Sri Lanka among Condé Nast Traveller readers’ favourite destinations

Sri Lanka has been included among the 20 Best Countries in the World as per 2022 Readers’ Choice Awards conducted by the popular and influential magazine Condé Nast Traveller.

Italy tops the list, while Sri Lanka was ranked at number 17 ahead of Israel, Turkey and South Africa respectively. 

“As Sri Lanka has worked in recent years to secure its spot as a global tourism contender, it has faced quite a few challenges, from the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings to the pandemic, and it’s looking to regain the trust of visitors with its trademark hospitality and good-nature—not to mention an ever-expanding roster of new hotels and resorts,” Conde Nast Traveller said.

Europe dominated this year’s list of the countries Traveller readers have been choosing to go—matching what they were probably seeing all over Instagram.

“Now in its 35th year, our annual Readers’ Choice Awards continues to capture the travel experiences our readers love best, from hotels and airlines to cruises and islands. Plus: Odes to the properties that keep you coming back, meditations on beloved cities, and more,” it added.

Following was its description on Sri Lanka:

“This South Asian nation packs a wallop into a teardrop-shaped island that’s only slightly larger than the State of West Virginia: Think high-elevation tea plantations that are eye-vibratingly green, national parks where sloth bears and endangered elephants roam, and friendly surf towns that, if you squint, might remind you of Costa Rica or Nicaragua 10 years ago. (May we suggest Ahangama, with its indie-music venues, locavore cafés, and eco-boutiques?) 

And then there’s the capital city of Colombo, where you can shop for local spices, fly kites along the waterfront, or even charter a yacht. As Sri Lanka has worked in recent years to secure its spot as a global tourism contender, it has faced quite a few challenges, from the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings to the pandemic and it’s looking to regain the trust of visitors with its trademark hospitality and good-nature—not to mention an ever-expanding roster of new hotels and resorts.”

In its ranking, published on 22 November, other destinations listed as favourites in the order of rankings are Japan, Thailand, Singapore, India, Greece, Denmark, UK, Italy, New Zealand, Spain, Netherlands, Ireland, Croatia, Morocco and Sweden.

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