Sri Lanka to woo greater number of Indian tourists

The island is preparing new packages such as the Murugan-Shiva Shakthi trails The Hindu T. Ramakrishnanan Sri Lanka’s tourism officials, conscious of the dire need to shore up their country’s economy, plan to woo a greater number of Indian tourists, who constitute the single largest segment of foreign tourists, through new packages such as the Murugan-Shiva Shakthi trails. Their optimism stems from the fact that there is a proposal to resume air passenger services from the Palaly airport in Jaffna to destinations in the southern part of India. As part…

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Govt. begins search for duty-free operators for Jaffna International Airport

Govt. begins search for duty-free operators for Jaffna International Airport Proposals sought from reputed, experienced local firms   Pre-bid meeting slated for 2 September No flights yet at Northern airport despite Cabinet nod to operate from 1 July By Charumini de Silva The Government has kicked off the search for reputed and competent local firms to operate core duty-free shops at Jaffna International Airport (JIA), to revamp its facilities before scheduled flights resume operations. Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd. has called for proposals under national competitive bidding from reputed…

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