Abstract:
The tourism industry is one of the main sources of income in todays’ developing countries. The
industry contributes greatly to increase the foreign reserves needed by a country. There are various
service sectors in tourism. Tourist accommodation providers are one of them. The purpose of this
study was to examine the effects of the economic crisis in Sri Lanka on tourist accommodation
providers. Accordingly, data were collected from the people who engaged in this field through the
online survey. After analyzing them, in the face of this economic crisis, it appeared that their
industry was affected by the problem of fuel shortage, public transportation problems, sudden
power outage problems, and food price inflation. Although various research have been conducted
in Sri Lanka related to the tourism industry, there are few studies conducted on these tourist
accommodation providers. Accordingly, through this study, the problems they face have been
discussed and the information needed to develop the businesses of accommodation facilities
providers related to the tourism industry by avoiding them is contained in this study.
