Hambantota tourism service providers attend Sancharaka Udawa

The Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators (SLAITO) organised a one day meeting for tourism related service providers at 'Sancharaka Udawa' recently.

The objective was to bring local tourism-related businesses into the main stream of the tourism sector and to create a platform from which small and medium sized service providers could build links with tour operators to succeed in the fast growing tourism industry.

Under the theme 'Deep South' the Hambantota District Chamber of Commerce (HDCC) has developed a project which promotes the district as a prime tourist destination.

As part of the Deep South project HDCC organised a group of tourism service providers from the Hambantota District to attend 'Sancharaka Udawa'. The group included the Indika Art Gallery, Tangalle Navajeewana, the Tourism Traders Association, the Tissamaharama and Tangalle Turtle Conservation Project, the Rukdiya Eco Tourism Project, the Walawa Nadee Eco Tourism Association, the Independent Safari Jeep Owners Association and the Buckingham Palace Hotel.

'Sancharaka Udawa' presented an opportunity to learn of tourism prospects and initiatives and also to make other groups aware of the tourist attractions, products and services available in the Hambantota District.

The group benefited from the opportunity to make business connections and share information between regional level stakeholders and national level institutions.