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By-M.F.Faris Ahamed ow the local war has over in Sri Lanka. The country starts its journey through the development path. Tourism is one of the sector which gives major contribution to the economic development of the country. The country has well-known for sun, sea and sand tourism, culture and heritage tourism, and nature based tourism for many years. However Sri Lanka has focused on several kind of new tourism and tourism activities for last few years with purpose of attracting new and more tourists. Golf tourism is one of the new tourism which has high amount of audience itself. There are four golf courses has built until now in Sri Lanka. Colombo, Kandy, Nuweraliya and Trincomalee are the places where those golf courses are available. Sri Lanka want to focus on organizing worldwide golf tournaments and develop more world class golf courses for that. There are some suitable places we havesuch as Bandarawellla, Ella, Hatton and Haputalaetcto develop more golf courses. One good news we all have heard recently that is "(a report said) our country hopes to attract five billion dollars in foreign direct investments from the ports sector by 2014, which includes a project to build a formula one track on reclaimed land."If the project will be finished, our country can attract high amount of tourists by organizing formula one regional wide car races. Elephant Polo Tournamentis hosted by CEPA
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(Ceylon Elephant Polo Association) in Galle fort stadium annually in February. The event attracts both international tourists and the local community, raising awareness of - and funds for elephant conservation. Anyway this sport event have to develop even more to attract more tourists. So our government can use Dambulla, Asgiriya cricket stadiums which are not used for host cricket tournaments in nowadays in order to organize this tournament furthermore widely. Australia, New Zeland, South Africa, American and European countries having high amount of audience for beach volleyball games.At the same time we have all the capabilities to organize beach volley ball games. If we focus on host worldwide beach volley ball games, we can attract more audience from all over the world. As well as National Kite Festival is a different kind of event which is held annually in Gall face Colombo. If we promote this event effectively, we can attract more foreign and domestic tourists. Marine tourism is available in Sri Lanka for longer period. But still there are some major area or activities are untouched by the country under the marine tourism such as cable skiing, jet skiing, parasailing, power boat racing, Underwater photography and videography andundersea aquariums. South Asia's first under water aquarium has recently opened in Biyagama, Keleniya. It is a big mile post our country has achieved in tourism sector.