Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison commends Sri Lanka’s tourism industry
The Morning: Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison commended Sri Lanka’s tourism industry, highlighting that it has great potential to grow with what the island nation can offer to visiting guests, especially Sri Lankan cuisines.
The visiting former Australian Prime Minister made these comments while participating in an event, recently held in Mount Lavinia.
Upon arrival with his spouse Jenny, Morrison, who is fond of Sri Lankan cuisines, showcased his cooking talent by preparing a mud crab curry and a chicken curry, which are two of his favourite Sri Lankan curry dishes made using Sri Lankan spices.
The former Australian Premier was also accompanied by the Australian Deputy High Commissioner in Colombo, Lalita Kapur.
Morrison arrived in Sri Lanka for a vacation on 17 July and is expected to stay in the island nation until 25 July.
During his visit, the former Australian PM also attended the Sri Lanka Human Capital Summit 2024 held on 18 July as the guest of honour.
OSL take:
Sri Lanka’s tourism industry is on a steady growth path while becoming a key revenue generator to Sri Lanka. The steady growth in tourist arrivals to the country has also expanded the country’s airport and aviation industry as well. However, the growth in the tourism industry has opened up a host of business/investment opportunities in the industry for foreign businesses/investors. As stated by former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Sri Lanka’s tourism industry has great potential to grow with all that the country offers. The growth and business potential in Sri Lanka’s tourism industry is not lost on foreign businesses/investors given the interest shown in Sri Lanka by international leisure and hospitality brands. With Sri Lanka’s tourism authorities on the constant lookout for new tourism concepts to be promoted while the country’s overall economy is on a growth path, Sri Lanka’s tourism industry is full of growth and business potential that are waiting for foreign businesses/investors to explore.