Off the wire
• Water table falling in China: research  • Chinese shares open higher Wednesday  • Armenian opposition leader submits second bid for PM to parliament  • Angola with 11 wetlands has potential to join Ramsar Convention  • S. Africa's JSE closes firmer as rand slides  • Aussie union calls for reduction of temporary foreign workers number  • Auto parts giant Aptiv moving headquarters from Britain to Ireland  • UN chief to appoint special advisor to probe resumption of Cyprus peace talks  • Backstop not part of EU's tactics in Brexit talks: Barnier  • German police raid refugee center to crush revolt  
You are here: 　

Sri Lanka targets more tourist arrivals from Middle East

Xinhua,May 03, 2018 Adjust font size:

COLOMBO, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka plans to attract more tourists from the Middle East by conducting promotion campaigns, a minister here said on Thursday.

Tourism Development and Christian Religious Affairs Minister John Amaratunga told Xinhua that Sri Lanka received only 35,000 tourists from Saudi Arabia last year. There was great potential for the attraction of more tourists from Saudi Arabia and other countries in the Middle East region.

The minister also said Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau together with leading Sri Lankan tour operators participated in the Riyadh Travel Fair last month to promote the island country's tourism.

"The visit was a great success. We see an increase in tourist arrivals to the country. The tourists from the middle-eastern region are willing to spend their time in the central hills of Sri Lanka," Amaratunga said. Enditem

 

Related News & Photos