Marketing Sri Lanka : as an International Tourist Destination

ISBN-13: 9783639147353 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 136 str.

Rohan Laksiri

Opis

Within the last two decades, Sri Lanka s tourism industry has grown dramatically as one of the main foreign exchange earners and employment provider. Since Sri Lanka depends enormously on tourism for its growth and development, this book provides an analysis of marketing efforts within the tourist industry in the island to the international community. In compliance with growing trend, the purpose of this book is to review Sri Lanka as an international tourist destination and its current marketing activities in the tourism trade. Moreover, it investigates the proper use of marketing efforts, and to suggest guidelines for the future destination marketing strategies. Additionally, the book also aims at mirroring a clear picture of the industry. We will, moreover, attempt to provide information that will assist particularly destination management policy makers for developing productive marketing strategies. It will pinpoint some recommendations that need to be considered in future development plans for the tourism industry in Sri Lanka.

O autorze

W.M. Rohan Laksiri: BBA, PDBA (Ruhuna), MSc. in Business
Administration (Agder, NORWAY), PhD Stipendiat in International
Management (University of Agder), Lecturer (University
of Ruhuna, SRI LANKA) & Andreas W. Falkenberg, Professor,
International Business Chair, PhD program in International
Management, University of Agder, NORWAY