The Pulse - Issue 04.pdf

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The Pulse

Inside this issue

Outbound Training

The Other Side

Farewell

The Market Say

Achievers

New Faces at Inbound

Sports

Inbound Puzzle

Volume 1 Issue 4 Leisure Inbound- Employee Newsletter October 2013

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We are Trendsetters

Walkers Tours re-launched their corporate website on the 20th of September 2013, marking yet another milestone in

company history. This award winning Responsive website was revamped to keep up with the current trends and is the firs

the Leisure Group to be built using state of the art technology. The website previously was geared to be more corpor

orientated but with the re-launch it is now more consumer driven. Experiences, Excursions, Special and Last Minute offers

now featured in the website.

Tourplan is a complete tour operator/wholesaler software

solution designed for inbound, outbound and domestic tour

operators providing group, FIT, tailor-made and packaged

tours. It is designed to provide fast & accurate quotations,

protecting margins and increasing sales. Tourplan system is

trusted by 290 tour operator customers in 54 countries to run

their businesses.

Walkers Tours upgraded its Tourplan system to the latest

version available in the market. The new and improved

efficient features give us the competitive edge to offer a

unique product to our customers whilst staying ahead of

competition.

IDEAS

The key sucfactor for company is cons

innovation. Keepthis in mind WalTours and WhitBoustead Tr

started a campaigngenerate new idfrom within the te

A poster campawas started to enhaour culture

innovation and soon be followed

exciting competitio


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Great Learnings Whilst Creating Lasting Memories

Leisure Inbound Sector set out for their

Outbound Training which was called the

Amazing Chase on the 13thof July 2013. After

a briefing during the early hours of the

morning, randomly picked 15 teams were

dropped off by the facilitators at the Town

Hall junction. The four hour training session

involved running around the streets of

Colombo searching for highly complicated

answers and performing few nerve wrecking

tasks. After the conclusion of the grueling yet

highly productive training session the teams

headed towards Bentota for an unwinding

session at the Bentota Beach Hotel.

With a chilled Amberalla juice warmly

welcoming the exhausted members of our

team the facilitators took the teams through

the learning outcomes which were filled with

many embarrassing moments yet

unforgettable memories. It was then time to

jump in to the still blue water which was

calling out to all. Afterwards it was all about a

cool dip in the pool and Kamatha Lunch with

a Calypso band and a DJ providing

entertainment for all ages. Where the term

young at heart was a proven fact andcorporate hierarchy was nothing but an

illusion. The Inbound team set off to Colombo

ending the day with a bag full of learnings

and most importantly great memories and

tighter bonds.

I learnt new words that I never knew existed

Madawa

It was all about the team spi

Roshanka

There is no hierarchy when it comes to tework, and that was proven

Ahamed

It was a great new experien

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arin I saw the videos of the training and

was sad that I could not be a part of it

frazSad I missed it. Looked like our guys

had a lot of fun!

nodhi I think Ive missed out on a greatdeal offun

Prabath-It was an awesome

experience

TrevinIm usually very critical

but I must say this was the besttrainin ever

A day that forced us to thiout of the box

GayaIt was humbling to know that intuition on what

makes the perfect team is worthless when you

fail to action what you already know.

Mevantha

It was a great training which helped me to get

to know my colleagues better

Riyaz

It wasgreat to see such excellent tespirit

Dilan

Best way to celebrate a birthday with my

colleagues

Imran


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Many of us know Sachintha Fernando,

fondly known as Sachi, as the

Executive - Sustainability. Apart from

been the individual making sure all

ISO systems and processors are in

place and ensuring all non-

conformities are reported on time she

does have an interesting back ground

which many wouldnt know.

Hailing from Ladies College Sachi

was the captain of the Synchronized

Swimming team. This straight A

student got into the University of

Colombo to further her higher

education specializing in Business

Economics and is currently holding a

first class honors. She is also a CIMApassed finalist who will be graduating

this December. Looking at her many

would expect her to be the smart girl

who would ace any examination;

however she is no book worm.

Balancing out her goals in life and

furthering her passion for watersports

she joined the Sri Lanka Navy Water

polo team. She was recently awarded

University colours for Netball,

Basketball, Swimming and Athletics.

Sachi was awarded with the

opportunity to participate at an

exchange programme by the

University for her excellent academic

records. She spent 6 months of her

university education in University of

Latrobe, Australia. As an exchange

student from Sri Lanka and did

manage to top the batch at the

University of Latrobe during her 1st

semester of her second year.

Sachi is also a part time Assistant

wedding planner who loves to let lose

her creative side.

All these achievements at such young

age did not end there. She was

nominated for the Zonta, Women in

Business Scholarship Programme.

Eleven highly talented young ladies

were shortlisted for the final round of

interviews with three well known

personalities in the corporate world as

judges. After the intense interviews

one of the judges decided to match the

prize money for the winner as he was

highly impressed with the leadership

and the intellectual capabilities of the

candidate. The Zonta Jane M.

Klausman award was won by none

other than Sachi. She was chosen as

the winner from Sri Lanka and was

reviewed at district level where shebecame runner up to a candidate from

Bangladesh.

The panel of Judges was Mrs. Rohini

Nanayakkara Pioneering woman

banker, Mrs. Deepthi Wickramasuriya

- Accountant and Mr. Susantha

Ratnayake, Chairman of John Keells

Group.

Sachi was a member of the Universityof Colombo team which took part in

the CIMA Business Challenge

programme. With 72 Teams taking

part the University of Colombo team

managed to win the Sri Lanka

challenge and advance to the main

event which took place in South

Africa in August 2013.

She explains her time in South Afr

as an experience of a life time. T

best part about CIMA global busin

challenge was all the wonder

people I met. I had the opportunity

meet 96 participants from around

world as well as top global businpersonalities who have now beco

good friends.

What are your Future Plans?

I dont believe in having fixed lo

term goals. Life is so complicated,

we grow, we experience and disco

new things in life, and what we w

and who we want to become, chang

It is important to make the most your life and try to do all the thin

you want. Right now I dont kn

what the future holds for me I ho

it will be good

Any message for the readers?

Success is waking up in the morn

knowing you are going to spend

rest of the day doing something y

love. So be successful

Born to a Sri Lankan father and

Chinese mother Sachi is the young

of three. With an elder brother an

sister around she says life gets mu

easier to know I have them as a pi

of strength to support me in everyth

I do. There are three more memb

whom she refers to as her extend

family. Her love for her pet dog M

is endless, however in the presenceher cats Ashleigh and Barto, M

ends up been ignored.

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Farewell to Evan and Abey

Inbound bid farewell to two of its long

standing members Evan Manager,

Finance cum Cricket Captain, and

Abeyrathna- Office

Assistant. Evan, completing a stint of 10

years at Walkers Tours, which is also

where he started off his career, moved

within JKH to take up higher

responsibilities at a sister compan

Abeyrathne, fondly known as Abe

retire after serving the company for 2

long years.

Transport office in MattakkuliyaThe transport division of Inbound moved to Mattakkuliya on the 26 t of August 2013. After the tradition of lighting the

oil lamp and the boiling of milk our Sector Head Mr. Vasantha Leelananda addressed the gathering.


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Achievers of Inbound

Champion of the Year Employee of the Year

Shanendra FernandoChampion of the year 2012/2013 Stephani FernandoEmployee of the year 2012/ 2013

V-SPARC Winners

Awarded to: Ryan, Chaminda, Ruwan and Ramuald for been awarded the best ground handling

team by the organizers of the 2ndAsian Buddhist Culture and International Convention

Leisure Inbound Sector held its Champion and Employee of the Year award ceremony on the 16th of September 2013.

Shanendra and Stephani were awarded with the Champion and Employee of the Year 2012/ 2013 respectively.


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Awarded to Chathura, Janaka, Nalinda, Riyaz, Sajahan, Hemal, Ashan, Dilshan for the excellent cycling tour

organized for Kouni

Awarded to Saera for her commitment which allowed

Inbound to participate at the Travel Trade Cricket 6s

Ishendra Pilapitiya

Fondly known as:Pila

Mostly heard saying : Dont use

profanities

Cartoon character that describes him :

Frnakenstein , Because of the way he

walks and talks

Song title that describes him :Im Sexy

and I know it

Greatest Quality:Never say No

Message from the market: The

Habebes would like to warmly

welcome Pila and Mapila to the

Middle East Market, may the good

lord bless you with many friends just

like us.

The Market Say

Jayamali Perer

Fondly known as:Jiggles Maali, Jay

Bird, Jay, Jiggy Bole

Mostly heard saying : Ane yanna

halo yanna

Cartoon character that describes her :

Nim Galuu

Song title that describes her : Ging

gand goolie

Greatest Quality: Straight to the face

Face it and deal with it

Message from the market: You hav

been a part of this team but it was th

transition from Glennie to Lakesid

that brought you together with us. It i

nothing but a joy to have you with us

Never down and out, all smiles eve

when we know the chips are down

Thats the wa to o Ja !

Angelo Gibson

Fondly known as:Angel / Gisbon

Mostly heard saying : Me and

More

Cartoon character that describes him: Casper the ghost

Song title that describes him : Silent

Night

Greatest Quality: Calm and Gentle

Message from the market: The only

person in the market who comes to

work on time every day. Most of the

time even before 07.30am hes in his

seat.

Awarded to Ratnayake, Antonio, Hassen and Chamin

for going the extra mile to support the families of

deceased drivers

This new column will feature three individuals who will be described by their colleagues of their respective markets. For this issue w

decided to talk to members of the Middle East and German Markets of Walkers Tours and the Whittalls UK team to inquire about Ish

Angelo and Jayamali. This is what their teammates had to say:


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New faces of Inbound

Thilina Kuruppu

"It feels great to be back! I feel like Im at home again"

Milani Senerat

A perfect atmosphere and way to start a new beginning in Sri Lanka!

Rangi Gunesekera

God is great to give me such a friendly environment to work. Looking forward

to a good future

Dharshana Suraweera

"This is a great place to work, Surrounded by great people

Harini Gunesena

"It is not just a working place it is more than just a work place where you could learn amazingly"

Ashen Perera"I would like to think this opportunity I got to work in this organization is a

blessin rom heaven."

Cheyenne Cuttilan

My stay here so far has been very pleasant. As this is undoubtedly one of the leading

organizations, I'm extremely excited to be a part of it.

Chathura Wannipura

It is like a dream come true to join JKH and I feel so lucky to work in aPleasing

environment like this.

Imithiyaz Boharie

Its been a privilege working at walkers tours, and I'm happy to be a part of a

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JKH Intercompany Rugby 7sLeisure Inbound was represented by two Rugby Teams at the JKH Intercompany Rugby 7s. Whilst A Team bagged t

Plate, Team B became the Shield Champions. Inbound also became victorious in the Haka competition and participated in th

Cheerleaders competition.


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Mercantile Rugby 7s

Mercantile Swimming

Inbound Team at the Italy-Sr

Lanka Business Council

Bowling Tournament

Vasula, Radeesha, Dhiran and Charitha of Inbound were

members of the JKH Mercantile Rugby team who became

the Plate Champions at the Mercantile Rugby Tournament.

bound was represented by

uren, Namith, Stephen, Asitha

nd Stephani. JKH became

nners up to defending

hampions MAS Holdings


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JKH Inter Company Badminton TournamentInbound ladies B team (Sasala, Shivanthi, Randika, Nalika) emerged Runners up at the JKH Intercompany Badminton

Tournament which was held on the 28thof September 2013 at the St. Thomas College indoor Badminton courts

Travel Trade Cricket 6sThe Inbound Ladies cricket team advanced to the semi finals by beating Kingsbury and Serendib Leisure. Losing

semifinals to the eventual champions of the tournament Amaya Hills, the team was about to pack up and head home. Howe

instead of calling it a day they walked out of the grounds to find themselves occupying the nearby ground for the next cou

of hours. These extended hours involved the team going back in time to visit their childhood memories where Dodge ball w

a game of choice and high throw catches seemed impossible. After an eventful evening the team and the coaches headed tnearby coffee shop to talk through the days happenings which involved a great deal of laughter and memories to treasur

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Inbound Crossword No.03

The following crossword is based on employees at Inbound. Good luck guessing the names of your colleagues.

Print out the completed crossword and hand over to HR before the 7 thof November 2013.

Across

1. National Squash Champion2. Represented SL in Water Polo3. Kandyan Dancer4. Lives in Negombo5. Holds a certificate in Restaurant and Bar

Service

6. Married to Mangalika7. Malay8. Close to retirement9. Schooled at St. Lawrence

Down

1. Joined in 19972. Born in 19883. Drives a Toyota Vitz4. Has a sibling working for JKH5. Daughters name is Evinda6. Trinity Ruggerite7. Owns a Pug8. Travel Counter9. Vocal Enigma10.Fan of Arsenal Football Club

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