Senior Lecturer Gr. II in Tourism & CRM
MPhil (Kelaniya), MTEHM (Colombo), PGDip in Museology (PGIAR), PGDip in Hospitality & Tourism Management (UK), BA (First Class Honours) in Tourism and Cultural Resource Management (Kelaniya)
Email indrachapa@kln.ac.lk
Telephone +94112290813
Mobile +94768996737
Room No A05
Postgraduate Supervision Available
Indrachapa Gunasekara is an academic, researcher, and tourism professional with experience in higher education, tourism and hospitality education, curriculum development, and academic research. She has taught undergraduate and postgraduate students in areas including tourism marketing, destination marketing, tourism impacts, adventure tourism, tour guiding, human resource management, and tourism development. Her research interests encompass cultural tourism, heritage management, museum studies, digital storytelling, destination marketing, and intangible cultural heritage. She has presented her research at academic conferences and contributed to international academic publications.
Heritage Tourism, Museum Management, Tourism Marketing, Service Management, Tourism Human Resources, Consumer Behaviour, Visitor Experience, Sustainability
Tour Guidance
Human Resource Planning
Adventure Tourism
Tourism in Developing Countries
Tourism History
Gold Medal for Overall Best Performance in Tourism and Cultural Resource Management — Awarded at the General Convocation of the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Gunasekara, I. (2026). An assessment of challenges and professional development needs of tour guides in Sri Lanka. Journal of Sustainable Tourism and Entrepreneurship, 7(4), 463–477. https://doi.org/10.35912/joste.v7i4.2696
Gunasekara, I. (2023). Utilization of technology in heritage tourism: With special reference to Sigiriya World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka. Retrospect: A Peer-Reviewed Academic Journal of Archaeology, Anthropology, History and Heritage Tourism, 1, 219–236.
Gunasekara, I., & Silva, S. (2022). Agro-tourist satisfaction in Sri Lanka: With special reference to tourist socio-demographic and destination characteristics. Journal of Sustainable Tourism and Entrepreneurship, 3(1), 61–73. https://doi.org/10.35912/joste.v3i1.1230
Gunasekara, I., & Rathnayaka, J. (2021). Challenges in Sri Lankan heritage management with the COVID-19 pandemic. Trivalent: Journal of Archaeology, Tourism and Anthropology, 2(1), 70–82. https://doi.org/10.4038/tjata.v2i1.54
Gunasekara, I. (2019). Tourist satisfaction towards archaeological heritage sites in Sri Lanka with special reference to World Heritage Site Galle Dutch Fort. In Human and heritage: An archaeological spectrum of Asiatic countries—Felicitation to Professor Ajit Kumar (Vol. 1, pp. 351–354). New Bharatiya Book Corporation.
Gunasekara, I. (2016). A study on impacts of unplanned tourism development with reference to Negombo tourism hub, Sri Lanka. In Professor G. W. Indrani’s felicitation volume (pp. 58–61). Department of Economics, University of Kelaniya.
Gunasekara, I. (2015). Museums as an element of cultural transmission: With reference to the Colombo National Museum, Sri Lanka. Journal of Higher Education and Research Society, 3(2).
Gunasekara, I. (2015). Esala Perahera as a symbol of Sri Lankan culture and nature. Contemporary Discourse, 1.
Gunasekara, I. (2014). Develop museum as a cultural tourist education centre: With reference to Martin Wickramasinghe Folk Museum, Sri Lanka. In The future museum: An Asian perspective. Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya.
Gunasekara, I. (2014). Ayurvedic tourism as an alternative tourist product. Samaja Wimarshana, 1. Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya.
Gunasekara, I. (2014). Ecotourism as a solution for negative impacts caused through tourism in Sri Lanka. Santhathi. Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya.
Gunasekara, I. (2014). Pilgrimage tourism in Kataragama tourist destination. Sarasavilekha. Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya.
Gunasekara, I. (2013). Contribution of museums to tourism industry. Samaja Wimarshana, 1. Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya.
Gunasekara, I. (2025). Sri Lankan Kaffir community—past and present. In M. Chakrabarti & G. Chakrabarti (Eds.), Intangible cultural heritage in a globalized world (Performance Studies & Cultural Discourse in South Asia, Vol. 5, pp. 69–80). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-4663-0