Sri Lanka, Oct. 23 -- A Sri Lanka Tourism and Tea Pavilion was opened at the Gourmet and Tourism Gallery of the 'Buchmesse' International Book Fair in Frankfurt am Main, Germany from October 16 to 20.

The fair gave an ideal opportunity to showcase Sri Lanka Tourism for the first time at the 'Buchmesse' which is the world's largest book fair attended by publishers, distributors and retailers from across the world as well as other visitors.

The event was organised by the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Frankfurt, in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau.

Over 20,000 visitors patronised the Sri Lanka Pavilion which was a major highlight at this year's fair. Over 7,000 exhibitors and nearly 10,000 journalists particip...