The Department of Social Sciences of the Faculty of Management, Social Sciences, and Humanities of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University completed its Annual Case Study Tour (2023) of intake 39 to Dambulla-Sigiriya region of Matale District from September 21st to September 23rd, 2023. This three (03) day tour was organized with the objective of examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis on small-scale tourism businesses in the Sigiriya area.