the former General Manager of DMS Universal Melbourne and has served as a Lecturer at Victoria University, Melbourne.
Being a prominent researcher in the field of tourism, Dr. Fernando has tabled numerous Tourism Research Papers in international tourism conferences and holds a PhD in Tourism Economics (Victoria University) as well as an MBA in Marketing (La Trobe University).
He was also a Senior Lecturer/ Program Director at NSBM Green University before beginning his second stint with NKAR.