Govt. expects surge in tourist arrivals this year: Dr. Ramesh Pathirana

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The government expects a surge in tourist arrivals this year as Sri Lanka has been branded as a safe destination among the global tourist industry, co-cabinet spokesman, Plantation Minister Dr. Ramesh Pathirana said today.

He told the weekly post cabinet news briefing that 1.2 million tourists are expected this year and as such the Bandaranaike International Airports (BIA) and service providers to the tourist industry have been instructed to provide maximum possible facilities to tourists.

“We are hopeful that the year 2022 would be a better one as signs of improvement of tourist arrivals, export revenue and foreign remittances are already there. The government would take steps to eliminate scarcities of all essential commodities once the foreign reserves rise to a satisfactory level,” Minister Dr. Pathirana said. (Sandun A Jayasekera)

Comments - 9

Thor Tuesday, 08 February 2022 11:43 PM

Wishful thinking. Tourists are well aware of power cuts, fuel shortages, train strikes and rip off currency exchange policies.

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Sammy Tuesday, 08 February 2022 11:44 PM

Hope this does not bring about a surge in Covid19 and surge in rapes!

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Sam Silva Tuesday, 08 February 2022 11:44 PM

You expect so called surge of tourists to visit our country and unload bags of dollars and return. Wake up !!.

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Sam Silva Tuesday, 08 February 2022 11:53 PM

The backpack tourists and the one who arrives on budget promotions are definitely to bring truck loads of dollars.

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Sam Silva Tuesday, 08 February 2022 11:57 PM

You being the plantation minister You should promote exports of our agriculture sector providing fertilizer instead of tourism.

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European Wednesday, 09 February 2022 12:09 AM

From Uzbekistan;)

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Raz Wednesday, 09 February 2022 12:22 AM

Not when your thugs go on a rape spree on young western girls !!

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Van Wednesday, 09 February 2022 11:09 AM

Exactly.

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Kumar Wednesday, 09 February 2022 10:09 PM

If a war starts in Ukraine, there will be zero tourists.

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