Centre for research and and sustainability studies in tourism
launched
The Centre for Research and Sustainability Studies in Tourism(CRST)
will be inaugurated on the 26th of September, at the Galadari Hotel in
Colombo, with the participation of industry professionals and
associations, as part of the World Tourism Day celebrations.
Tourism is an increasingly important area of economic activity in all
countries and as such, should have a commensurate level of statistical
development. However, there is more work to be done in the area of
compilation of basic tourism statistics to better serve the needs of
economic policy makers in governments, industry managers and business
community and, at the same time provide a solid foundation for the
nation's accounts in general and for Tourist Satellite Accounting (TSA)
in particular.(UNWTO)
The CRST, the first of its kind is a unique think tank established
with the intention of acting as an information hub to tourism and
related industries.
The centre hopes to fill the current gaps in the gathering, analysis
and dissemination of tourism related decision making statistics for both
public and private sector organizations.
This nonprofit endeavour is the brain child of Dileep Mudadeniya, is
a professional in the Tourism Industry armed with a robust portfolio of
sector experience.
In addition, the Centre will receive expert guidance of an advisory
committee comprising of industry stalwarts and eminent intellectuals.
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