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Army Chief urges hotel owners to give best relief to overseas tourists

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Army  Commander General Shavendra Silva urged a group of hotel owners to give  maximum possible relief to visitors who come from foreign countries by lowering  the charges to undergo quarantine.

 

 

“I  urge all of you to give them the maximum possible relief by lowering  the charges at this critical moment in our history,” he said during a  meeting with hotel owners, hoteliers and hotel executives on Tuesday. The  Commander also reiterated firmly that they should not,  give a  single cent to any third party that  facilitates bringing visitors to their  hotels.


“No outsider, ‘third party’ or anyone, contacting you for accommodation on behalf of the overseas visitors in your hotels and for quarantine purposes, should be given  a single cent to get such individuals or parties, as we have already managed to  prevent some ‘unscrupulous’ elements that were resorting to such corrupt  practices in the recent past after the second wave broke out,” he said. 


General  Silva said that they would not hesitate or tolerate such practices at the  expense of the Army’s image since it is a credible organization with  highest standards.  “What  we want is to get those visitors a fair deal with decent meals, full  care and accommodation at the lowest possible rate,” he said. There were instances where ‘interested parties’ had approached the hoteliers  in the past, but there is no room left now for any such practices,” the Commander underlined and requested that such attempts  should immediately be brought to the Army’s notice. 

 

 

  • What  we want is to get those visitors a fair deal with decent meals, full  care and accommodation at the lowest possible rate