Tourists unmoved, arrivals on the rise
Initial international media reports had not disturbed visitor arrivals to the country in the wake of the brush on a military post by rebels in the suburbs of the Yala Wildlife Park.
“The impact will mainly depend on how the media is going to report….and it has not been picked up…so there’s no major impact,” Sri Lanka Tourist Board Additional Marketing Director Dilip Mudadeniya told the Daily Financial Times yesterday.
He noted that right now they were capable of having attracted a big group of 300 people to participate in the World’s Women’s Only Adventure Race that will be a huge boost to the Sri Lanka Tourism. This is a clear indication of their confidence in the country, he said.
The Tourist Board had just concluded a PR tender in the UK, France, Germany, Russia, Japan, Netherlands, South India and Israel. This had received a huge response, Mudadeniya said adding that “this shows confidence in the destination”.
Sri Lanka is expecting the upcoming season will give the industry a kick-start to keep the tourist arrivals on the high with many bookings taking place already. (SD)
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