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These 5 Countries Will Be The Fastest Growing Tourism Destinations For 2024

The island nation of Sri Lanka has long fascinated travelers from around the world thanks to its exotic nature, warm climate, colorful culture, and amazing food. Regularly ranking as one of the cheapest locations for digital nomads.

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Travel + Leisure

The 50 Best Places to Travel in 2024

This small South Asian island nation has big things on offer. “You can cover a lot of ground in two weeks, with loads of variety in the landscapes, from gorgeous beaches to lush jungles to high mountains to historic cities

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Conde Nast Traveler

The Best Places to Go in Asia in 2024

Rising from economic uncertainty, Sri Lanka’s tourism industry is in the midst of a luxury and wellness boom – from its tea-filled highlands to its palm-fringed shores.

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The Times

This underrated island has stylish new hotels

I would argue that Sri Lanka’s shape is also a pearl drop, a small but perfectly formed jewel of spun-gold beaches, pea-green tea plantations and serenity- inducing temples

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NIKKEI ASIA

Hiking Sri Lanka's tea trail

Sri Lanka is launching a new multiday walking route named the Pekoe Trail spanning 300 kilometers across its Central Highlands, passing river valleys, tea gardens, forested hills, sacred sites and rural villages.

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CNN Travel

Little island, big flavors: Sri Lankan food finally gets its due

And now, a new generation of Sri Lankan chefs and entrepreneurs across the world is shining the spotlight on their native cuisine, while embracing the country’s diverse culinary heritage.

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Daily FT

Tourism Alliance and Catalyze PSD recognise 20...

Tourism Alliance in collaboration with USAID Catalyze recently felicitated 20 Sustainability Champions at a ceremony in Colombo.

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The Sydney Morning Herald

Why you should visit this teardrop-shaped island

"If there’s a country that could do with a lot of love right now, it’s Sri Lanka! Each time I go I’m astounded by the country’s natural beauty and diversity."

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Daily FT

Marketing campaign reaches new heights...

“Results have been exceptional; the Alliance’s goal was to reach 1 million potential tourists but we reached almost 6 million with an impressive 31.5 million impressions...

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Tatler

why Sri Lanka remains the most transformative...

A landscape of palm-flanked beaches, cross-hatched paddies and tea-trails, the smell of hibiscus and ginger, the food – papaya and mangosteen, the sweet, sticky rice and crab curries.

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Worldpackers

The world's safest countries to travel to

With a large majority of the countries' culture being Buddhist, this makes it a pretty safe place to travel as their mannerisms tend to be calm and welcoming

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LA WEEKLY

SRI LANKA: A WILDLIFE WONDER AWAITS

Sri Lanka’s place as a much lauded and growing wildlife tourism destination is well earned. While being a small island nation, its 25,300 square miles are filled....

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Financial Times

London’s newest Sri Lankan restaurant

The spice is right at Rambutan, London’s newest Sri Lankan restaurant. There are now four excellent Sri Lankan eateries in central London - pioneer Hoppers, Kolamba, Paradise & now Rambutan.

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Sydney Morning Herald : Traveller

The friendliness of locals is off the charts

"I stayed in several beautiful resorts along the Sri Lankan coast this trip, but my memories of the people are the most cherished"

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Forbes

Why Families Are Traveling To Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, a teardrop-shaped island in the Indian Ocean, lies south of India and is a stone’s throw from the Maldives

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South China Morning Post

How sustainable tourism in Sri Lanka is taking off..

Talalla boasts an organic vegetable garden and stands next to one of the prettiest white-sand beaches in Sri Lanka.

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Forbes

The 23 Best Places To Travel Around The World In 2023

Loop around the island and you’ll see why this land will keep you guessing—from the hustle and bustle of capital city Colombo to beautiful beaches....

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The Telegraph

The world’s most scenic rail journey

Running into the heart of ‘Up Country’, the Ella Odyssey offers a window onto the best of the country’s famously photogenic landscapes

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Forbes

Top Wildlife Safaris Outside Of Africa

Sri Lanka: Many in the travel industry have told me they think this will be one of the next big “it” destinations, driven by a unique hybrid of the best land animals and largest sea creatures.

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The Telegraph

The 25 best hotels to stay at this year

Sri Lanka’s luxury Reverie collection launches this February with two gorgeous sister hotels on the south coast.

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The Times

Pairing tuk-tuks with toddlers in Sri Lanka

To the many people who said, “Really, is it safe?”, when I told them we were going to Sri Lanka: “Yes, it really is.”

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Daily FT

First-ever 300 km ultramarathon run on Pekoe Trail..

Ultramarathon trail runner Hyun Chang Chung is greeted upon his arrival in Sri Lanka by EU Delegation in Sri Lanka....

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Condé Nast Traveler

The best hotels in Sri Lanka

From hideouts under jungle canopies to sprawling ultra-luxe, these are the prettiest places to call home for a short while...

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The Times

The 20 best wild places to stay around the world

Sri Lanka is littered with little properties for exploring nature, from jungle and beaches to green hills blanketed in tea plantations...

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Condé Nast Traveler

The Best Solo Vacations to Take in 2023

Track gorillas in Rwanda, chase the Northern Lights across Finland, and more...

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India Today

Return To Paradise

Why Sri Lanka is all set to sweep the stakes for top spot when it comes to travel this year...

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British Vogue

The best winter sun destinations to head to this year

Sri Lanka is one of those destinations that truly has it all...

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Harpers BAZAAR

Sri Lanka: why you need to visit in 2023

Perfect beaches, countless leopards and world-famous tea; what to see and do in Sri Lanka

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The Telegraph

The 20 places you must visit in 2023

From old favourites to dazzling newcomers, our experts reveal the 20 destinations that will tempt you next year...

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Independent

The best destinations to travel to in 2023

The Independent’s travel team shares the hotspots they’re hoping to head to in the year ahead...

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The Sunday Times

Views and brews: what it’s like to hike the hills of Sri Lanka’s tea country

A new walking trail takes visitors through the heart of tea estates and hill country. One writer puts the route through its paces.

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The Telegraph

The beautiful country that offers a five-star...

Swap the Seychelles for Sri Lanka if you want a taste of Indian Ocean luxury for less this winter...

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Financial Times

The big hotel openings of 2023

Three new hotel openings in Sri Lanka featured.

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Vanity Fair

The Best New Hotels to Book for 2023

Two new Sri Lankan Hotels featured.

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CNN Travel

18 of Asia's most underrated places

Sri Lanka's Jaffna Northern Region featured.

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DRIFT Travel

Discover The New Hike Through Sri Lanka’s Forgotten...

The Pekoe Trail is a 22-day, 200-mile network of hiking trails through the Sri Lankan tea country...

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