{"id":102883,"date":"2022-10-30T06:37:25","date_gmt":"2022-10-30T06:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=102883"},"modified":"2022-10-30T06:38:15","modified_gmt":"2022-10-30T06:38:15","slug":"tourism-picks-up-as-country-returns-to-normalcy-by-chamikara-weerasinghe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/tourism-picks-up-as-country-returns-to-normalcy-by-chamikara-weerasinghe\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourism picks up as country returns to normalcy &#8211;  BY CHAMIKARA WEERASINGHE"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Tourism picks up as country returns to normalcy &#8211; <span style=\"color: #800080;\">BY CHAMIKARA WEERASINGHE<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-102884\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Tourism-picks-up-as-country-returns-to-normalcy-e1667111636647.jpg\" alt=\"Tourism picks up as country returns to normalcy - BY CHAMIKARA WEERASINGHE\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"tabs\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"region region-content\">\n<div id=\"block-system-main\" class=\"block block-system clearfix\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<article id=\"node-60773\" class=\"node node-article clearfix node-mt\">\n<div class=\"node-main-content custom-width clearfix\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 padding-left-zero padding-right-zero\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-5 col-md-5 col-lg-5 padding-left-zero\">\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-title-byline field-type-text field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">* Income to reach over USD 1 billion by 2025<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"field-item odd\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">* SL to participate in World Tourism Market in London<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"field-item even\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">* Targets high-end tourists<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"field-item odd\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">* Miss Tourism World 2022 to increase tourist arrivals<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Source :\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sundayobserver.lk\/2022\/10\/30\/tourism-picks-country-returns-normalcy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sundayobserver<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Sri Lanka\u2019s tourism sector is showing signs of recovery with the internal political situation returning to normalcy, Tourism Ministry\u2019s Additional Secretary for Development, Jayasiri Wijayanath Thennakoon told the Sunday Observer yesterday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Thennakoon said that many Western countries had lifted their travel advisories against Sri Lanka. The others will consider doing so due to the steps taken by the Tourism Ministry and the State Ministry of Tourism. \u201cWe expect a full recovery of the tourism-related economy between 2023 and 2025,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u201cThe tourism economy peaked in 2018, with the country earning US $ 4.4 billion from the tourist industry that year. We could get there if we could improve the peaceful environment in the country and the safe environment for tourists. We could easily achieve a target of over one billion US dollars,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Sri Lanka\u2019s tourist arrivals fell from 1,913,702 in 2019 to 194,495 in 2021. The revenue fell from USD 3,600 million to USD 261 million as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Easter attack. When asked how sure they were of earning so much, Thennakoon said that the Tourism Ministry is working on a post-Covid-19 tourism rebuilding plan to increase the number of tourist arrivals through large-scale marketing programs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">He said,\u201dWe have secured a place to participate in the World Tourism Market, which will be held in London from November 2-10, with a massive tourism promotion campaign targeting high-end tourists.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u201cOver 150 countries will participate in the World Tourism Market,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The State Ministry of Tourism will host the Miss Tourism World 2022 pageant in Sri Lanka in December.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">It received approval to host Miss Tourism World after competing against 24 countries, officials from the State Ministry of Tourism told a media gathering at the Cinnamon Grand recently.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">State Tourism Minister Diana Gamage told the media that she was doing her best to boost the tourism industry to rake in foreign exchange despite many people criticising her whenever she tries to implement a plan.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"block-inject-1\" class=\"block-inject block-inject-1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div id=\"block-block-58\" class=\"block block-block clearfix\">\n<div class=\"content\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">She said those who criticised her would also benefit from the economic boom that would come as a result of her tourism development strategy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u201cThis means that people from over 80 countries will watch from their homes to see if their contestant wins, and they see that the event takes place in Sri Lanka. Naturally, they will be inspired by Sri Lanka,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u201cThis will instill in the minds of the people that Sri Lanka is a friendly country, a safe tourist destination with a lot to offer in terms of natural beauty and historical sites to visit, and have a good time,\u201d Gamage said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u201cI cannot tell you the exact number of foreigners who will be inspired and how many will travel to Sri Lanka during and after this event and in the future, but the number will be enormous, and it will undoubtedly have a significant impact on tourism industry and economy,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">She said increasing the number of tourist arrivals is a fundamental pillar for recovery. \u201cI am working on that basis for tourism recovery,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Gamage said Miss Tourism World National Director Malith Ranasinghe was instrumental in securing the event\u2019s hosting through negotiations with Miss Tourism World administrators.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Miss Tourism World is one of the world\u2019s top five beauty pageants. 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