National Association for Professionals in Tourism visit travellers stranded in SL

The National Association for Professionals in Tourism (NAFPT) along with Tourist Police Division of Sri Lanka has launched a campaign for foreign tourists who are currently stranded in the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The visits are carried out under the guidance of Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA). 

The program ‘Tourism Disaster Monitoring and Hosting’ is conducted by a team, where they will travel across the country for the next four days covering Colombo, Katunayake, Negombo, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Ella, Pasikudha, Arugambay, Udawalawe, Mirissa, Unawatuna, Hikkaduwa and Bentota.

“While the Government’s main focus is to safeguard the citizens of Sri Lanka, it is also important to take care of the tourists who have travelled to Sri Lanka trusting us. Therefore, we are proud to start this campaign for them,” NAFPT National Coordinator Donald Rajapaksha said.

The activities include visiting travellers, providing them with dry ration gift packages, familiarising the current situation and identifying the difficulties they are faced with at present and providing assistance.