Thursday, June 30, 2016

ARTRA magazine showcases the best of contemporary Sri Lankan creative talent - Pledge Holidays...

A quick leaf through ARTRA'S beautifully produced pages and website tells a story of a striking vision and commitment to contemporary visual statements that is quite breathtaking. Add to that its scope of literary and musical interests, and you have something that ranks with the best to be found anywhere the arts are regarded as an essential adjunct to life and living. #SriLanka #ARTRA #Arts #Music #Literature
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ARTRA magazine showcases the best of contemporary Sri Lankan creative talent


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There is more to Sri Lanka than sun, sea and sand, spectacular scenery, cultural history and mystery, eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and more species of wildlife than you can shake a stick at. But you need to know where to look—and ARTRA is a good place to start.

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British authors at literary gathering hosted by Mount Lavinia Hotel in Colombo - Pledge Holidays...

A literary treat for visitors to Colombo: readings by Louis de Bernières (pictured), on war and romance; Peter Grimsdale, on suspense and thrillers; Stephanie Calman, on life; and Rohan Candappa’s tongue-in-cheek exposé of what it means to be British. As good as a good read!
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British authors at literary gathering hosted by Mount Lavinia Hotel in Colombo


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A literary gathering at the Mount Lavinia Hotel in Colombo on Saturday, July 9, will be a rare treat for visitors to Sri Lanka looking to add something different to their itineraries.

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Sri Lanka | A Time Lapse Video - Part 1

A terrific photo time-lapse video of Sri Lanka from Kalee Vidanapathirana gets the Pledge Holidays thumbs up!
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The sport of kings in Nuwara Eliya ‘a major boost for Sri Lanka tourism’


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They call it the sport of kings, and horse racing at Sri Lanka’s Royal Turf Club (RTC) in Nuwara Eliya is no exception. Moreover, with its excitement, glitter and fantastic sporting spectacle, it is also a major tourist attraction.

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The excitement and glitter of horse racing mooted to bring many high-spending tourists to Sri Lanka, as is the case around the world—witness Royal Ascot, the Melbourne Cup, Dubai, Japan, Hong Kong and elsewhere.
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Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Sri Lankan food ‘some of the best I’ve had anywhere in the world’


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As we all know, Sri Lanka’s spicy and hugely varied cuisine takes some beating. In fact, according to the Helen in Wonderlust blog, “Sri Lankan food is some of the best I’ve had anywhere in the world”. She writes: “I pretty much ate my way around the country, trying anything and everything so I could report back on my findings (the things I do for you guys) from local street food places to higher end restaurants”.

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Sri Lankan food 'some of the best I've had anywhere in the world' - Pledge Holidays Travel Blog

Travel blogger Helen in Worderlust knows the good things in life when she sees them, and the spicy deliciousness of Sri Lankan cuisine really hit the spot. #SriLanka #Cuisine #Food #RiceAndCurry
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Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Destinations News magazine in Dubai is extravagant in its praise of Sri Lanka - Pledge Holidays...

What better contrast for the well-healed travellers of Dubai's desert sheikhdom than the gorgeous lush greenery and luxury spas of tropical Sri Lanka. For one glossy writer, "Mother Nature is blessing Sri Lanka with an utterly beautiful landscape, from the terraced tea plantations and estates in the highlands to the unspoilt stretches of tropical beaches and dense jungles”. #SriLanka #Dubai #Destinations #Tourism
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Destinations News magazine in Dubai is extravagant in its praise of Sri Lanka


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It is totally appropriate that the über-high-end Destinations of the World News magazine and website is based in Dubai, where nothing succeeds like excess. But amidst the conspicuous over-consumption and exuberant extravagance—check out Spend It—the mag’s cosmopolitan voice provides a refreshingly readable counterpoint.

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Bolton News UK reports ‘amazing, incredible’ experience photographing Sri Lanka wildlife


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An adventurous British photographer had “an amazing, incredible experience” of Sri Lanka during a trip-of-a lifetime photographing our wildlife. The Bolton News in the north of England reports that Brian White spent six weeks trekking through the island's rainforests to snap birds, leopards, snakes and elephants.

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Sri Lanka to enforce new hotel star ranking system to boost tourism


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An international-standard star ranking system for Sri Lankan hotels has been launched by government tourism officials, with enforcement backed by tough new penalties. The FT newspaper reports Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) Director General Malraj Kiriella as insisting “the mechanism was essential to ensure high industry standards in the future”.

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Tourists and visitors to Sri Lanka will benefit from enforcement of the international star-ranking system for hotels and restaurants to ensure that standards of service are maintained. #SriLanka #Tourism #Hotels #Restaurants
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Top new Sri Lankan tea featured on global packing website - Pledge Holidays Travel Blog

High tea is always a hot favourite in Sri Lanka, and this top global packaging website features a limited-edition collection of tasty newcomers. #SriLanka #Tea #TheDieline #JafTea
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Top new Sri Lankan tea featured on global packing website


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A new brand of Ceylon tea is featured on The Dieline, “the most visited website on package design in the world, capturing a readership spanning millions across hundreds of countries”. The brew, Single Estate, is a new limited-edition collection launched by Jaf Tea, “widely known all over the world for superior quality and outstanding taste”.

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Monday, June 27, 2016

Mystery blonde does fashion shoot in exotic Sri Lankan locations - Pledge Holidays Travel Blog

What more can we say? Mystery blonde, exotic Sri Lankan locations, fashion, great pictures... #SriLanka #Fashion #tuula
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Mystery blonde does fashion shoot in exotic Sri Lankan locations


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Don’t ask what this is all about, because it’s a bit of a mystery. Check out the blog, and you’ll see why. All we can glean is that young Jessica travels the world modelling nifty outfits for an outfit called tuula. This this time she’s in Sri Lanka, and if you like great pics of pretty young blondes modelling nifty outfits in exotic locations, this is for you.

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And there's a lot more delicious foodiness where that came from!
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The beauty and tranquility of Sri Lanka's renowned Hill Country revealed - Pledge Holidays...

Far from the madding crowds amidst the peace and tranquility of Sri Lanka's famed Hill Country—a greater contrast to the maddingness of our equally famed beach resorts is hard to imagine. Enjoy! #SriLanka #HillCountry #Kandy #NuwaraEliya
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The beauty and tranquility of Sri Lanka’s renowned Hill Country revealed


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The beauty and serenity of Sri Lanka’s famed Hill Country and Central Highlands are renowned counterpoints to the hustle, bustle and maritime madness of our renowned beaches. Which is why Newspaper, the blog and catchup for high-end techy business types, has focused a travel-section roundup on five of the region’s prime destinations.

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Sunday, June 26, 2016

Pleasure and leisure boat marinas ‘needed to support Sri Lanka tourism’


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Creating pleasure-boat marinas to help promote Sri Lanka’s ongoing tourism drive is a prime focus of the upcoming Boat Show & Fisheries Exhibition Sri Lanka 2016. It will showcase the best of our boatbuilding expertise in the leisure pleasure markets, particularly those devoted to whale-watching, sport fishing and diving.

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Sri Lanka's thriving tourism industry could receive a major boost from the development of pleasure and leisure boat marinas to serve the beach resorts and tourist destinations around our star-studded coastline. #SriLanka #Marine #Marinas #Boating
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UK Guardian on street-food fabulousness in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo - Pledge Holidays Travel Blog

The full flavoursome diversity of Sri Lanka is revealed in the street-foodie fabulousness found throughout the island—and especially on the iconic Galle Face Green in the capital city Colombo. Read this Guardian UK special report. #SriLanka #Colombo #GallFaceGreen #Food #kottu #tourism
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UK Guardian on street-food fabulousness in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo


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Delicious street food and Sri Lanka go together, nowhere more so than at the various Nana’s to be found clustered along the seafront at Galle Face Green in Colombo. There’s much else that makes Sri Lanka’s street food cornucopia such and amazing experience, of course, including handy snacks made from just about anything it's possible to cook and serve.

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Saturday, June 25, 2016

Friday, June 24, 2016

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The Economist magazine extols Colombo, 'the fastest growing city destination in the world' -...

View the amazing video from the Economist magazine that extols Coombo as "the fastest growing city destination in the world. See what they love about this remarkable place". #SriLanka #Economist #Colombo
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The Economist magazine extols Colombo, ‘the fastest growing city destination in the world’


The capital of Sri Lanka is forging a new identity. Once bedevilled by the country's long-running civil war, now a fashion designer, a celebrity chef and an Australian expat will show you why this forward-looking tropical metropolis has become the fastest growing city destination in the world. See what they love about this remarkable place.

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The future of luxury travel—which tribe do you belong to? - Pledge Holidays Travel Blog

Top travel-tech company Amadeus grapples with luxury travel in a newly released report, and divides five-star globetrotters into six Luxury Traveller Tribes. Which one do you belong to? #SriLanka #Luxury #Travel #Tourism
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The future of luxury travel—which tribe do you belong to?


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To some, one man’s luxury is nothing more than vulgar extravagance designed to impress rather than bestow a tangible benefit. Let’s face it, who actually needs gold bath taps? But the travel and leisure business is different. Luxury is still in the eye of the beholder, but the extravagance really does make a difference.

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Thursday, June 23, 2016

Asia-Pacific countries 'are major drivers of world tourism technologies' - Pledge Holidays...

Tech and social media, particularly Facebook, are driving travel and tourism forward like never before, and nowhere faster than the must-visit tropical destinations of APAC—including Sri Lanka. #SriLanka #APAC #Asia #Tourism #SocialMedia
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Asia-Pacific countries ‘are major drivers of world tourism technologies’


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Asia-Pacific (APAC) countries, Sri Lanka included, are the major drivers of world tourism technologies, according to a new report. This dominance, and the region's lead in travel consumption and services, is also why it leads the world in travel technology innovation.

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New website helps fight dengue in Sri Lanka and ASEAN tourist destinations - Pledge Holidays...

The fight against dengue, the dreaded mosquito-borne disease that plagues tropical tourist destinations, intensifies as Dengue Mission Buzz joins the battle. Is victory in sight? #SriLanka #Dengue #TheDengueBuzz #ASIAN #Tourism
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New website helps fight dengue in Sri Lanka and ASEAN tourist destinations


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Dengue is the fastest-growing mosquito-borne disease in the world, and combatting it is now a major concern for tropical tourism destinations, including as Sri Lanka. Now the Asian Dengue Vaccination Advocacy (ADVA) has launched a new measure to combat the disease.

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Wednesday, June 22, 2016

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Glam mag ‘Look UK’ writer raves about ‘state visit’ to Sri Lanka


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UK glam mag Look, part of the Time Inc stable including marie claire and InStyle, raves about Sri Lanka in their latest online offering, with writer Anna Duff saying she was treated “like Kate Middleton on a state visit”.

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There's more to glam than glitter, even when a Look UK writer is made to feel like the Duchess of Cambridge (she of the glittering Sri Lankan sapphire engagement ring that once adorned the late Princess Diana). Did she have a wonderful time? Read on...
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Round-the-world London couple loved Sri Lanka’s ‘stunning’ beaches


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Some terrific posts on Sri Lanka, including a report on our “stunning” south- and east-coast beaches, are highlights of the blog written by a young round-the-world London couple.

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London couple Chris and Laura had a terrific 18 days in Sri Lanka, loved our beaches, and were thrilled by their first ever wildlife safari. Way to go, guys! #SriLanka #Beaches #Tourism #WorldTravel #Safari
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Trip101 weblog shares 20 great things to do in Sri Lanka - Pledge Holidays Travel Blog

The Indian Ocean island paradise of Sri Lanka has some amazing things to see and do, including eight UNESCO World Heritage Site and some of the best beaches in the world. What's not to like! #SriLanka #Trip101 #UNESCO #WorldHeritage #Sigiriya #Tourism
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Trip101 weblog shares 20 great things to do in Sri Lanka


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There are so many amazing things to see and do in Sri Lanka that’s it’s hard to know where to begin. So here’s a shout-out the Trip101 weblog for its useful and colorful roundup of some of the best places to get the most out of a holiday of a lifetime on this Indian ocean paradise island.

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Monday, June 20, 2016

June theatrical productions in Colombo


Premawantha Kumarayo, a Sinhala version of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

The famed Lionel Wendt Art Centre in Colombo once again features prominently in this month’s offering of not-to-be-missed theatrical productions in the capital.

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British 'experience hunter' tourists are good news for Sri Lanka - Pledge Holidays Travel Blog

Tourism report says Brits abroad value new experiences above nearly everything, happily sacrificing many lifestyle goodies for the chance to do and see something new and different. #SriLanka #WhaleWatching #SwimmingWithDolphins #JungleTrekking #Tourism
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British ‘experience hunter’ tourists are good news for Sri Lanka


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New and novel travel adventures are the bottom line for British tourists who see themselves as ‘experience hunters’, according to a study by Hilton Hotels & Resorts. It says that Brits will forgo almost everything if it means being able to experience something new.

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Sunday, June 19, 2016

Mail Online UK: glorious curries and lovely people in spectacular northern Sri Lanka - Pledge...

Mail Online UK, the world's most-read newspaper website, lauds the delights of Sri Lanka—fabulous food, lovely people, an all-round great family holiday. Thanks, James, we love you too!
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Glorious curries in spectacular northern Sri Lanka for Mail Online’s James Delingpole


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A leading writer on the world’s most-read newspaper website, the UK’S Mail Online, James Delingpole waxes lyrical about his recent family visit to Sri Lanka, where they enjoyed “the best curries of our lives”. Of course, it wasn’t just the food. He was visiting Jaffna, a deliberate decision to get off the southern tourist beaten track.

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Friday, June 17, 2016

The Grand Hotel, Nuwara Eliya


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The Grand Hotel in Nuwara Eliya is unquestionably grand. Very grand, in fact, the kind of grandeur born of its associations with the pinnacles and cornerstones of British colonial rule.

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http://bit.ly/1W32NGT There's grand, and then there's the kind of grand that makes this Nuwara Eliya hotel the epitome of British colonial country-house cachet that has labelled this charming Hill Country town the 'Little England' of Sri Lanka. #SriLanka #NuwaraEliya #TheGrandHotel #Tourism
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Are solar chargers the perfect answer for power-hungry smartphones?


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Wi-fi and mobile communications are the number-one must-have for today’s world traveller, never more so than when going ‘off the grid’ in a strange land.

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Thursday, June 16, 2016

Does this spell the end for Sri Lanka's tuk-tuks? Will the (quite cute) Qute take over? - Pledge...

http://bit.ly/1UczBZf The tuk-tuk three-wheeler is as much a part of Sri Lanka's cultural landscape as elephants and egg hoppers. But are we poised to lose them? Is this (quite cute) Qute usurper poised to take over? #SriLanka #TukTuk #ThreeWheeler #Bajaj #Qute #Tourism
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Does this spell the end for Sri Lanka’s tuk-tuks? Will the (quite cute) Qute take over?


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Does this mean the end of our beloved tuk-tuks? Those noisy, tourist-friendly, most-convenient-form-of-transport-on-the-planet three-wheelers? Possibly. But then again, possibly not.

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Star travel writer John Gimlett hails Sri Lanka in Elephant Complex book


Star travel writer John Gimlett in Sri Lanka.

John Gimlett is a star travel writer—and he loves our Paradise island! His latest book, Elephant Complex, Travels In Sri Lanka, is a warm and affectionate look at a country that’s “so diverse it’s like several countries rolled into one”.

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