Sri Lanka looking at introducing freestyle skydiving operations as adventure tourism product
The Morning: Sri Lanka’s authorities have begun preliminary discussions on introducing freestyle skydiving operations as a potential adventure tourism product, with a focus on regulatory, safety, and operational requirements.
A discussion on the proposal was held on 5 February at the Ministry of Defence under the patronage of Secretary to the Ministry of Defence Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuiyacontha (retired). Representatives of Skydive Sri Lanka made a presentation outlining freestyle parachuting and its potential to be developed as a niche tourism activity, including proposed operational frameworks.
The discussion examined the scope for positioning skydiving as a new attraction within Sri Lanka’s tourism portfolio and its possible contribution to the sector, particularly in terms of diversification and value-added experiences.
Addressing the meeting, Thuiyacontha emphasised the need to carefully identify and review obstacles and challenges that could arise in promoting such activities in the country. He instructed relevant institutions to closely examine applicable regulations, security considerations, operational procedures, and other related issues, and to assess the overall feasibility of introducing skydiving operations in Sri Lanka. He further noted that the findings should be reviewed and followed up with additional discussions.
OSL take:
Sri Lanka’s steadily growing tourism industry has opened many business/investment opportunities that include sectors related to the industry as well. With the increasing number of foreign travelers to the country, local tourism authorities are focused on further expanding the tourism concepts on offer for the tourists visiting Sri Lanka while also looking at expanding the required infrastructure and supplementary infrastructure facilities required to meet the growing demand. All these factors indicate an expansion of business/investment opportunities in Sri Lanka’s tourism industry and related sectors. Given Sri Lanka’s recognition as a must visit tourist destination, there would be further growth in the tourism industry, indicating a steady expansion of business/investment opportunities. The interest shown by many international leisure and hospitality brands to enter the industry while the businesses already in operation looking at further expanding operations in the country indicate the growing business potential in Sri Lanka’s tourism industry and related sectors as well. Foreign businesses/investors could therefore confidently explore the expanding business/investment opportunities in Sri Lanka’s tourism industry and related sectors.
| Article Code : | VBS/AT/20260212/Z_1 |