TRAVEL AGENTS TO LOSE LICENSES IF GUIDELINES ARE VIOLATED
TRAVEL AGENTS TO LOSE LICENSES IF GUIDELINES ARE VIOLATED
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Colombo (News 1st); The Ministry of Tourism said Travel Agents who fail to follow the health guidelines when bringing in foreign travelers to Sri Lanka, would have their licenses canceled.
S. Hettiarachchi, the Secretary to the Ministry of Tourism said plans are in place to ensure there is no further development of COVID-19 in Sri Lanka when foreign travelers are brought in.
Recently Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said that the two main airports Bandaranaike International Airport (Colombo) and Mattala International Airport (Hambantota) will reopen starting 21 January and international flights will resume gradually starting 23 January.
The Government will accelerate the process of bringing back overseas Sri Lankans who seek to return home due to COVID-19 related issues from next week, Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said. The minister said that the number of flights bringing Sri Lankans from the Middle East will be increased to five and the number of passengers brought in cargo flights will be increased
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By Harischandra Gunaratna
Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga yesterday alleged that there were certain MPs in the Opposition who were hell bent on undermining the vital tourism sector while the government was doing everything possible to resurrect the pandemic-hit industry.
“The Opposition is trying to use the industry personnel as scapegoats to meet their political ends,” Ranatunga said, adding those politicians didn’t want the industry to flourish again.
Addressing the media at the Ceylon Hotel School, the Minister said the need of the hour was to explore the opportunities available and woo holidaymakers from every possible country to support the tourism industry which was in dire straits.
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