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SLRA to Hold Colombo International Shopping Festival in Oct. 2017 – Are You Ready to Shop Till’ You Drop?

The Colombo International Shopping Festival will be held throughout the entire month of October 2017. This is organized by the SLRA – Sri Lanka Retailers’ Association under the sponsorship of the Ministry of Tourism Development with the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB). If you are planning to discover Sri Lanka this holiday season ensure to be around Colombo during this time of the year. There’s a myriad of shopping precincts such as Majestic City, Crescat Boulevard that will be a great starting point for your shopping spree. A fast way to check out all these malls is to rent a vehicle through companies the likes of Malkey Rent A Car.

Fund to organize the shopping festival was allocated in the National Budget 2017 by the government of Sri Lanka based on representations made by The Sri Lanka Retailers’ Association.

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