Prof. (Dr) D.A.C Suranga SilvaCoordinator of Sustainable Tourism Unit at the University of Colombo, Currently Professor in Tourism Economics, University of Colombo - Sri Lanka. He is currently the professor in Tourism Economics at the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. He obtained his Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Tourism Economics from the Vrije University Amsterdam (2002) and M.Phil. in Environmental Economics (1998) from Maastricht School of Management, University of Maastricht, the Netherlands. He is a lead trainer of Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) and a former CEO/Director General of Ministry of Tourism - Sri Lanka.