Colombo, Nov 12 (IANS) Thanks to the end of the civil war, Sri Lanka has been listed one of the world's top five emerging travel destinations. <\/p>\n
The World Travel Market's industry report has named the other four countries as Mexico, Malaysia, Indonesia and Argentina. <\/p>\n
According to Sri Lanka's Tourism Development Authority, three key factors have favoured Colombo: the end of the dragging civil war in May 2009, infrastructure investment and beautiful locations. <\/p>\n
The report, launched in London, highlights travel trends, and is referred to by many professionals in the industry. <\/p>\n
Sri Lanka's tourism sector has been booming since the government crushed the Tamil Tigers three years ago. <\/p>\n
The government has targeted one million tourist arrivals for 2012, and revenue of $1 billion from foreign direct investment. <\/p>\n
By 2016, it hopes to reach 2.5 million arrivals despite industry experts demanding massive infrastructure upgrades to meet this target. <\/p>\n
The World Travel Market (WTM) is a British event aimed at the global travel industry. <\/p>\n
Thousands of travel industry professionals, government ministers and representatives of the international media, converge on ExCeL London each year in November to attend WTM. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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