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What will 2020 bring to Sri Lankan Tourism?

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Sri Lanka, the pearl of the Indian Ocean has always been a magical tourist destination for people around the globe. Sri Lanka is filled with beautiful flora, fauna, emerald hills and enchanting seas which enhance the natural beauty of this tropical country. Tourism has come a long way throughout the past decades which assisted Sri Lanka in a numerous means. 2020 will indeed be a year with a new hope in the tourism industry. Several new avenues will be created in the industry that will drag a number of tourists to this beautiful island. This will indeed affect the economy of Sri Lanka in a favourable manner racing the state of Sri Lanka to a higher position. Several measures have already been taken by the authorities to upgrade the state of Sri Lankan tourism. Visa free schemes have been provided to tourists coming from a number of countries encouraging them to visit this land of beauty. In the year 2020 more focus will be given to essential facilities such as transport a...
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Why Travel agents shouldn't ignore Domestic Tourists?

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         Travelling is essential and it’s a part of a person’s Life. It can be a reason by business, Leisure or Hobby. This is where the Travel Agents plays a huge role in promoting the destinations, Accommodations, Activities, and etc. Hence, Tourism is one of the fastest growing industry in the world. But statistic shows that in Tourism Industry travel agents promotes mostly International Tourism but not the Domestic Tourism. Sri Lanka is a developing country that matches great natural beauty with beautiful man made creations. With over 1,600 km of coastline, Sri Lankan tourism's rich with tropical beaches, dense jungles, ancient cities, Number of world heritage sites and wild life sanctuaries, which are eye-catching attractions of both domestic and international tourists. International tourism brings more economic benefits such as foreign exchange, than the domestic tourism thus the attention for international tourism is always high than the domes...
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New ideas and Unique concepts in Sri Lankan Tourism

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                                                                          Sri Lanka is an Island country located in the Indian Ocean  ,popularly referred to as the “Pearl of the Indian Ocean” . Sri Lanka is holding a growing tourism industry in the world. Since gaining independence from the British in 1947, Sri Lanka has continued to attract foreign investors and tourists to the island. The country's important placement also enables it to attract transit visitors into the island. Over the years, many beautiful resorts, hotels and spas have opened. Incorporating the diverse culture of the country, the various Tourist Establishments here offer visitors a unique, yet memorable experience to remember with. It is very recently that world famous web site “Lonely Planet” named Sri Lanka as the number o...
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Alternative Tourism in Sri Lanka

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                                 “Alternative tourism” is a kind of tourism, for those who are looking to visit a place in order to have a totally different experience. This type of tourism refers to experiencing a location from a point of view different from those available through mass tourism options. Alternative tourists travel with the wish of being immersed in the culture they are visiting rather with other tourists. Instead of using special tourist accommodation and facilities, they prefer to use or share the services of local population. In this way they get the opportunities to experience some aspects of their lives. These kinds of tourists always prefer alternatives because they are very much concerned on the negative impacts which mass tourism brings to a destination. These kinds of trips are usually longer trips rather than mass trips and even though the duration's of thes...
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Gem of a Country : Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka proverbially acquired a maxim as the pearl of the Indian Ocean – may be as there are many a pearl around the island anytime to be called and picked. Then, the ‘grainery of the east’ this is a befitting testimony to our olden day farmers for their adroit competence in their capacity to work – now, to say recently we have become the owner of the heaviest, costliest, invaluable and priceless gem – the ‘Gem of the world’ beating all Guinness records. The highest peak’s elevation is around 8000 feet above sea level. From the low levels to the high levels, the mounds and molds, hammocks and hillocks, hinterlands and highlands and hills, cliffs and bluffs – all in all are luxuriously cultivated with tea – the products enterprisingly acquire the name and position, name and fame as the ‘best’ in the world. Sri Lanka has been called by the name as a pygmy of a country, geographically a tiny dot in the world map. But historically we hold and b...
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Is Tourism really a key industry to move people from poverty to prosperity in Sri Lanka?

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Sri Lanka is one of the most attractive leading tourist destinations in the world. The beauty of this tiny island is simply breath-taking. Known for its enchanting ancient ruins, rolling surf, endless soft-sanded beaches, imposing mountains, colourful festivals, cheap prices, fun trains, famous tea, flavourful food, oodles of elephants, tempting water sports, dense wild-life, diverse ethnical groups and off the top hospitality from the local residents. After the Sri Lankan Civil War, the Tourism Industry started to flourish and the industry became the third-largest and fastest-growing source of foreign currency by 2018. Tourism is a fast-growing Industry due to its importance and economic significance. It is big business and will continue to grow. Tourism brings both advantages and disadvantages to a country. Tourism is in a significance position in generation of income, foreign exchange and provision of employment  opportunities that would otherwise re...
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