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Tourism in Sri Lanka

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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the twelfth century, the
explorer Marco Polo wrote that Sri Lanka was the finest island in the whole
world. For centuries it had been a tourism destination, particularly for
European travelers. Recently, the Sri Lankan Civil War that spanned over 25
years and ended in 2009 has had a negative impact on tourism and the growth of
the industry stagnated, however following this era a resurgence in Sri Lanka as
a tourist destination has been evident. In 2012, post office worldwide holiday
costs barometer named Sri Lanka as the best valued destination for holidays.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #252525;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The
advantage of Sri Lanka as a tourism destination is threefold. Firstly it is an
authentic tourism destination. Secondly it is a compact island of 65,610 sqkm
where a tourist can travel the length and breadth of the country within a few
days, thirdly the diversity of the tourism product is unparalleled.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #252525;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However
due to a number of policies of the Sri Lankan Government, international
tourists that are not dual citizens of Sri Lanka or hold a Sri Lankan National
Identity card are penalized when travelling to Sri Lanka - this includes but is
not limited to artificially inflated prices for accommodation and tourist
attractions that are in some cases an order of magnitude more expensive for
tourists, indeed some attractions are free if proof of nationality is provided.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #252525; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For
the simplicity of communicating the diversity of Sri Lanka in 2010 the tourism
authorities started positioning the country around 8 different products namely;
beaches, heritage, wildlife, scenic beauty, mind and body wellness, festivals,
sports and adventure and Essence. The Essence of Sri Lanka include what is
unique to the country such as its people, art and culture, spices, tea, gems,
handy crafts etc</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">With nearly 1600 km of of palm fringed Coastline baked to perfection surrounding the country Sri Lanka is the ideal destination for beach bums worldwide.  May it be windsurfing, kayaking, yachting, water skiing, scuba diving or jut lazing around for the perfect tan, Sri Lanka offers it all</span></div>
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(35 km north of Colombo)</span></li>
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Lavinia (12 km south of Colombo)</span></li>
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(42 km south of Colombo)</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beach in Yala National Park</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bentota (62 km south of Colombo)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ambalangoda (Approx 85 km south of Colombo)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hikkaduwa (98 km south of Colombo)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Roomassala (119 km south of Colombo)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Unawatuna (120 km south-east of Colombo)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Weligama (143 km south-east of Colombo)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mirissa (151 km South east from Colombo)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Matara (160 km south of Colombo)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tangalle (195 km south-east of Colombo)</span></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">East Coast<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Arugam Bay (315 km east of Colombo)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pasikudah ( Batticaloa)</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nilaveli & Uppuveli (280 km north-east of Colombo)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Trincomalee (257 km north-east of Colombo)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With a recorded history of more
than 2500 years Sri Lanka has a rich heritage. There are 8 world heritage sites
within the country which include; The hill capital Kandy, The sacred city of
Anuradhapura, The Dutch fort of Galle, The ancient city of Polonnaruva, The
rock fortress of Sigiriya, The golden rock temple of Dambulla, The beautiful
Horton plains and The Singharaja rain forest. Apart from these famous sites
there are hundreds of heritage sites in the island which are frequented by
tourists.</span><br />
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<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anuradapura - Ancient Kingdom</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sigiriya - Ancient Kingdom & fortress</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Polonnaruwa - Ancient Kingdom</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kandy - Ancient Kingdom with temple of      tooth relic</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Galle - Fortress</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dambulla - Rock cave temple</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maligawila - Ancient Monastery with largest statue of Lord      Buddha in Sri Lanka</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yapahuwa - Fortress</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nuwara Eliya - Seetha Amman Temple &    Gayathri Kovil</span></li>
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biodiversity of the country is most impressive. Sri Lanka is home for a wide
variety of mammals, birds, fish, butterflies and snakes. The big five Sri
Lankan wildlife are the elephant, the leopard, the sloth bear, the blue whale
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second-largest in Sri Lanka</span></span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Udawalawe National Park - Famous for Elephant
watching</span></span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kumana National Park - Famous for Bird watching</span></span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bundala National Park - Famous for Bird watching</span></span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wasgamuwa National Park - One most attractive
national park</span></span></li>
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maintained religious harmony among communities. With Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism
and Christianity playing imports roles of lives of people Sri Lanka has
religious or cultural festivals throughout the year.</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Mangallaya</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="background: white; color: #252525; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Independence
Day Celebrations</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background: white; color: #252525; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Navam Perahera</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background: white; color: #252525; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maha Shivratri</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background: white; color: #252525; text-indent: -0.25in;">Sinhala and
Tamil New Year Celebrations</span></span></li>
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Celebrations</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background: white; color: #252525; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Galle Literary
Festival</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background: white; color: #252525; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vesak Festival</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background: white; color: #252525; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Poson Festival</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background: white; color: #252525; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Esala Perehara</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background: white; color: #252525; text-indent: -0.25in;">Katharagama
Festival</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background: white; color: #252525; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vel Festival</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background: white; color: #252525; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hikkaduwa Beach
Festival</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background: white; color: #252525; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ramadan
festival</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background: white; color: #252525; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Colombo Art
Biennale</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background: white; color: #252525; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lanka Design
Festival</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background: white; color: #252525; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Christmas</span></span></li>
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Peacock Festival</span></span></li>
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and sapphires frequently found in Ratnapura and 90% of the rocks of the island
are of Precambrian age, 560 million to 2,400 million years ago. The gems form
in sedimentary residual gem deposits, eluvial deposits, metamorphic deposits,
skarnand calcium-rich rocks. Other gems are of magmatic origin.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<li><span style="background: white; color: #252525; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Star Sapphires,</span></li>
<li><span style="background: white; color: #252525; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Rubies,</span></li>
<li><span style="background: white; color: #252525; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Pink Sapphires,</span></li>
<li><span style="background: white; color: #252525; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Orange
Sapphires,</span></li>
<li><span style="background: white; color: #252525; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Padparadschas,</span></li>
<li><span style="background: white; color: #252525; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Cats Eye,</span></li>
<li><span style="background: white; color: #252525; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Alexandrite,</span></li>
<li><span style="background: white; color: #252525; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Chrysoberyls,</span></li>
<li><span style="background: white; color: #252525; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Garnets,</span></li>
<li><span style="background: white; color: #252525; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Spinets,</span></li>
<li><span style="background: white; color: #252525; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Moonstones,</span></li>
<li><span style="background: white; color: #252525; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Aquamarines,</span></li>
<li><span style="background: white; color: #252525; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Topazes.</span></li>
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<span class="mw-headline"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://marvelloussrilankalk.blogspot.com/2013/05/spices-in-sri-lanka.html" target="_blank">Spices</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></u></span></h3>
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<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Cinnamon
(kurundu),</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Cloves
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<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Black
pepper (gammiris),</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Gambog
(goraka),</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Turmeric
(kaha),</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Curry
leaf (karapincha),</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Mustard
(abba),</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Coriander
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<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Lemon
grass (sera),</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Nutmeg
(sadikka),</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Cumin
(suduru),</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Sweet
cumin (maduru),</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Fenugreek
(Uluhal),</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Dill
seeds (Asamodagam),</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Red
dry chillies (viyalimiris),</span></li>
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Lanka 'Bharatanatyam' which originated from India is also popular in Sri Lanka
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biggest tea producing country in the world. The country is best known in the
world market for the production of unorthodox tea. Tea was introduced to the
country by the British who called the country “Ceylon”. Pure “</span><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">Ceylon Tea<span style="color: #252525;">” is considered some of
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<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">   </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Wood carving</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">   </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Silver wear</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">   </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Brass castings</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">   </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Ceramic ware</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">   </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Bamboo products</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">   </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Pottery</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">   </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Batiks</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">   </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Lace works</span></li>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">   </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Costume jewelry</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">   </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Lacquer ware</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">   </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Wooden masks</span></li>
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<span style="color: #252525;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The main ethnic groups
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<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #252525; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">     Sri Lankan Tamil, 11%</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #252525; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">     Indian Tamil, 4%</span></li>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #252525; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">     Others 1%</span></li>
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generally known for their hospitality. Most tourists admire the genuine smile
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broke ground for a 661-room tower near the storied seafront Galle Face Green in
the capital. Expected to open 2015.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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make its debut with this 306-room hotel opposite Galle Face Green. Slated to
open October 2013.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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entrée will be a 180-room downtown hotel. Target opening date is the middle of
2013.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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southern Hambantota district, with an 18-hole golf course, dive center, and CHI
Spa. Scheduled to open in 2014.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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brand by Minor Hotel Group and local partner Serendib Leisure will be opened
later this year. Located an hour south of Colombo, it will have 105 rooms.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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late 2013.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Shivdasani is partnering with Sri Lanka’s Aitken Spence Hotels
to create an exclusive 71-villa project, occupying 10½ acres of beachfront land
and the 26-acre Meeraladuwa Island, just south of Bentota. Slated for early
2014.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of the country’s best-known parks was destroyed in the 2004 tsunami. The new
development will have 70 rooms and 28 villas and is expected to open in April
2013.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(it is one of the main foreign income sources of the country), is undergoing
several critics. Thus, some studies indicate that a quick modern tourism
development would not cater to the specific needs of the local people. Also,
the high biodiversity of Sri Lanka seems to be threatened by the development of
mass tourism which has already affected several natural reserves. Some
endangered animal species seem to be seriously threatened by the rise of
tourism in some areas: that is the case of the Keerthisinghe’s Rock Frog, which
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tourism or responsible tourism - enables travelers to do tourism throughout Sri
Lanka while contributing on the well-being of the local communities and making
sure the environmental impact is limited. The Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation
is the national organization that created an official ecotourism network
through the island, allowing to develop sustainable tourism with wide options
of travel. In 2010, the foundation won the presidential awards for
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( 01st July 2014, Shanghai) On the afternoon of July 1st, kick-off press conference of Sri Lanka Joint Mega Promotion Campaign - “Sri Lanka Shines in Shanghai” was held in Shangri-La Hotel, Pudong, Shanghai. The activity, sponsored by Ministry of Economic Development, Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, Sri Lanka Embassy in Beijing China and Sri Lanka Consulate in Shanghai, was intended to comprehensively introduce tourism, culture, and economy of Sri Lanka to Chinese people.</div>
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The Consul General of Sri Lanka in Shanghai, Ms. Hasanthi Dissanayake, Mr. Rumy Jauffer, Managing Director of Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, Mr. Asoka Hettigoda – Chairman of Siddhalepa Group of Companies and special invitees Mr. Er Dong Qiang , a Shanghinese Photographer and Ms. Chen Danyan, the famous Shanghai novelist and travel writer, Sri Lankan senior officials, and more than 120 media of China attended the conference.</div>
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Consul General of Sri Lanka in Shanghai, Ms. Hasanthi Dissanayake delivering the inaugural speech said, “Over a long history, China and Sri Lanka increasingly strengthened their friendship. I hope you really love the show we prepared in Shanghai. With China’s economic growth, out bound tourism also has been on the increase and I am happy to note that when last three years are considered, there had been unprecedented increase of Chinese tourists to Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Shines in Shanghai is in a way peaks it all and Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau will introduce Sri Lanka through this event, of what Sri Lanka offers to the world, land of smiling faces and hospitality at its best” .</div>
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( 01st July 2014, Shanghai) On the afternoon of July 1st, kick-off press conference of Sri Lanka Joint Mega Promotion Campaign - “Sri Lanka...

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“Sri Lanka Shines in Shanghai” B2B Travel & Trade Forum Creates a Huge Opportunity for Sri Lanka

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Under the joint mega promotional campaign “Sri Lanka Shines in Shanghai” from July 01st to 6th July 2014 in Shanghai –China , Sri Lanka Tourism implemented a tourism and trade promotional business forum specifically schemed to attract Chinese travel and trade partners was held on 4th July 2014 in Shangri-La Hotel, Pudong. The event was graced by the presence of Hon. Basil Rajapaksa , Minister of Economic Development who was the chief guest at the event along with Madam. Shang Yu Ying, Chairperson Municipal Commission for Commerce of Shanghai, China.</div>
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Other distinguish guests who have participated for the inaugural ceremony of B2B Travel & Trade Business Forum included Hon. Shan Wijeyalal, Chief Minister, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, Hon. Dao Shu Ming, Chairman, China Friendship Association with Foreign Countries , H E Mr Ranjith Uyangoda , the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to China , Mrs. Hasanthy Dissanayake. Consul General of Sri Lanka in Shanghai, Mr. Yang Jing Song, Chairman of Tourism Administration , Mr. Nasser Ahamed, Provincial Minister (Tourism), Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, Mr. Shen Shan Zhou, Deputy Director of Shanghai Tourism Administration and Mr. Chen Ping, Deputy Director of International Dept, Municipal Commission of Commerce, Shanghai, Mr. Anura Siriwardhane, Secretary, Ministry of Industry & Commerce, Sri Lanka, Mr. Bhashwara Gunarathna, Chairman, Sri Lanka Tourism, Dr. D S Jayaweera, Director General, Sri Lanka Tourism, Mr.Nishantha Wickramasinghe, Chairman, Sri Lankan Airlines, Mr Rumy Jauffer , Managing Director of Sri Lanka Tourism promotion Bureau, Mr. Mervin Fernandopulle, Board Member, Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau.</div>
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