Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapakse has revealed the government approved the setting up of 25 five star hotels across the island.
Rajapakse told media on Sunday, the government is to invite international hotel chains to invest and build the hotels on designated sites.
The minister also said 11 of the luxury hotels will be built in Colombo, 7 in Batticaloa, 7 in Trincomalee and 2 in Jaffna.
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