New Delhi: Here comes music for the ears of Indian tourists visiting Sri Lanka who might soon be exempted from the hassle of visa requirement with the Sri Lankan Government mulling to grant visa-free-entry for tourists from countries like India and China.
Speaking to media, Tourism Minister of Sri Lanka, John Amaratunga recently stated that Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is looking out for possibilities of offering visa-free-entry to tourists from tourist-friendly countries to boost tourism.
This move comes in the wake of boosting tourism further in the region as the Sri Lankan tourism industry suffered a major jolt a decade back because of the civil war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). However, the island nation has recovered at a fast pace and has emerged as one of the top tourist destinations in Asia.
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