Sri Lanka – Amazing Little Island
Located in the Asian continent, Sri Lanka is a popular island among tourists. Though small in size, foreign tourists can experience all climates and weather conditions, and ecological zones around the world here.
After entering Sri Lanka from Katunayake International Airport and after a maximum journey of 5-to-6 hours, tourists can start enjoying these immortal experiences. It is possible to see rivers flowing through tea plantations, waterfalls, shining green forests, and their roaming animals in a 4-hour journey from the airport while experiencing a cold environment. It is possible to enter the forests full of wildlife like Asian elephants and leopards in a 4-hour journey from the airport. Those looking for Sri Lankan culture and traditions can start their exploration with a 4-hour drive from the airport. A 30-minute drive is all it takes to be alone on a coconut-fringed, white-foam beach.
We must tell the world that a paradise full of diverse foods and drinks, entertaining dances, songs, and Sri Lankan hospitality unique to Sri Lanka exists within these 65,610 square kilometers.
World Travel Market London 2022
World Travel Market London (WTM) which is being held on 7-9 November, is expecting to facilitate a record number of deals this year as the growing number of new and returning exhibitors grows, making the event a must-attend for travel buyers from around the globe. Across all areas of the exhibition floor, new faces will be present, as well as familiar ones. There are more than 3000+ exhibitors confirmed, more than 70 of which are making their WTM London debut.
This gathering brings together top travel suppliers and a wide range of uncommon opportunities. Leading motivational speakers and business people from a variety of industries, including sports travel, technology, and music travel, will congregate at the ExCeL London for three days in order to discuss or negotiate new business deals and learn about the market’s newest trends. Nearly half of all visitors are travel industry professionals, who will have the chance to network and learn about current travel trends.
Industry buyers visiting the WTM London event will have the chance to network with exhibitors and source products. Ministers of tourism and more than 3,000 journalists from around the world will also be present.
By discussing innovations and fostering business prospects, the WTM London event seeks to provide travel professionals with a glimpse into how the sector will change over the next five years. Leading exhibitors may provide you with useful advice, and you can learn about the items that are being shown exclusively at the World Travel Market London so that you can recommend them to your clients.
HotelsHippo.com and Wellness Ceylon are representing Sri Lanka at the event with the aim of boosting the tourism industry and further establishing the island as a leading wellness destination.
Hippo Corporate launched two products to mark World Tourism Day 2022
The main sponsor of World Tourism Day 2022 in Sri Lanka is Hippo Corporate (Pvt) Ltd, a fully Sri Lankan-owned company with a solid international presence. They have launched two latest products HotelsHippo.com and Wellness Ceylon at the International Tourism Day celebrations in Sri Lanka.
Government officials, tourism stakeholders, international and local influencers, foreign, and local tourists participated in this national event.
For the first time in the world, the HotelsHippo.com online booking platform offers one-to-one, real-time interaction with the guest and the hotel to negotiate a one-time preferential rate.
Wellness Ceylon ensures the delivery of sustainable high standard “wellness experiences” and aims to become the global brand of Sri Lankan tourism.
Both platforms will effectively reduce the economic leakage which costs the country annually over $800 million. Hippo Corporate (Pvt) Ltd maintains its representative network in more than 20 countries, and is currently registering hotels and service providers for HotelsHippo.com and Wellness Ceylon services, and will soon be opened for international and local tourists.
World Tourism Day 2022
Rethinking Tourism, Rural & Community-Centric Tourism
Under the guidance of the Ministry of Tourism and Lands, Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority and the Ministry of Tourism, North Central Province have organized a two-day special program to promote rural and community-centric tourism through World Tourism Day 2022 in Habarana. The main sponsor of World Tourism Day 2022 in Sri Lanka was Hippo Corporate (Pvt) Ltd, a fully Sri Lankan-owned company with a solid international presence. They launched their two latest products HotelsHippo.com and Wellness Ceylon at the International Tourism Day celebrations in Sri Lanka.
World Tourism Day was declared by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) to promote sustainable, responsible, and universally accessible tourism. It is commemorated worldwide on the 27th of September every year. This year’s World Tourism Day will be celebrated under the theme “Rethinking Tourism; Rural and Community-centric Tourism”.
Tourism is one of the most vital industries of Sri Lanka from the economic as well as socio-cultural perspective. It is a driving force for pro-poor economic growth and poverty alleviation and as a stimulant of infrastructure and public service development. This year’s World Tourism Day aims to take measures to upgrade rural and community-based tourism products, improve strategic marketing of rural and community-based tourism products and enhance the capacities of tourism based-SMEs. Such initiatives are expected to encourage rural industries and communities to exploit opportunities available in tourism-based niche markets.
Sri Lanka’s Official World Tourism Day Program will be held on the 27th of September in Habarana under the patronage of Hon. State Minister of Tourism and Lands Diana Gamage, and with the presence of industry stakeholders and the community.
Due to unforeseen circumstances such as the Easter Attack in 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020-2021 and the current economic crisis the tourism industry has been adversely affected. Within this context, the World Tourism Day celebration serves as an opportunity to uplift the morale of the stakeholders and continue to take tourism to new heights. It will assist in to re-boost the industry and work towards the goal of making tourism the leading foreign exchange generator of Sri Lanka.