Tourist Hotels Association of Sri Lanka (THASL) welcomes the reopening of the borders for foreign visitors which will greatly benefit millions of livelihoods which are dependent on the tourism industry.
“Provided there are no major travel restrictions, we are targeting US$ 1 billion earnings this year.”
“However, we appeal to all stakeholders to maintain extreme caution and adherence to health and safety guidelines are paramount to resume a sustainable growth in the months ahead,” a release from President THASL Sanath Ukwatte said.
“We appeal to the general public to cooperate and support us in this journey to restart the industry which is the worst impacted by the pandemic. Although the public are barred to enter Level 1 hotels where tourist stay during the first 14 days in the country in order to ensure that the virus doesn’t enter the community, we are hoping that these restrictions will ease in time to come as more and more people are being vaccinated around the world.
We greatly appreciate the government’s efforts in vaccinating the local community in a systematic way commencing February and including tourism stakeholders on a priority basis.
We are hoping that we will be able to attract visitors who will stay longer and who wish to avoid severe winter in Europe and also those who wish to take advantage of the extended 3-month visa scheme.
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