Sri Lanka 's Tourism Development

In this section I will explain the different development in the tourism industry since the 1960’s and what the effect it has on the travel industry.

Tourism plays a vital role in economic development in most countries around the world. The industry has not only direct economic impact, but also significant indirect and influential impacts. There is agreement among experts that the travel and tourism sector is the fastest growing of global economy. According to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, international tourism receipts surpass US$ 1 trillion in 2011, growing about 3.8%up from 2010 (WTO, 2012).

According to CTH Lecture notes (2014) the hospitality industry is one of the largest growing sector in the world and it will be discussed according to the history, characteristic and the importance of the industry as well as the features of the business along with the grading system, the internal and external factors, and the tourism industry is also a large growing sector which provides services such as accommodations, food, etc. The history, characteristics and the importance of the tourism industry will be discussed including the patterns of demands and tourism indicators, with the growth of emerging forms of tourism and the importance of transport, accommodation, attractions and events as well as the deference between tourism

Sri Lanka has a most attractive biodiversity, heritage, culture, environment, wild life & climate for attracting the tourists. Also there is very valuable point in the Sri Lanka which is important to tourism related activity; tourist can travel to any place of Sri Lanka within maximum 24 hours. It is help to increase tourist arrival in Sri Lanka. 2011 Sri Lanka recorded 855,975 arrivals (Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority, 2011). After 2009 after the gone 30 years war, Sri Lanka is achieving highest contribution for local economy trough tourism relation activity. All governments have identified that tourism industry is a most valuable drive for Sri Lankan Economy. Therefore they are giving more weight for that tourism industry’s development project. This incidence is most important for the all local community, organization, person who is engaging or part of the tourism industry. Sri Lanka at present new economic era is in a fast post-war recuperation way, and also Sri Lanka tourism industry is on thriving hurriedly. According to recorded statistics about the tourism industry, this sector`s contribution to the economic of the country`s GDP has increased from 2.7% in 2009 to almost 3% in 2010, this occurrence is remarkable and turning point to Sri Lanka tourism industry also country’s economy (ICRA,

n the following essay I will be writing about the Cohesive Nature of the following three topics: International Tourism, Hospitality and Travel Businesses’. Each of the topics will be discussed throughout the rest of the essay and will be supported by examples gathered through secondary research. I will be looking at International Tourism, which is tourism but across international borders. International Tourism is essential to the industry, it is a way of showing people cultural differences outside of their motherland countries. Hospitality, the industry with the widest variety. The industry of hospitality applies to essentially any companies that have a focus on customer service and satisfaction. Lastly Travel Businesses, what I would consider the unappreciated backbone in the industry.

In Sri Lanka, tourism industry is one of the fast developing industries of the economy with average annual revenue of US $ 500 million at present. Tourism industry is the sixth major foreign exchange earner in Sri Lanka. The industry provides the employee opportunity more than 125,000 persons. Currently, nearly half a million tourists visit the country each year. Sri Lanka has attractive greeneries, exotic sandy beaches, historical artifacts, better climate, and spectacular landscape in the highlands, a rich biodiversity and friendly and welcoming people. These attractive and the unique opportunities will be exploited to grow the tourism industry as a main growth sector in the development of the economy. The government’s vision is to convert Sri Lankan tourism sector, by 2020, to be the main foreign exchange earner in the economy; position Sri Lanka as the world’s most precious and greenest island and attract high spending tourists while protective the natural habitats, country’s cultural values and

The Travel and Tourism industry is still one of the largest single businesses in world commerce and its importance is widely recognized. The tourism industry is now one of the largest sectors earning foreign exchange. In the face of many benefits, many countries have started assigning due weight age to the tourism industry in their national development agenda. Tourism is an industry that operates on a massively broad scale: it embraces activities ranging from the smallest sea-side hotel; to air-lines, multi-national hotel chains and major international tour operators. Originally, non-traditional industries such as tourism emerged as a solution to strike a balance between ecology and industry

This brochure analyzes the attributes of contemporary Malaysia; Singapore & Brunei package tourism, through an investigation of visit handouts. The leaflets are examined regarding useful segments of the visits, and the visual pictures that are spoken to. Offering an occasion to the intended interest group is the fundamental point of the infinity holidays that planned and promoted the brochure or this reason the brochure may seem 'spiced up ' to make them appear to be all the more engaging the intended interest group. This brochure highlight holiday package in three categories as luxury/ extravagance, youth and family. This brochure additionally gives the traveler travelling tips and thoughts with respect to your visa, travel permit and travel counsel. It additionally issues you the thoughts regarding when to go, the temperature of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, average rainfall, electricity, time, currency, and the language you ought to know. Additionally, it issues you the data about the offers you will be given in this trip and the cruising facilities. Moreover, it likewise gives the point-by-point data what will you get in the trip if you pick the three

Tourism gradually has become a prevalent activity all over the world. Compared to 2009, there were 1002 million international tourists in 2010, which increased 6.6% over the last year.(UNWTO, 2011) And then, according to the the United Nations World Tourism Organization’s (UNWTO) report, in the first two months of 2011, the number of International

In the global tourism a significant growth has been started since the end of the Second World War, namely after the commercial airline industry and the advent of the jet airplane in the 1950’s was created. As the tourism demand was increasing many governments and entrepreneurs decided to invest in the tourism sector.

In historical terms, tourism activity is a relatively new development and only recently has it been considered worthy of serious business Endeavour or academic study. However, the tourism industry is of sufficient economies importance and its impact upon economies, environments and societies is significant enough for the subject of tourism to deserve academic consideration. There is no doubt in our minds that tourism is a subject area or domain of the study, but that at the moment it lacks the level of theoretical underpinning that would

2.1 Analyse the function of government, government sponsored bodies and international agencies in travel and tourism

Sustainable tourism is an industry that attempts to make a low impact on the environment and local culture while helping to generate income, employment, and the conservation of local ecosystems. It is responsible tourism that is both ecologically and culturally sensitive. Meaning, sustainable tourism activities have minimal impact on the environment and culture of the host community. It aims to meet the needs of the present tourists and host communities whilst protecting and enhancing needs in the future. According to the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP), sustainability principles refer to the environmental, economic, and socio-cultural aspects of tourism development, and a suitable balance must be established between these

The tourism sector being a strong contributor is just not a new finding as its contribution has received widespread recognition in the country. (The tourism destination conference for 2010) reveals that the tourism receipt for 2009 was at RM 53.367.7 million, with 23.65 million tourist arrivals, making this industry the second largest income earner for the country in the same year and though these figures are laudable, it is said that the ‘local tourism sector has not been exploited to its potential’ (Y.B. Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib, 3rd March 2010). In 2009, Malaysia made it into top 10 most visited countries in the world, and was confidently placed in the 9th position below turkey and Germany. This remark shows that Malaysia’s tourism sector has pulled international recognition and has gained force of attraction that draws the attention of tourists all around the continents of the world to choose Malaysia as their tourism destination.

The travel and tourism industry is the world’s largest and most diverse industry . In a report of World Tourism Organization entitled International Tourism, it has pointed out the desire to standardize the definitions in the tourism industry throughout the world. This shows that tourism is an industry at its mature stage. Standardization has been a product of the big growth of demand for this industry. Meanwhile, studies show that there is a present shift of tourism growth in Asia.