Sri Lanka rated among top 10 ‘hottest’ holidays for Aussies
Monday, 1 December 2014 00:49
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The latest research shows that Aussies are ditching the standard European holidays for more exotic locations and Sri Lanka has been included among the top destinations, according to global travel search engine Skyscanner.
“With amazing cuisine, beautiful beaches and luxury hotels, Colombo has been earning itself a well-deserved reputation as a top destination for international travellers,” states an article in www.news.com.au featuring the top 10 destinations.
“Australians appear to be catching on quickly as flight searches increased 19%. With Sri Lanka’s first film festival in 2014, ongoing restoration of its colonial architecture, a variety of new hotel openings and casinos planned, it is predicted that Colombo’s appeal is set to soar in 2015,” it added.
Skyscanner’s Dave Boyte said the findings were exciting for travellers.
“Skyscanner’s more than 30 million searches to the site every month worldwide means we can predict with some confidence the kind of travel trends we’ll see in 2015. We have also conducted further research looking at other factors that stimulate interest in a destination, like festivals, new hotels and infrastructure improvements. The result is a robust picture of the hottest destinations for Aussies next year and hopefully something to inspire travellers around the country,” the article quoted Boyte as saying.
Others in the top 10 destinations list are Myanmar, Mykonos (party island in Greece), Iceland, Brazil,
Panama, New Caledonia (island archipelago, 3200 kilometres off the East coast of Australia), Seoul, South Korea, Nicaragua and Okinawa, Japan.
See detailed story online http://www.news.com.au/travel/world-travel/the-hottest-places-for-travel-youd-never-expect/story-e6frfqai-1227133899842
