Mr. M.I.M Ibrahim Hon. Member of local authority pottuvil-Arugambay has been appointed by Hon Milinda Moragoda, Minister of tourism as coordinator for tourism development project and an activity being carried out in Ampara district by the Sri Lanka tourism development authority from 4th June 2009 the task before him is to develop tourism and tourism activity in this area. As his first assignment he is coordinating the inter national surfing champion ship 2009 (Surfing Aurugambay 2009) schedule to take place from 01st 07th July 2009 will be sponsored by Sri Lanka tourism and co-sponsored by Sri Lankan airlines with the participation of local, authority pottuvill-Arugambay
Q: Mr. Ibrahim, can you tell arugam.info more about the Surf Contest?
A: I hope this surfing event and beach festival will create awareness among European travelers that the East coast has bounced back for their leisure once again and further it will be a good opportunity to regain and revive our much affected truisms industry. In particular we hope to be able to boost our islanda??s image through the publicity we will receive through top media from UK Cheap seroflo including the BBC who will travel along with British surfers.
Q: What is your history and track record?
A;I have 25 years long experience in the field of tourism and hotel hospitality industry after complains hotel managementA? course I joined holiday inn chain of hotels work in IranA? UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. I also participated in gems and Jewelers promotion to Europe Germany Belgium and Netherlands.
Q: Please tell us more about your plans, views and hopes for the area
A: I prepared a short statement and I’d be happy if you can add it to the interview. Thank you.
Tourism Development at Arugambay
Developing tourism at Arugambay and Eastern province, I wish to mention that Eastern province is having wider region for tourism development area spanning Nillaveli beach to Arugambay beach with rich natural attractions and potentials.
My opinion is with destroying naturea??s Purchase avalide cost gift develop tourism with some improvements without changing ecology of area. I am suggesting the ministry of tourism to declare eastern province as a natural tourism resorts, because we have areas that have an asset form cultural , natural, heritage, conservations, mountains, sand dues , lakes, forest, wild life, parks costal and maries our area concern multi religious, multi cultural, multi ethnic and multi lingual.
Tourism industry makes important contribution to the economy of developing countries particularly to foreign exchange earnings and employments. We have also traditional tourism area Nilaveli beach, Passikkuda and Arugambay beach. But Arugambay is well known destination of green paddy field, forest, wild lifea??s, bird watching, variety of wild life animals and crocodiles.
Pottuvill-Agugambay offers a combination of unique pleasure, perfect niche tourist destination for surfing one of the ten best surfing destination in the world and diving within 15 minutes driving from Arugambgay. Tourist can view elephants at Lahugala, birds and various wild life animals in Kumana Natural Park within 60 minutes driving from Arugambay. I strongly suggest ArugambayA? need sustainable tourism development , because there are enough resources potential, natural environment and best romantic locations, as refers before/earlier we need tourism development that avoid damages to the environment, economy, culture of the locations and eco-system where it take place.
The aim of the sustainable tourism is to ensure that development is a positive experience for local people. Traditional beaches and sight seeing tourism is vital to Sri Lanka communities surrounds the hotels and the other tourism area. Therefore design to empower, engage and financially sustain village communities without compromising their traditional values the tourism to discover local habitats and respect traditional cultures.
Tourism is one of many activates in a community or region that required planning coordination . Planning is the process of identifying objectives and defining and evaluation of methods of resources in the eastern province.
Developing a sustainable tourism industry to Arugambay, gain maximum economic and the other benefits and to meet the challenges faced by the region.
Tourism authority must establish the foundation and direction for a focused, co-ordination and united approach to the future development of tourism and develop strengthen industry, take local organization linkage before planning any tourism development activities such as coordination from provincial council, local council (Pradeshya Sabha), community leaders from all communities and divisional secretarial and politician.
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