Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2013-02-28

Tourism Promotion Campaign in China

- the Tourism Development Strategy 2011 - 2016 envisages to increase tourist arrivals to 2.5 million, foreign direct investments in tourism sector to US$ 3 billion tourism related employment to 500,000 and foreign exchange earnings from tourism up to US$ 3 billion by 2016. It has been planned to invite over 100 travel agents from China to visit Sri Lanka during 2013 to familiarize them on our tourism related activities. The proposal made by Hon. Basil Rajapaksa, Minister of Economic Development, to proceed with the related activities of the campaign, was approved by the Cabinet.