 1937- Set Up of Government Tourist board to help

large volume of passengers sailing in Sri Lanka.

However, it ceased operations during the start of
World War II

 1948- The Government realized that Tourism has an

impact to the economy , they realized that Tourism
existed way back before

 1966- Government decided to develop tourism in a

planned and systematic manner after identifying the
need to set up an institution and institutional
framework
- Ceylon Tourist Board was established
- Ceylon Hotels Corporation was set up duly
-Ceylon Hotel School and School of Tourism was
established by the Ceylon Tourism Board
 2005-SRI LANKA TOURISM ACT NO. 38 was
established.
-Conversion of Ceylon Hotel School and School
of Tourism to Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and
Hotel Management
- One of its objectives is to provide guidance to
the Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel
Management.

 2007-SRI LANKA TOURISM ACT NO. 38 came into

effect.
 2011- According to the Tourism Development
Strategies of the Ministry of Economic development
.The government will improve productivity of the
tourism industry, through building professionalism in
the travel and hotel industries. The private sector will
be encouraged to set up world renowned human
resource development centers to meet the emerging
needs of the tourism industry locally and abroad.
Hotel management and tourism promotion subjects
will be provided in the curriculum of university
academic programs. Simultaneously, the government
will extend maximum support to the private sector
training institutions with a view to maintaining the
standards of services. Licensing of tour guides in
order to standardize their service (through a
competency test) and accreditation of travel agents
will be undertaken.
 2011- Increase of Tourist arrivals with a growth of
45.7% compared to the previous year. With tourist
receipt amounting USD 840 million from USD 576
million

 2012- Growth of 15% of Tourist arrivals from the

previous years.
- Set up of Provincial Colleges of SLITHM in
Anaradhapura and Kandy

 2016- Marks a Golden Milestone for Sri Lanka

Tourism with the Grand Celebration of its 50th
Anniversarry
 2011- Increase of Tourist arrivals with a growth of
45.7% compared to the previous year. With tourist
receipt amounting USD 840 million from USD 576
million

 2012- Growth of 15% of Tourist arrivals from the

previous years.
- Set up of Provincial Colleges of SLITHM in
Anaradhapura, Kandy and other provinces.

 2016- Marks a Golden Milestone for Sri Lanka

Tourism with the Grand Celebration of its 50th
Anniversary
- Launch of unique courses in SLITHM like
Certified Hospitality Finance and Management
Accountant Professional Qualification
 SLITHM (Sri Lanka Institute of Hotel Management)
- Only school in Sri Lanka that offers
Hospitality and Tourism Courses that is
recognized by the Government.
- Sri Lanka Tourism has been over
dependent on SLITHM to educate and train
hotel staffs
- Over the years SLITHM focus on training
personnel for top and middle management
position in the industry supplemented with
short course program
- SLITHM and its satellite schools currently
have an output of 2500 graduates every year,
which indicates that over dependence on the
SLITHM to train majority of new tourism
workers.
 CURRENT TRENDS OF TOURISM EDUCATION:
-Apart from the SLITHM, hospitality education in Sri
Lanka is supported by only a handful of other
hospitality schools, which are all small in size. One of
these is the Imperial Institute of Hospitality and Leisure
(IIHL), which is delivering the Institute of Hospitality’s
Diploma in Management for International Hospitality
and Tourism.

-However, there has also been a rapid growth of

unregulated hotel staff training institutes in and around
the major cities.

-The following are other schools that offers Hospitality

and Tourism Education in Sri Lanka:
REFERENCES:
 Wij and Varharajan, Sri Lanka Tourism: A step forward in the
growth story, 2012 (Retrieved from:
http://opportunitysrilanka.com/wp-content/uploads/sri-lanka-
tourism.pdf)
 Jayawardena and Miththapala, The HR challenges in SRI
LANKA, 2013 (Retrieved from:
http://www.dailymirror.lk/business/features/36046-the-hr-
challenge-in-sri-lanka-.html)
 Sri Lanka Ministry of Economic Development, Tourism
Development Strategy 2011-2016, 2010 (Retrieved from:
http://www.sltda.lk/sites/default/files/English.pdf)
 Colombo Page, May 27, 2016 (News Retrieved from:
http://www.colombopage.com/archive_16A/May27_146437022
8CH.php)
 The Island News, December 13, 2016
(News Retrieved from:
http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-
details&page=article-details&code_title=157141)
 http://www.srilanka.travel/history