Port City Colombo Positions to High-Yield Urban Tourism & Talent Retention 📈

• Overall Figures & Yield Dilemma: Sri Lanka recorded ~2.36M international arrivals in 2025 (+15% YoY), but earnings grew slower to ~$3.2 Bn, highlighting the need to boost per-visitor spend. • Lifestyle & Regional Infrastructure: Introduces South Asia's first downtown duty-free zone, a 200–250 vessel yacht marina, and 1.7 km of public beach integrated with the CBD to build a high-spend urban tourism model. • Corporate & Investment Traction: Over 200 companies applied to operate; 175+ approved from global markets (UAE, Singapore, China, UK, US, Australia). • Services & Talent Focus: Blends commercial space with IT/BPM, higher education, and international schooling to attract foreign talent and boost services exports.