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Celebrating Unity and Diversity
- Best Destination for Japanese Tourists
- Conde Nast names ‘Kadju House’ among the best
- Sri Lanka captures MICE interest
- Regional trade fair ‘Excon 2010’ in Trincomalee
- ‘Primates of Sri Lanka’ launched
- Commercial internal aviation for pleasure and ease
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Japanese travel site mycomjournal in a recent posting has identified Sri Lanka as the best destination for Japanese tourists going on to describe the destination as
“A beautiful beach facing the Indian Ocean and 2,000 meters high mountain, jungle and wildlife habitat for elephants and leopards, two more six World Cultural Heritage including cultural and historical attractions, a country filled with many attractive sights. "
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‘Kadju House’ a villa in Tangalle in the deep south of Sri Lanka is listed first in a rating of the 25 best beach Villas in the world, in the February issue of the Conde Nast Traveller.
Built in a cashew grove the ‘Kadju House’ is a tribute to privacy, serenity and luxury enjoyed amidst the tranquility of village living; a five hour drive from the international airport in Katunayake, passing some picturesque landscape and many sites of historical and cultural value en route. For those who want to proceed direct to the location, internal flights are now available with Deccan Airways.
For full details visit http://www.kadjuhouse.com/
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Conference and Exhibition Management Services (CEMS) USA an international conference and exhibition organizer is scheduled to launch operations in Sri Lanka with a three in one expo, for Sri Lanka’s textile and apparel industry, with another scheduled for June this year and four more in 2011.
The CEMS is partnered in Sri Lanka with the Sri Lanka Exhibition and Conference Centre (SLECC). Post conflict Sri Lanka is seeing a growth in the meetings, incentives, conference and exhibitions sector which is a valuable component of the tourism industry. The infrastructure to accommodate this segment is now in place with more convention centers and accommodation facilities being built closer to the tourism offer of nature culture and adventure.
www.visitlanka.com
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The construction industries premier international trade fair ‘EXCON’ is to be held this year at Sri Koneswera Hindu College premises on, 27th and 28th February. Since its inception in 2003, this annual trade fair and exhibition of the construction industry has grown in strength and last year ‘ EXCON 2009’ had 28 overseas companies participating and 224 exhibitors, with over 300 stalls becoming Sri Lanka’s first international construction exhibition.
With the exhibition moving to a regional location from the capital city, it is envisaged that the capacities and capabilities of regions outside of Colombo will also be developed with more visitors expected to tour Sri Lanka combining work with pleasure to explore the pristine beaches and other locations of interest in the area, which have for long years been inaccessible due to terrorism.
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Marketers of Canon photographic equipment in Sri Lanka Metropolitan Agencies joined Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau in launching the 156 page guide -'Primates of Sri Lanka' authored by Dr Anna Nekaris of Oxford Brookes University with visuals shot by celebrated wildlife photographer Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne.
The guide is published in consideration of the constant fascination and interests of European audiences in Primates and particulary those of Sri Lanka. The photographs and the narration are expected to stimulate more interest and be a tool in promoting the destination and its diversity. In the 1980s, the BBC filmed 'The Temple Troop' and in 2009, Natural History New Zealand launched the 13 part series, Dark Days in Monkey City. These serials drew on the work of the Smithsonian Primate Project in Polonnaruwa and attracted much attention to the location.
‘Primates of Sri Lanka’ is currently available in pdf format and can be downloaded free of charge from
http://www.srilanka.travel/pdf/broucher/Primates_Canon.pdf
http://www.metropolitan.lk/newsGroup.aspx
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Designers Rohit Bal, Manoviraj Khosla and Agatha De La Prada who were in Colombo to participate at ‘Colombo Fashion Week’ were treated to an aerial view of Sri Lanka and hosted to a days visit at a prestigious resort hidden away from bustling Colombo By Deccan Aviation Lanka.
Currently the only provider of internal flights Deccan Aviation Lanka adds luster to destination Sri Lanka’s tourism offer by providing internal connecting flights from the international airport to a helipad close to the location of choice for those visitors who desire to cut down on travel time.
For more details on bookings visit www.simplifly.com
http://wwi.srilankan.aero/frequent_flyer/deccan.asp
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