Sri Lankan Tourism is Kicking into Full Gear!

It appears that the conflict with the Tamil Tigers may finally be coming to a close. After years of civil unrest and countless losses, Sri Lanka is ready to put itself back on the map as a major tourist destination. Here is a recent news release compliments of SriLanka.travel discussing conflict resolution and the country's plans to attract more tourism:

The conflict with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a separatist group also known as the Tamil Tigers, which has affected the north of the country for over two decades, is rapidly nearing its end.

When the President of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapakse assumed office in 2005, the LTTE had over 16,000 square kilometers under its control. Within two and a half years since the recommencement of the conflict in mid-2006, the government has managed to take control of the LTTE strongholds in the northeast of Sri Lanka, restricting them to a narrow 8-kilometer strip in the northeast of the country.

The President of Sri Lanka visited the eastern province last year and more recently the Killonochchi last week - the LTTE's once self-proclaimed headquarters. Subsequently, the armed forces achieved victory this week by rescuing over one-hundred-thousand civilians...

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