President Ranil Wickremesinghe toured the Yala National Park last Saturday. He highlighted the option of purchasing park tickets online for both local and foreign visitors. The President also observed efforts to rejuvenate dried-up water ponds within the park. Tourism Minister Harin Fernando and American Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung and Jamie Mead, Senior Operations Director (South East Asia) of the Hilton Hotels Group, Josh Roberts, Senior Operations Director (Asia and Australasia), Sri Lanka Hilton Hotels Group Regional General Manager Manesh Fernando, Hilton Yala Resort General Manager Gitanjali Chakravarthy and Melwa Hotels and Resorts Director Muruga Pillai were present.
