Here’s to a fantastic 2018 for all our friends in #Negombo #SriLanka and around the world! Terrific firework display at #JetwingBeach!
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Sri Lanka poised to benefit from BBC’s Blue Planet II focus on wildlife and sustainable ecotourism

Sri Lanka’s amazing biodiversity and the way we manage and nurture our wildlife will be a major draw for tourists seeking sustainable holidays, according to travel experts.

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SRI LANKA POISED TO BENEFIT FROM BBC’S BLUE PLANET II FOCUS ON WILDLIFE AND SUSTAINABLE ECOTOURISM Sri Lanka’s amazing biodiversity and the way we manage and nurture our wildlife will be a major draw for tourists seeking sustainable holidays, according to travel experts. They believe that global ecotourism has been boosted by the BBC’s Blue Planet II wildlife documentary starring the renowned explorer and conservationist Sir David Attenborough. According to the Mail Online, experts believe that Blue Planet II “has made people aware of their impact on nature”, while a quarter of holidaymakers plan to visit a new country in 2018. #SriLanka #Ecotourism #Sustainable #BluePlanet2 #MailOnline
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2.3 million tourists as Sri Lanka courts French big-spenders who want the best!

More than 2.3 million tourists visited Sri Lanka this year, the highest number ever recorded, as the industry gears up to target high-end big spenders in the south of France.

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2.3 MILLION TOURISTS AS SRI LANKA COURTS FRENCH BIG-SPENDERS WHO WANT ONLY THE BEST! More than 2.3 million tourists visited Sri Lanka this year, the highest number ever recorded, as the industry gears up to target high-end big spenders in the south of France. Tourism minister John Amaratunga told Chinese news portal Xinhua that the government will determine how many tourists came from each different country, and whether by air or sea. He also said that “this year’s increase was a significant growth amidst spells of natural disasters such as floods that hit the country from time to time, and the outbreak of dengue epidemic also influenced the tourism industry this year”. #SriLanka #Tourism #ILTM
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Taking charge! Trail guide remains calm as elephant runs at him | Daily Mail Online

Amazingly brave or amazingly foolhardy? You decide! (And don't try this at home!)
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Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for festive pilau with beetroot, cauliflower and coriander chutney

A tasty Christmas alternative!
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ABSOLUTE SRI LANKA

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Sri Lanka’s seaplane services a boost for luxury tourism reports Travel Weekly in its ‘What’s Hot in 2018’ guide

As another highly successful 12 months for global tourism ends on a high note, Travel Weekly is hailing Sri Lanka in its ‘What’s Hot in 2018: Your Guide to Next Year’ with a focus on our Cinnamon Air luxury seaplane services.

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SRI LANKA’S SEAPLANE SERVICES A BOOST FOR LUXURY TOURISM SAYS TRAVEL WEEKLY IN ‘WHAT’S HOT IN 2018’ As another highly successful 12 months for global tourism ends on a high note, Travel Weekly is hailing Sri Lanka in its ‘What’s Hot in 2018: Your Guide to Next Year’. It says: “Those looking to combine paradise-like sands with wildlife and culture, though, continue to flock to Sri Lanka, which aims to double tourist numbers to five million by 2020 and has invested heavily in new infrastructure.” It notes a senior product and purchasing manager as saying that “road transfers are quicker and easier now, and the network of Cinnamon Air transfers means it’s less difficult to get around.” Click below for more. #SriLanka #CinnamonAir #TravelWeekly
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Fifty Chinese couples marry in mass Buddhist ceremony in Sri Lanka to promote tourism | Pledge Holidays Travel Blog

FIFTY CHINESE COUPLES MARRY IN MASS BUDDHIST-STYLE CEREMONY IN SRI LANKA TO PROMOTE TOURISM Fifty couples from China have been married in the Sri Lanka capital Colombo in a colourful mass ceremony conducted in accordance with our ancient Buddhist traditions. As Tourism Minister John Amaratunga told Reuters: “There’ll be many more couples who want to come here and celebrate true marriages from China and other parts of the world.” Click below for more. #SriLanka #Weddings #Colombo #China #Buddhism
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Fifty Chinese couples marry in mass Buddhist ceremony in Sri Lanka to promote tourism

Fifty couples from China have been married in the Sri Lanka capital Colombo in a colourful mass ceremony conducted in accordance with our ancient Buddhist traditions.

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Getting naked in Negombo as cheeky Instagram tourists bare all in Sri Lanka! | Pledge Holidays Travel Blog

GETTING NAKED IN NEGOMBO AS CHEEKY INSTAGRAM TOURISTS BARE ALL IN SRI LANKA! There are lots of excellent reasons to come to Sri Lanka—and getting naked on top of a mountain now seems to be one of them! Says the UK’s Star newspaper: “Holidaymakers tearing up the rulebook and going nude on holiday have continued their quest on the sunny beaches of Sri Lanka." Click below for more #SriLanka #TheStar #Nudism
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Getting naked in Negombo as cheeky Instagram tourists bare all in Sri Lanka!

There are lots of excellent reasons to come to Sri Lanka—and getting naked on top of a mountain now seems to be one of them!

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Sri Lanka a ‘cultural gem’ that must be explored says global travel clothing brand Craghoppers | Pledge Holidays Travel Blog

SRI LANKA A ‘CULTURAL GEM’ THAT MUST BE EXPLORED SAYS GLOBAL TRAVEL CLOTHING BRAND CRAGHOPPERS Top travel clothing brand Craghoppers is waxing lyrical about the delights of Sri Lanka in a blog post hailing our “impossibly striking views, breath-taking beaches and a landscape steeped in ancient history”. It says: “Make sure you head for the cultural gem that is Sri Lanka. With so many tourist attractions and unique experiences to take in, it’s a unique island and one that is absolutely deserving of a thorough exploration!” It focuses on the best places to visit and top things to do, starting in the capital Colombo and the National Museum, which will “help you get acquainted with the country’s rich culture and traditions”, and the “truly breathtaking” Viharamahadevi Park. Click below for more. #SriLanka #Craghoppers #NationalMuseum #Colombo #EggHoppers
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Dubai daily hails southern Sri Lanka’s luxury beach resorts as top attractions for Gulf visitors | Pledge Holidays Travel Blog

DUBAI DAILY HAILS SOUTHERN SRI LANKA’S LUXURY BEACH RESORTS AS TOP ATTRACTIONS FOR GULF VISITORS With Sri Lanka a growing must-visit destination for holidaymakers from the Gulf states, top Dubai news portal Kahleej Times reports that our paradise island is living up to its name. It cites Travel+Leisure’s 50 best places to travel in 2018 in which “the Southern Province in Sri Lanka tops the list with its prestige beaches. Washington DC and Big Sur, CA, took the second and third”. Click below for more. #SriLanka #KahleejTimes #TravelAndLeisure #Beaches
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Dubai daily hails southern Sri Lanka’s luxury beach resorts as top attractions for Gulf visitors

With Sri Lanka a growing must-visit destination for holidaymakers from the Gulf states, top Dubai news portal Kahleej Times reports that our paradise island is living up to its name.

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Sensational video claims Adam’s Bridge link between Sri Lanka and India ‘may be man made’

Sensational new discoveries suggest that the natural causeway between Sri Lanka and India known as Adam’s Bridge, or Ram Setu, might be the ancient foundations of an actual man-made bridge.

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Wreck diving ‘to be developed as a major Sri Lanka adventure tourism attraction’ says TTG

Top travel website TTG reports that Sri Lanka tourism bosses are throwing their weight behind plans to capitalize on the amazing wreck diving to be found around our island coast.

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WRECK DIVING ‘TO BE DEVELOPED AS A MAJOR SRI LANKA ADVENTURE TOURISM ATTRACTION’ SAYS TOP TRAVEL WEBSITE TTG Top travel website TTG reports that Sri Lanka tourism bosses are throwing their weight behind plans to capitalize on the amazing wreck diving to be found around our island coast. Feizal Samath writes that veteran diver Thilak Weerasinghe, boss of Lanka Sports Reizen (LSR), has been appointed by the country’s prime minister as a Tourism Task Force member. Samath notes that Sri Lanka has more than 200 possible dive sites and shipwrecks, including the aircraft carrier HMS Hermes, which was sunk by Japanese dive bombers in 1942. Click below for more. #SriLanka #Diving #WreckDiving #PADI #TTG #SundayTimes
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Eleven Sri Lanka hotels feature in Condé Nast Traveller’s list of Asia’s top beach getaways

Eleven Sri Lanka hotels have been named among Asia’s top 50 beach getaways by Condé Nast Traveller, “be it a solo weekend escape, a decadent time with friends, a family reunion or a romantic holiday”.

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ELEVEN SRI LANKA HOTELS FEATURE IN CONDÉ NAST TRAVELLER’S LIST OF ASIA’S TOP BEACH GETAWAYS Eleven Sri Lanka hotels have been named among Asia’s top 50 beach getaways by Condé Nast Traveller, “be it a solo weekend escape, a decadent time with friends, a family reunion or a romantic holiday”. Click below for more. #SriLanka #CondeNastTraveller
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Famed Sri Lanka nature reserve and resort Vil Uyana hailed by upmarket Jetsetters travel weblog

The upmarket Jetsetters travel weblog and YouTubeTV channel is extolling Sri Lanka’s first ever man-made nature reserve and eco-luxury resort—Jetwing Vil Uyana at Sigiriya.

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FAMED SRI LANKA NATURE RESERVE AND RESORT VIL UYANA HAILED BY UPMARKET JETSETTERS TRAVEL WEBLOG The upmarket Jetsetters travel weblog and YouTubeTV channel is extolling Sri Lanka’s first ever man-made nature reserve and eco-luxury resort—Jetwing Vil Uyana at Sigiriya. Modelled on the UK’s London Wetland Centre, this 28 acres of sustainable tourism was the 2002 brainchild of Jetwing chairman Hiran Cooray and environmental architect Sunela Jayawardene. Says Jetsetters: “Vil Uyana is highly praised for its layout of a wetland system with lakes, reed beds and forest to form a private nature reserve allowing dwellings to be built within a variety of habitats.” Click below for more. #SriLanka #Jetsetters #Jetwing #VilUyana
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Responsible travel spotlights highlights Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka’s seat of kings and Buddhist heritage | Pledge Holidays Travel Blog

RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL SPOTLIGHT HIGHLIGHTS ANURADHAPURA, SRI LANKA’S SEAT OF KINGS AND BUDDHIST HERITAGE ‘Responsible travel’ are fast becoming cornerstone keywords of today’s leisure tourism. They are having a huge affect on the way travellers, travel companies and destinations relate to each other. Says the US-based HuffPost: “Responsible travel (aka responsible tourism) is simply this: Being socially and culturally aware when you travel, understanding your affect on the places you visit, and trying to make that affect a positive one. And for one professional British couple in their 30’s, it has become their mission in life “to show the world that responsible travel can be easy, comfortable and very special”. Click below for more. #SriLanka #Anuradhapura #ResponsibleTravel #GlobalHelpSwap
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Responsible travel spotlights highlights Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka’s seat of kings and Buddhist heritage

‘Responsible travel’ are fast becoming cornerstone keywords of today’s leisure tourism. They are having a huge affect on the way travellers, travel companies and destinations relate to each other.

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Sri Lanka: the magnificent Lion Rock, wonderful sights and stays—and one of the best train journeys in the world!

Jayne, a British expat blogger in Australia, writes about must-visit destinations, boutique hotels and food. Her Girl Tweets World blog has a whole section on the delights of Sri Lanka!

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SRI LANKA: THE MAGNIFICENT LION ROCK, WONDERFUL SIGHTS—AND ONE OF THE BEST TRAIN JOURNEYS IN THE WORLD! Jayne, a British expat blogger in Australia, writes about must-visit destinations, boutique hotels and food, and her Girl Tweets World has a whole section on the delights of Sri Lanka. Her latest post is on our magnificent Lion Rock Fortress (pictured above), “the most impressive UNESCO World Heritage Site … literally stuffed full of sacred stupas and ancient temples”. Then she took the trip from Kandy to Ella, widely hailed as one of the most stunningly scenic train journeys in the world, which winds through the hills and valley of our magnificent Hill Country. Click below for more. #SriLanka #GirlTweetsWorld #LionRock #KandyToEllaTrain
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Superstar Maggie Smith to join courtroom supremo Sir Desmond de Silva at Galle Literary Festival | Pledge Holidays Travel Blog

SUPERSTAR MAGGIE SMITH TO JOIN COURTROOM SUPREMO SIR DESMOND DE SILVA AT GALLE LITERARY FESTIVAL Sri Lanka’s world-renowned Fairway Galle Literary Festival will welcome luminaries of silver screen and international jurisprudence in January for the this eagerly anticipated star-studded event. Local fans will be thrilled by the appearance of Dame Maggie Smith, the moody matriarch of hit British TV series Downton Abbey and doughty Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter films. Meanwhile, Sir Desmond de Silva, born and educated in Ceylon during World War II, and later one of the most high-profile jury advocates of his generation, will read from his recently published ‘Madam, Where Are Your Mangoes?’ Click below for more. #SriLanka #MaggieSmith #GalleLiteraryFestival
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Superstar Maggie Smith to join courtroom supremo Sir Desmond de Silva at Galle Literary Festival

Sri Lanka’s world-renowned Fairway Galle Literary Festival will welcome luminaries of silver screen and international jurisprudence in January for the this eagerly anticipated star-studded event.

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Two American foodie bloggers eat their way round the world in 80 days and ‘unbox’ in Sri Lanka | Pledge Holidays Travel Blog

TWO AMERICAN FOODIE BLOGGERS EAT THEIR WAY ROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS AND ‘UNBOX’ IN SRI LANKA When to young American foodie bloggers decided to eat their way round the world in 80 days, they didn’t start in Sri Lanka (day 43). But when they (eventually) arrived, they were particularly impressed with our Chicken Lumprias. Not only because it’s totally delicious, but also because as one (or the other) of them writes on Terabeza, the ‘unboxing’—unwrapping it from its banana-leaf—is an experience in itself." Click below for more. #SriLanka #Terabeza #Curry #ChickenLumprias
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Two American foodie bloggers eat their way round the world in 80 days and ‘unbox’ in Sri Lanka

When two young American foodie bloggers decided to eat their way round the world in 80 days, they didn’t start in Sri Lanka (day 43). But when they (eventually) arrived, they were particularly impressed with our Chicken Lumprias.

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