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findmyfare.com story tells how a company’s revolution starts with its culture

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Sri Lanka’s largest online travel company, findmyfare.com is revolutionizing the workplace with an innovative approach to people and management. 
Located at Jaya Road, Colombo 4, the findmyfare.com office is more than just a workplace. It’s a space where employees can learn, thrive and enjoy a rewarding professional experience. 
The modern office with its chic design and colourful décor provides the perfect blend between a professional setting for clients to visit and a fun and effective working environment. 
Commenting on the benefits that findmyfare.com provides its employees, findmyfare.com Director Abishek Sithampalam stated, “At findmyfare.com we try to create a work culture that is conducive to fun and learning and we also do our best to take care of our team. We have also taken additional measures to provide employees with ample benefits that support their work. At present standard benefits include pay levels that are above the industry norms, staff transport and food allowances. 
Because we are in the business of selling travel experiences, it’s also extremely important for our team to constantly discover the world and travel on a regular basis. Therefore, we also provide each employee with three free ‘Hot Deals’, which enable them to make full use of our special packages to incredible destinations at no cost.” The findmyfare.com office has a causal dress code, so the employees can wear whatever makes them feel most comfortable. The team is also encouraged to learn something new each month like ballroom dancing, singing or touch rugby.
Commenting on his experience at findmyfare.com, Customer Care Expert Sohan Oshida Lorenzuhewa (22 years) stated, “I really enjoy working in the travel industry and the environment at findmyfare.com is really great. I like working at findmyfare.com because the team is young and we have all become one big family. The management is friendly and really listens to our ideas. Additionally, our processes are smooth and easy to follow, which makes it extremely easy for me to do my job.” 
Explaining what makes working at findmyfare.com interesting, Creative Artist Gehan Dileepa Dharmasiri (22 years) stated, “I love the freedom I have at findmyfare.com. We can come and go when we please as long as the work gets done. The team here is also very young and open minded, nobody judges you and you are free to share your thoughts and ideas. 
Work here is definitely not boring, there are new challenges all the time and there’s so much for us to learn here every day. They say nobody wants to be born and die in the same corner of the world; therefore travel is something that truly appeals to so many different types of people. Working in the travel industry has also been a truly interesting and eye-opening experience for me.”Since its launch in 2012, findmyfare.com has become Sri Lanka’s ultimate one-stop travel shop, providing the best travel deals available in the market-place. 
The findmyfare.com site allows customers to search, compare and book affordable flights and hotels around the world. All the features of the findmyfare.com site are also designed to make the process of researching, choosing and paying for a holiday as simple, easy and convenient as possible.