Sri Lanka targets at least 2.5 million tourists this year after several countries eased their travel advisories which were issued after the deadly Easter Sunday attacks that killed over 250 people last month, Minister of Tourism Development, Wildlife and Christian Religious Affairs John Amaratunga said.
Amaratunga said that Sri Lanka is now a safe destination for travel after security forces apprehended at least 98 percent of suspects who were, directly and indirectly, involved in the Easter Sunday terror attacks.
He said security forces have ensured that further attacks and a radical uprising of this nature will not happen, and Sri Lankans can go back to their normal lives.
"After the terrorist attacks, many countries issued travel advisories asking travelers not to travel here. This is understandable," Amaratunga said.
"Last week, I met the Chinese ambassador and assured him that Sri Lanka is a safe destination. I thank China, as they were the first country to ease the travel advisory and this will immensely benefit Sri Lanka tourism," he added.
Switzerland, India and Germany have followed suit in easing their travel bans while advising potential tourists to 'travel with caution' instead of 'do not travel'.
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