Authorities were forced to close the island nation’s airports in March.
REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
After nine months of travel bans imposed under the COVID-19 pandemic, Sri Lanka is reopening to tourists.
Officials are implementing a pilot program working to attract visitors, starting with a special tourist flight from Ukraine on Monday.
The World Travel and Tourism Council has warned that nearly 200 million travel industry jobs could vanish worldwide as a direct result of the pandemic.
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