Dhanushka Wijeyekoon

Message
Connect
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Connections (4)
Following (1)

Summary

I started my professional career as a salesperson and worked in various multinational companies in Telecom and ICT industries in Sri Lanka, then moved to Inbound tourism/destination management and climbed the corporate ladder in the hospitality and tourism sector. I have held the positions of Head of marketing and General manager in different inbound tour operating companies before inventing Koon Holidays.I hold an MBA from Anglia Ruskin University - UK, Member of Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM-UK), Professional Member of Confederation of Tourism and Hospitality (MCTH -UK), and Member of Chartered professional managers of Sri Lanka (MCPM - SL) & Alumni of Royal College Colombo 07.I am a visiting lecturer at various higher education institutes in Sri Lanka and facilitates the younger generation by educating them about hospitality, tourism, international business & sustainability.I have traveled to over 25 countries in the world and possess in-depth knowledge of world tourism and an avid traveler who enjoys and discovers the various aspects of different local cultures around the world.Above all, I still would like to introduce myself as a salesperson.

Work

Education

  • Anglia Ruskin Univercity - UK
    MBA (General)
    Nov 2017 – Jan 2016 (1 year)

Skills

  • General management
  • Hospitality & Tourism
  • International Business
  • Lecturing
  • Marketing
  • PR
  • People Management

Languages

  • English
  • Sinhala; Sinhalese

Interests

  • Travel
  • Reading
  • Lecturing
  • Destination management
  • Tourism