Miss J.A.R.C. Sandaruwani is a Lecturer in Tourism and Hospitality Management attached to the Department of Tourism Management and specialized in teaching E-Tourism, Hospitality Management, and Hotel Housekeeping subjects. She currently administers the position as the course coordinator for B.Sc. Honours in Hospitality Management degree programme in the department.

Sustainable Tourism, Cultural and Heritage Tourism, Tourist Behavior, Service Automation in Tourism and Hospitality Industry

• Sandaruwani, J. A. R. C., Dinusha, G. V. H., & Arachchi, R. S. S. W. (2022). Hospitality Tea Culture: Taking tea culture to the next level. In Routledge Handbook of Tea Tourism (pp. 117-123). Routledge. 9781003197041
• Dinusha, G. V. H., Sandaruwani, J. A. R. C., & Arachchi, R. S. S. W. (2022). Line Rooms: An authentic approach to heritage tea tourism. In Routledge Handbook of Tea Tourism (pp. 134-145). Routledge. 9781003197041
• Sandaruwani, J., & Gnanapala, A. (in press). Museum Visitor Experience in Sri Lanka (Special Reference to the Department of National Museums). Tourist Behavior: Past, Present, and Future, 37-66. Apple Academic Press. New York. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003282082
• Peiris, T. U. I., Sandaruwani, J. A. R. C., Aslam, M.S.M., & Wijekoon, W. M. S. S. (2022). Countryside Capitalization and Community Empowerment through Tourism. South Asian Journal of Tourism and Hospitality. 2(1), 51-75. http://doi.org/10.4038/sajth.v2i1.45
• Gnanapala, W.K.A.C., Peiris, T.U.I., Wijekoon, W.M.S.S., & Sandaruwani, J.A.R.C. (2022). Infinite Game of Poverty Alleviation (IGPA) and Accumulation
  of Environmental and Socio-Cultural Capital. Asian Journal of Management Studies, 2(1) pp.114-129. http://doi.org/10.4038/ajms.v2i1.46.
• Arachchi, R.S.S.W., Sandaruwani, J.A.R.C., Dinusha, G.V.H. (2022). Connecting the Connected: How Is SriLanka Prepared to Respond to Digital Tourists?. In: Hassan, A. (eds) Technology Application in Tourism in Asia (pp. 367-382). Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5461-9_22.
• Sandaruwani R.C. & Gnanapala A.C. (2021). Challenges and Issues Confronting Sri Lanka in Museum Tourism Development. Curator: The Museum Journal. 64(4), pp. 751-778. https://doi.org/10.1111/cura.12445
• Sandaruwani, J.A.R.C & Gnanapala, W.K.A.C. (2016). The Role of Tourist Guides and Their Impacts on Sustainable Tourism Development: A Critique on Sri Lanka. Tourism, Leisure and Global Change, Volume 3 (2016), p.TOC.62-73.
• Sandaruwani, J.A.R.C & Gnanapala, W.K.A.C. (2016). Food Wastage and its Impacts on Sustainable Business Operations: A Study on Sri Lankan Tourist Hotels. Procedia Food Science, Volume 6 (2016), p 133 – 135.
• Gnanapala, W.K.A.C. & Sandaruwani, J.A.R.C. (2016). Socio-economic Impacts of Tourism Development and Their Implications on Local Communities. International Journal of Economics and Business Administration, 2(5), (2016), pp. 59-67.
• Gnanapala, W.K.A.C. & Sandaruwani, J.A.R.C. (2016). Impacts of Tourism Development in Cultural and Heritage Sites in Sri Lanka. International Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 2, No. 6 (2016), pp. 68-78.
• Jayasinghe M.K.D., Gnanapala W.K.A.C., & Sandaruwani J.A.R.C. (2015). Factors Affecting Tourists' Perception and Satisfaction in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. Ilorin Journal of Economic Policy, Vol.2 (2015), p 1-15.
• Gnanapala, W.K.A.C., Dharmasiri, A.M.J.A. & Sandaruwani, J.A.R.C. (2016). Travel Motives, Perception and Satisfaction of Millennial Travellers: A Study in East Coast of Sri Lanka. Conference Proceedings of the 7th International Borneo Business Conference, held in University Malaysia Sabha, 07-08 September 2016, p 524-536.
• Sandaruwani, J.A.R.C. (2016). Potential for Developing Belihuloya Area as a popular Tourist Destination. Conference Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (ICPRD), held in the University of Ruhuna, 24-25 March 2016. p 50.
• Sandaruwani, J.A.R.C. & Gnanapala, W.K.A.C. (2017). Impact of Tourism Operations in Spice Gardens for the Sustainable Tourism Development: A Case Study in Sri Lanka. Conference Proceedings of 6th International Conference of Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka (ICSUSL-2017), held in the Grand Kandyan Hotel, Kandy, 03-05 May 2017.