COLOMBO, Feb 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka is to launch a mobile app from Mar 1, to protect tourists, Tourism Minister, Harin Fernando, said yesterday.
The minister, addressing an event in Colombo, said, this is one of the best mobile applications in the region for tourist safety.
He said, the app can be operated in seven languages.
The mobile app will register all three-wheelers and a barcode will be displayed on the vehicle for foreign tourists to scan, the minister said.
Once a tourist reports an incident by scanning the barcode, police and tourism officials would take action, he said.
The ministry will operate a 24-hour active call centre to support the app, he said.
The police can also monitor the app and take appropriate action, in the event of any incidents that inconvenience or endanger tourists.
Tourism, one of Sri Lanka’s leading foreign exchange earners, has suffered a setback, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and economic and political crises in the country.
Sri Lanka aims to attract around 1.5 million tourists in 2023 and three million tourists in 2024.– NNN-XINHUA
