Sri Lanka’s Minister of External Affairs and Minister of Economic Development who are currently on a visit to Japan met with Akira Kanai, Chairman of the Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA) on Tuesday, states the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Japan.
At the meeting, External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris and Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa informed the JATA that the Sri Lanka Tourism Authority is now concentrating on new areas of interest for tourists visiting the island, which are mainly, eco tourism, religious tourism and certain specialized areas such as ayurveda.
The Ministers also emphasized that since the UK and US travel advisories on Sri Lanka have now been relaxed, they wish to invite a team of JATA officials to visit Sri Lanka and experience first-hand the present situation. They also requested the visiting team to give any advice on areas that require improvement in the tourism sector.