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Kimarli Fernando, Chairperson, Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (left) and Rajesh Mani, Country Manager, Sri Lanka & Maldives, Mastercard (right)
Expanding on its longstanding partnership with the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB), Mastercard today announced that it has entered into an agreement with the SLTPB to offer Mastercard’s Tourism Insights platform, as well as consulting services at no cost to the Government to support the revival of the island nation’s tourism sector.
This is part of Mastercard’s ongoing efforts to assist the Government and other stakeholders in accelerating Sri Lanka’s recovery from the global health and economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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