Sichuan province has a population of 90 million people and 2 million of them tend to travel overseas for leisure and business travel due to the economic development taking place in the region with the expanding economy. The Government of Sichuan Province co-hosted the 2015 annual PATA conference where by marketing the area for potential tourism.

"Air China already operates four flights a week and with the marketing thrusts we will make it a daily flight", said Athukorala. On day one a Sri Lanka day will be celebrated and there after during the rest of the month on a daily basis one hundred travel shop owners will be invited so that 2000 key Sri Lankan specialists can be developed he said.