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SylvainB\/Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the first 10 days of 2022,\u00a0approximately 30,000 tourists arrived in Sri Lanka, with the majority\u00a0flying\u00a0from Europe and India, reported\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/2005541\/world\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Arab News.<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With\u00a0its\u00a0UNESCO-protected\u00a0cultural and architectural\u00a0sites,\u00a0surf spots,\u00a0top-rated beaches,\u00a0tropical climate, and\u00a0tea plantation destinations,\u00a0global tourists have\u00a0had their sights on\u00a0Sri Lanka pre-pandemic,\u00a0more so\u00a0when\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/video\/top-10-countries-to-visit-in-2019\/v\/vid\/977\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lonely Planet<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0dubbed it as the top country\u00a0to visit\u00a0in 2019.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Since the 26-year conflict ceased,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/travel\/2018\/oct\/23\/sri-lanka-ranked-top-country-for-travel-in-2019-by-lonely-planet\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Guardian<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0noted that the number of tourists travelling to the country surged from\u00a0447,890 in 2009 to a historic high of 2.3\u00a0million in 2018.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">However, plans of doubling the numbers ended abruptly in March 2020 when Covid restrictions were imposed around the globe. Fortunately, the improving situation worldwide\u2014with vaccinations on overdrive\u2014has ignited the tourism sector to release the \u201cVisit Sri Lanka Year\u201d scheme where they aim to generate USD10 billion by 2025.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If the start of the new year is any indication, roughly 30,000 tourists visiting from Germany, India, Russia, Ukraine, and the UK, Sri Lanka tourism is on the right path to achieve its objective, regardless of the\u00a0global\u00a0concern\u00a0surrounding the highly\u00a0infectious\u00a0Omicron\u00a0variant.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chairperson of the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority Kimarli Fernando told Arab News: \u201cIn Europe, there is a thought process of relaxing and dealing with the virus. EU countries treat COVID-19 like the flu, suggest people get used to living with it, and treat the virus as an endemic disease. So, this will not pose a problem.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">She shared that they are expecting around one million tourists to visit Sri Lanka this year, half of its highest tally since 2018. Fernando also rejected assumptions of the country going back into lockdown because of the new variant, adding, \u201cI am absolutely confident we will reach these numbers.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/en\/asia-pacific-niche-real-estate-assets-to-keep-an-eye-on-in-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>More: Asia Pacific niche real estate assets to keep an eye on in 2022<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Out of the 23 million people residing in Sri Lanka, nearly 63 percent have been\u00a0fully vaccinated. Individuals\u00a0working in the tourism industry\u00a0have also been set as priority to receive\u00a0jabs\u00a0to support the reopening of the travel industry and recovery\u00a0of the economy.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Aside from vaccinations, Fernando revealed that they have audited all hotels in the country to check whether the staff have been trained to properly deal with the outbreak.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">She added: \u201cTour guides, drivers \u2014 they are all trained. In public, everyone is wearing their masks. Everyone is diligent, in terms of sanitising and adhering to health precautions. We\u2019ve never relaxed those rules, so we do not see an issue arising.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>The Property Report editors wrote this article. For more information, email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:propertyreport@propertyguru.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">propertyreport@propertyguru.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local tourism body expects to see one million tourists visiting the country this year<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":26652,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[92,1],"tags":[220,114,120,322],"class_list":["post-26651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-property-report","tag-commercial","tag-hospitality","tag-sri-lanka","tag-tourism","news_country-sri-lanka","news_author-property-report"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ 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