Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) is the government authority tasked with planning, development, regulation, and policy 
implementation of tourism and related industries. Prior to SLTDA being established in 2007, these functions primarily resided with the organization known as Ceylon Tourist Board.
The objectives are as follows;
• Develop Sri Lanka as a tourist and travel destination both in Sri Lanka and abroad.
• Provide guidance to the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau to develop, promote and market Sri Lanka as a tourist and travel destination
• Provide guidance to the Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management to undertake human resource training and development activities
• Work towards the enhancement of the tourism and travel
• Develop and promote adequate, attractive and efficient tourist services, inclusive of the hospitality industry in a sustainable manner
• License and accredit tourist enterprises in order to develop, enforce and maintain locally and internationally accepted standards in relation to the tourism industry and other related industries