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Getting To Know Our Emerging Leaders!

31st January, 2022 Alliance Updates,News and Updates
Getting To Know Our Emerging Leaders!

Vimukthi Dassanayake who is a member of the Emerging Leaders Program 2021/22 sheds some light on his passions and aspirations and why he loves working in Sri Lanka’s tourism industry. Vimukthi is currently the Group Human Resources Manager at Teardrop Hotels and his 5 year goal is to be VP in Human Resources. He stepped […]

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Love Sri Lanka Jobs Portal: The First Ever Tourism Industry Dedicated Jobs Portal in Sri Lanka

5th January, 2022 News and Updates
Love Sri Lanka Jobs Portal: The First Ever Tourism Industry Dedicated Jobs Portal in Sri Lanka

jobs.lovesrilanka.org Love Sri Lanka Jobs is Sri Lanka Tourism Alliance’s latest initiative to enable a more seamless experience for job seekers as well as employers in Sri Lanka’s tourism industry. Love Sri Lanka Jobs is the only portal in Sri Lanka with a dedicated tourism industry focus, where all current employment opportunities in tourism can […]

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Digital Nomads – An Emerging Travel Market for Sri Lanka Tourism

8th December, 2021 News and Updates
Digital Nomads – An Emerging Travel Market for Sri Lanka Tourism

The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the world and our lives significantly and nowhere is this more apparent than in the global tourism industry and in offices worldwide. Tourist destinations worldwide suffered tremendously and the Travel & Tourism sector which contributed 10.4% to global GDP in 2019 dropped to 5.5% in 2020 with nearly 62 million […]

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