The Hon. (Prof.) Ruwan Ranasinghe
Hon. (Prof.) Ruwan Ranasinghe outlined ongoing and planned tourism promotion activities, noting that over Rs. 6 billion was spent on trade fair promotion in the previous year. He said a Rs. 5 billion global promotion programme is before the Treasury and awaiting Cabinet approval, while a Rs. 1 billion short-term campaign targeting off-season markets in China, India, Australia, and Spain has already been approved. Further promotional activities are expected to begin within about a month, subject to standard government procedures.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 We participate annually in tourism trade fairs. Last year we spent over Rs. 6 billion on such promotion. A Rs. 5 billion global promotion programme has been prepared and is presently with the Treasury; it has been forwarded for Cabinet approval, after which we will commence. In the short term, we already have approval for a Rs. 1 billion campaign targeting off-season “summer markets” aligned with current war-related impacts—China, India, Australia, and Spain. We expect to launch further activities within about a month. The global campaign is planned and will proceed subject to standard Government procedures.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Prof.) Ruwan Ranasinghe. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 May 2026. No. 23546. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/19712