From elephants and spices to gems and timber, Sri Lanka has played a pivotal role in the East to West trade route for hundreds of years. Today, Sri Lanka is at the crossroads of the fastest-growing economies in the world and is the main transshipment port in South Asia, presenting opportunities for both Australian exporters and logistics services providers. The…
The pressures that small and medium-sized business owners face can be intense. Starting, taking over, or learning to manage a business is hard enough as it is, but such owners also often find themselves having to play the roles of VP Finance, Head of HR, Director of Sales, Marketing Specialist, and many more, all at once. With so many hats…
Hotel management constitutes an important part of the tourism industry and therefore of tourism studies. In general, teaching in essence offers the opportunity to inaugurate and incorporate a variety of teaching methods with specific aims and intended outcomes. In general, teaching presupposes the incorporation of both informal and formal methods of learning. Formal pathways, which are offered in organized learning…
Micro, Small and Medium Hospitality businesses play a major role in most economies,particularly in developing countries. SMEs account for the majority of businesses worldwide and are important contributors to job creation and global economic development.The key role played by small businesses in the economy and society is emphasized by manyresearchers. Small businesses are well recognized and acknowledged as vital and…
An important goal of education is helping students learn how to think more productively while solving problems, by combining creative thinking to generate ideas and critical thinking to evaluate ideas with accurate knowledge about the truth of reality. Both modes of thinking creative & critical are essential for a well-rounded productive thinker, according to experts in both fields: Alternative solutions…
A ferry service between India and Sri Lanka was operated between Dhanushkodi in Tamil Nadu and Thalaimannar in Sri Lanka, over a distance of 30 nautical miles. After the 1964 cyclone destroyed infrastructure at Dhanushkodi, the service was operated from Rameswaram. In 1984, the Union government suspended the service due to the rise of ethnic conflict in the island nation.…
