Sri Lanka to consider cash or dollar incentives for tourism promoters: President
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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said Sri Lanka is considering a tourism industry proposal to offer cash or dollar incentives to those who bring in more tourists than the government's target, starting next year.
Speaking at the Sri Lanka Economic and Investor Summit 2026 on Monday (12), he said the incentive would be paid per tourist above a growth threshold, through the Tourism Development Authority, and would be considered in the upcoming budget.
He gave an example: if 100 tourists visited previously and 120 arrive the following year, the incentive would apply only to the excess beyond a certain growth threshold, not the base increase. Sri Lanka relies on tourism growth for job creation and foreign currency inflows.
