The Latest: Sri Lanka reopens tourism after 10-month closing
Sri Lanka is welcoming tourists again after keeping the doors closed to visitors for nearly 10 months due to the coronavirus pandemic. The government’s action Thursday is seen as an effort to revive the island nation’s tourism industry, which has been badly hit by the pandemic. Tourism accounts for about 5% of Sri Lanka’s economy and before the pandemic employed 250,000 people directly and up to 3 million indirectly.
Seychelles Reopens Tourism For All Countries
On June 1st Seychelles reopened to tourists from 19 countries, with additional rounds of countries added since the original reopening. on March 4, 2021, they announced that on March 25, 2021 all countries would once again be allowed to visit the Seychelles, due in part to their extremely successful vaccination campaign.
CHILE TO REOPEN BORDERS FOR TOURISM IN DECEMBER
Chile, one of the last places in the Western Hemisphere to reopen, is finally allowing tourism to return November 23, after being closed for over 8 months. The Ministry of Health made the announcement this week confirming Chile’s official reopening of their borders starting late November.