The Araliya Group led by businessman Dudley Sirisena has last week received approval from the Board of Investment (BOI) for the group’s latest tourism initiative valued at millions of dollars.
Sirisena had posted on Facebook that his company was set to expand its leisure and tourism portfolio with the addition of the Araliya Golden Beach Resort in Unawatuna, Galle.
An agreement between the BOI and the Araliya Group was recently formalised at the BOI. The board’s Chairman Dinesh Weerakkody had represented the BOI while Sirisena had signed the documents on behalf of the Araliya Group.
Sirisena had said that the total investment was estimated at $ 8.9 million and noted his commitment to bolstering Sri Lanka’s economic growth through increased focus on the tourism sector. According to him, the primary objective is to facilitate this by not only launching the Araliya Golden Beach Resort, but also by fostering the creation of new direct and indirect employment opportunities for youth within the country.
The group already owns another luxury hotel in the Unawatuna area – the Araliya Beach Resort and Spa.