This week has not only given us the chance to experience and generate some unimaginable memories, but also allowed us to come together as a team and cement long lasting friendships. Our research has clearly identified some key issues surrounding the local tourism industry and we are now looking to go away and address these […]

We met a Belgian, Pieres Pringiers, who is the founder of BAF (Building A Future Foundation). We visited his small factory near our hotel as well as Mrissa Water Sports, Boating Harbour and Catamaran factory, all businesses launched by people trained by BAF. Mr Pringiers is passionate that Weligama has growth potential in tourism and […]

We visited an ayurvedic doctor in “Pancha Karma Clinic” that is located in Matara in the morning. Matara is a big town in the South area and we saw many guesthouses on the way to Matara. Unfortunately, this clinic was closed and we could not have any treatment. However, the meeting with the doctor who […]

Having visited a couple of Weligama hotels yesterday, we headed for Mirissa this morning ahead of a conference with 20 Marissa hotel owners.  What a contrast.  The beach was clean and busy with tourists, the beach bars were bustling and the surf was up. We spent the morning surfing (again, strictly research) then headed back […]

After a conservative first night, Team Tourism met for breakfast to plan our first full day.  Our first meeting of the week was with 7 local hotel owners; a mixed bunch, some only interested in promoting their hotel, others raising bigger issues such as conflict with the fishermen regarding the cleanliness of the beach, difficulty […]