Srilanka, Sept. 26 -- Our fascinating country has been ranked as the number one travel destination for October 2025 by the global travel guide, Time Out. This no doubt has been arrived at taking into consideration the many tourist attractions that our country is endowed with. We promote our golden beaches, historic sites, and a host of enticements including verdant tea plantations and wild life.

Amidst all the promotions that we undertake and the endeavours made to earn foreign exchange through tourism, we should also take stock of the unsavoury experiences that some tourists have been subject to. It was just a few days ago that we heard of the Tangalle police arresting a fisherman for sexually abusing a German tourist on the pretext of sh...