According to deputy economic development minister Lakshman Abeywardene says Sri Lanka's tourism development office has approved 1.8 billion dollars of investment proposals to build hotels
A 'one stop unit' at the tourism development office which was set up in November 2010 had received 189 applications by October 2011 of which 73 had been approved, 04 have been rejected and 112 are being processed, minister Abeywardene said.
The 184 projects with investment values of 1.85 billion dollars involve building 11,809 rooms, according to ministry data.
