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Monday, September 27, 2010 - 10.06 GMT |
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Sri Lanka introducing upmarket treats –
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Sri Lanka was always a place best known for cost-effective winter sun, but luxury travellers keen to discover a different side of Sri Lanka will find it has been quietly introducing small upmarket treats as well, the Travel Trade Gazette (ttglive) said in a report published on September 23, 2010.
The Travel Trade Gazette is one of UK's top publication for travel agents, and the travel and tourism industry.
“Our luxury is like a hidden gem”, says Sri Lanka Tourism UK director Sanjika Perera. “In terms of growth, what we are seeing now is not so much investment in big five-stars, but more in the realms of boutique properties.”
Indus Tours agrees. “With a scattering of new boutique properties and villas, Sri Lanka is well placed to handle the luxury travel market,” says Shawn Hendriks the company’s Sri Lanka specialist. And Perera adds: “We don’t do the bling kind of luxury, what we offer is more in terms of nature and a sustainable element; the authentic feel of Sri Lanka.”
Sri Lanka hopes one of the ways it will recover from recent difficult times will come off the back of a raft of new boutique hotels transforming the south-west coast, ttglive reported.
Sri Lanka’s long war finally came to an end last year, and UK tourist arrivals from January to the end of July are already around a third up on 2009, ttglive said.
In August, the UK Foreign Office finally lifted the last of the country’s travel restrictions; wildlife-rich national parks have reopened; hotel groups are looking to move into the undeveloped east coast. It’s all looking a lot rosier for the tourist industry on the island, the report added.
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