Country Presentation in Tourism Resource Efficiency, Safeguarding Natural and Cultural Heritage for Sustainable Tourism Development

11th UNWTO Asia/Pacific Executive Training Programme on Tourism policy and Strategy – PNG (2017)

Upali Ratnayake, MBA in TTH, Pg.Dip in Tourism Planning , Mktg. , BA Econ. (Hons) Director / Tourism Planning & Development Tourism

Introduction to country with peace

Upali Ratnayake

MBA in TTH, Pg.Dip in Tourism Planning , Mktg. , BA Econ. (Hons)

Director / Tourism Planning & Development

Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority

TOURIST ARRIVALS TO SRI LANKA FROM 1966 TO 2016 - (20% growth)

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66 68 70 72 74 76 78 80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 16 '00 '02 '04 '06 '08 '10 '12 '14 3 Tourism Arrivals & Growth

4000000 3500000 3000000 Current Status 2500000 2000000 .Hotels 269 1500000 Rooms 1000000 32,000 500000

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rooms 4000

2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2010 2011 2013 2014 2015 2106 2018 2019 2020 2002 2007 2012 2017 Year

Airports and Sea Ports of Kankesanthurai Port Port (KKS Port) Sri Lanka

Katunayaka International Oluvil Port Airport Vavunia

Trincomalee

Hingurakgoda Polonnaruwa South Port Mattala International Airport

Ampara

Galle Port Ratmalana Port Katukurunda

Koggala

Hambantota

Domestic Airports to be renovated 6 Present future tourism routes…

7 Case Study on Sustainable Tourism Development - Kuchcheweli Tourism Sustainability simply to us ..

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Tourist Attractions In The Proposed Tourism Project Area In Kuchchaweli

PULMUDDEI ARISIMALIE (27 KM)

THIRIYAYA GIRIHANDU SEYA ( 22 km)

KUCHCHAWELI

RED ROCK (2 km) HOT WELLS NILAWELI BEACH PIGEON ISLAND ( 2 km) NILAWELI BEACH (4 km)

WILGAM VIHARAYA (16 km)

HOT WELLS (19 km) TRINCOMALEE KONESWARAM (30 km) FEDRICK (29 km)

PIGEON ISLAND KONESWARAM

GIRIHANDU SEYA FORT FEDRICK Fort Fredrick Actions for Sustainability 1. Develop in (three) Zones Concepts – to maintain conservation as a marketing tool and keep diversity 2. Encourage renewable energy use – Propose incentives 3. Give more marks to green concepts when selecting investors 4. Development & Operations with given sustainability guidelines & best practices 5. Introduce 3 R concepts to all investment projects 6. Local Community – to; (1)link- emp’t & Supply, (2)integrate- activities & business - share benefits 7. Let every one respect SUSTANABILITY as a value 1.Develop in three Zones Concepts...

• Environmentally sustainable, socially and culturally acceptable & economically viable project

Mix Method ….

• Bottom up approach to get involve community • (link, integrate & SME investment) Mix method selected for • Top to bottom approach better benefits for infrastructure development & & speedy Investment inflow to implementation the upper scale hotels Meeting with community leaders

Meeting with GN of the area Stakeholders consultation

Actions for Sustainability …team

• Model Fishing village - Bhagya • Model Craft village - Anupa • Solid waste management project - Crinan • Investor selection process - Nishantha • Contraction Assistance & coordination - Janaka • Common Infrastructure dev’t - Dadeepan

• Overall supervision – Senior Executive

Palmira craft training centre Jungle Beach hotel with nature

• Enhancement of ecosystem

Encourage; 1. Renewable energy use 2. Reuse water Sustainable Goals reach…

8. Decent work and Economic Growth 12. Responsible consumption & Production 13. Action for Combating the Change 17. Partnership for the Goals