Browsing by Author "Perera, K.L.P.M."

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    Socio-Economic Determinants of Wildlife Tourism Affecting on Tourism Service Suppliers- Special Reference to Ruhuna Yala National Park and Horton Plains National Park
    (Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka, 2018) Perera, K.L.P.M.; Femando, P.I.N.
    Wildlife tourism had gained much priority recently. Wildlife tourism involves activities that interact with wildlife, mostly in national parks and protected areas. Ruhuna Yala national park and Horton Plains national park are the most popular national parks for wildlife tourism in Sri Lanka. Therefore due to the highest number of tourist arrivals impact on wildlife and environment is negative. Over visitation had laid the foundation for further problems and identifying the factors that will effect on Wildlife tourism is important. Researchers had identified an empirical gap in the context. There are no researches regarding socio-economic determinants of wildlife tourism that effect on tourism service suppliers. The objective of this research study is to identify socio-economic factors of wildlife tourism affecting on tourism service suppliers in the Ruhuna Yala national park and Horton Plains national park. Primary data were gathered through self-administered questionnaire. A sample of 100 tourism service suppliers selected using multi-stage sampling method from both Ruhuna Yala national park and Horton Plains national park through. In order to achieve the objective of this research, the researcher conducted exploratory factor analysis method and found five wildlife tourism factors affect on tourism service suppliers. Reliability of this research study is 0.815. Findings revealed that community health and safety, host community, investment, social cohesion and income distribution are the factors that effect on the tourism service suppliers. Further, based on the factors, researcher recommends maintaining the code of conduct, ensuring the CSR activities by tourism establishments and implement of a health policy, confirmation of fair income distribution and encouraging foreign investments can be used to increase the favorable environment for tourism service suppliers to perform a memorable experience to tourist.
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    A Study on Socio-Economic Determinants of Wildlife Tourism in National Parks of Sri Lanka(With Special Reference to Tourism service Suppliers in Ruhuna Yala National Park & Horton Plains National Park)
    (Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka, 2017) Perera, K.L.P.M.
    Street food vending is a one of the major live hood in many countries in the world especially developing countries. Street food has found to constitute up to 50% of daily diet of urban consumers in developing world. Also street foods are a noticeable source of attracting tourists to a particular destination. Such as gastronomic tourism. Low level income earners as well as low-end tourists who are satisfying their needs in cheapest possible way are highly depend on street food. In many developing countries, information on street food industry has been found to be greatly lacking. In order to show more light on street food sector, a study was carried out based in Colombo city in Sri Lanka. Consumption of street foods in Sri Lanka is becoming an increasingly important component of the food market because of strong interaction with the tourism. The aim of this research was to find out what is the most influencing determinant of Street Food Consumption in Colombo, Sri Lanka; in the perspective of foreign tourist, as well as to identify what is the current status & consumer's profile of the street food industry in Colombo city. This study surveyed 100 international tourists who was selecting by convenience sampling technique. The primary data were gathered through the self-administrated questionnaire method has been adopted and using multiple regression model, identified that out of Economical, Environmental, Social & Cultural, Physical and Psychological factors; Economical factors are the most influencing for the tourist's perspective towards the street food consumption in Colombo city, Sri Lanka. Descriptive statistics are used to find out current status and consumer's profile.