Sri Lanka to provide relief measures to tourism industry

Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) announced (07-Jul-2020) plans to provide the following relief measures to assist the industry:

• A 4% loan to accommodation providers and destination management companies for salary payments. A similar loan facility will be made available to pay salaries of employees of over 850 establishments providing facilities to tourists;
• Instructions to be given to the Ceylon Electricity Board and the National Water Supply and Drainage Board to delay claiming dues from SLTDA registered accommodation providers for period from 01-Mar-2020 to 31-Aug-2020. [more - original PR]