Tourism Development Archives

September 12, 2023

“Tourism would not exist without culture. Culture is one of the principal motivations for the movement of people, and any form of tourism will provoke a cultural effect, on the visitor as well as the host.” – Professor Jafar Jafari, expert and theoretician of the tourism and hotel industry. Following the upheaval […]

September 12, 2023

Anuradhapura, [1st September 2023] —Australian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka His Excellency Paul Stephens, in collaboration with the Tertiary Vocational Education Commission (TVEC), officially launched the District skills development plans supporting tourism development with representatives from the District Secretariats of Anuradhapura and Matale Districts. The skills development plans have been developed by […]

June 19, 2020

Take one look around the tourism industry and its use of technology, and you’ll find yourself asking; “Why aren’t there more women involved?” With technology transforming the world so dramatically, the opportunity has never been greater. Technology has the potential to reset the tourism industry, to refocus enterprises and operators towards the right customers who […]

Why Sri Lanka Needs to Look at Art Tourism

Skills Strategy Action Plans for Tourism Development launched with Australian support

Leading Sri Lanka Towards Technology-led Inclusive Tourism Development