Kuchchaveli to get more tourist resorts

Indunil HEWAGE

The proposed Kuchchaveli Tourism Zone(KTZ) in Trincomalee will get another tourist resort. A leading investor has purchased A 20 acre land at KTZ to built the proposed resort. The Kuchchaveli zone caters to the growing demand for star hotels in the East and will also be in line with the Sri Lankan government vision to increase tourist arrivals to 2.5 million by 2016.

Jungle Beach, the first hotel built within the Kuchchaveli tourism zone was also opened in June this year and the hotel was built at a cost of Rs 750 million. The Sri Lankan government is going to develop tourism as a major economic sector of the country.

There are big potential for hotels, skill development,shopping malls and recreational facilities in relation to the tourism sector. After the end of terrorism many hotels were opened across the island while major tourism development projects have come up in Kalpitiya and Delft Islands.