The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka (on behalf of the Hon. Rohitha Abeygunawardhana)
Gayantha Karunathilleka, on behalf of Rohitha Abeygunawardhana, asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism to provide details on Sri Lanka’s 2025 tourist arrival target, expected source countries, and whether sufficient accommodation is available. He also requested information on measures to revive the hotel sector and tourism industry following the impacts of Covid-19, the Easter Sunday attacks, and the Aragalaya protests, as well as the number of tourist zones in each province.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism:
¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House— (i) the targeted number of foreign tourists expected to visit Sri Lanka in 2025; (ii) the countries from which foreign tourists are expected to come; (iii) whether adequate accommodation/room facilities are available to such tourists; (iv) the steps that will be taken towards the advancement of Sri Lanka’s tourist hotel sector, which collapsed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Easter Sunday attack and mass protests (Aragalaya); (v) the measures that will be taken to uplift Sri Lanka’s tourism industry; and (vi) the number of tourist zones existing in each province in Sri Lanka, separately?
¶ 03 (b) If not, why?
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Cite as: The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka (on behalf of the Hon. Rohitha Abeygunawardhana). 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 June 2025. No. 1750929357043199. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/14537