Colombo Fort Plan Links Heritage, Tourism and Port City Growth - Business News LK

Colombo Fort Plan Links Heritage, Tourism and Port City Growth - Business News LK

Colombo Fort has something many new tourist areas have to build from scratch: history. Now, there is a plan to connect that heritage with a growing waterfront economy, cruise visitors, and the development taking place around Port City. The Western Provincial Council, Urban Development Authority, and Colombo Municipal Council are developing plans to turn Fort into a tourist destination, with funding and assistance from the World Bank. The idea is…

President reviews plans to develop Colombo Fort as a Tourism Zone while preserving heritage

A discussion on developing Colombo’s historic Fort area as an attractive tourist destination was held this afternoon (19) at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. The project, which is being implemented jointly by the Western Provincial Council, the Urban Development Authority and the Colombo Municipal Council with funding and assistance from the World Bank, aims to develop the Colombo Fort area …

Colombo Fort to be developed as international tourist destination

A discussion on developing Colombo’s historic Fort area as an attractive tourist destination was held this afternoon (19) at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. The project, which is being implemented jointly by the Western Provincial Council, the Urban Development Authority and the Colombo Municipal Council with funding and assistance from the World Bank, aims to develop the Colombo Fort area …