Sri Lanka, April 23 -- Sri Lanka Tourism plans for an early revival post-COVID-19, as the country starts opening up gradually from next week.

"A major step was the Cabinet approval of the critical five-year global promotion initiative last week and the process will start when the time is right," s Sri Lanka Tourism Chairperson Kimarli Fernando said.

Sri Lanka Tourism is also currently working with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in a three-stage strategy of situation assessment, impact assessment and road mapping, to help get tourism industry back on its feet.

There are 11,071 registered entities and individuals and there are 2,669 accommodation facilities with 39,253 rooms.

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