Sri Lanka’s Minister for Tourism Harin Fernando on Monday said the country wanted tourists to fall in love with Sri Lanka and not keep it as part of their bucket list. “We want them to come back to our country,” he said.
Addressing presspersons during a roadshow in the city, he said the country had been witnessing an increase in tourist arrivals. In 2023 from January to March, they were witnessing 8,000 tourist arrivals a day, which was the highest since 2018. He said Sri Lankan government was ensuring that travelling was made easy for Indians. “Visa fee is the lowest for Indians. We speak Tamil, our second language is Tamil. We all have some connection with the Hindu religion. We have a very well laid-out Ramayana circuit,” Mr. Fernando said.
