Lanka eyes more travellers from the Middle-East

A high level travel delegation from Sri Lanka, led by His Excellency Faizer Musthapha, Sri Lanka’s Deputy Minister of Tourism will target prominent countries in the Gulf including UAE and Qatar in a bid to attract increased leisure traffic. During the four-day visit between 24th and 27th August, HE Musthapha will meet large scale hospitality industry operators including tour operators and travel agencies.

“The Middle East is one of our major travel origin markets and in 2008 we have seen significant growth from this market. We are increasing our marketing and promotion drive by carrying out a year round campaign to increase our share of leisure visitors and further increase awareness about our country’s tourism attractions,” said HE Musthapha.