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‘Pattipola Tourist Comfort Centre’ photo is from 2018: SL Tourism

17 Dec 2021

Issuing a statement yesterday (16), Sri Lanka Tourism stated that a photograph that has been circulating on social media of a tourist sleeping on a trolley at the Pattipola Tourist Comfort Centre, attached to the Pattipola Railway Station, has been brought to their attention, and added that while few people tried to showcase this as a photograph taken recently and mentioned “the state of tourism”, the photograph was actually taken back in 2018. At the time, the incident was deemed “unfair and unfounded” by then Minister of Tourism John Amaratunga on Facebook on 29 March 2018. “We at Sri Lanka Tourism, together with the industry stakeholders, collectively strive always to offer the best experience to any traveller who would visit our beautiful island. Sri Lanka is ready and Sri Lanka is open for all,” the statement noted. Sri Lanka Tourism urged the general public to inquire into the truthfulness of these incidents before circulating it around, as it could be of serious harm to the efforts the industry is undertaking to revive Sri Lankan tourism post pandemic. “Tourism is a multiple-stakeholder industry. Thus, the engagement of the industry, all relevant line agencies, and citizens at large is important in creating memorable experiences for our visitors. Every traveller is a guest of our country and we need to work together to ensure they have an amazing time in Sri Lanka, and spread positive words across,” Sri Lanka Tourism elaborated.


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