Sri Lanka tops NY Times list as top travel destination for 2010

by Tom Armstrong January 15, 2010

Sri Lanka has been rated number 1 in the New York Times’ top travel suggestions for 2010.

Of the 31 countries listed in the feature, the publication cited the end of Sri Lanka’s civil war, the island’s glorious beaches and spectacular wildlife as some of the principal attractions.

The Nilaveli Beach Hotel and unexplored east coast, Thambapanni Retreat were singled out for particular praise, as were The Sun House and Galle Fort Hotel in Galle.

It’s great to see Sri Lanka finally getting some much-deserved attention for the right reasons and we look forward to sharing in, and contributing to, the success and progress the country will make in 2010.

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Tom Armstrong

Tom Armstrong is one of the founding members of Asia specialist travel company Experience Travel Group, having first fallen in love with Sri Lanka in 1999. He was in the country at the time of the 2004 tsunami, which prompted him to found the Aid Sri Lanka Foundation. His other ventures have included lettuce-farming, beanbag-weaving and setting up The Mudhouse, an eco-resort in the Sri Lankan jungle. These days, he looks after our in-country experience, sourcing partners and trying all new product (i.e. visiting new hotels and sampling new experiences - it's a hard life). Tom is based in Sri Lanka and Thailand, but he is notorious for never staying in one place. Don't even try to keep up with where he is!

Sri Lanka tops NY Times list as top travel destination for 2010

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