Next we will be reviewing the Tumeric & Green, followed by the Cardamom & Purple. There’s nothing better than a spice/colour combination for a hotel!

One lucky Travel Weekly staff member got to channel her inner Anthony Bourdain and review a beautiful restaurant on Sri Lanka’s east coast.

We caught up with the hotel’s general manager, but only after running through a crowd of people while shouting his name and then realising how unfit we are.

Paradise found at the stunning Karpaha Sands Resort, in Kalkudah Sri Lanka, though, that’s not to suggest this review was penned by Byron himself.

The tour operator just sent its first group of Aussies overseas since March 2020 on a jaunt across Sri Lanka that was so highly anticipated Dennis Bunnik himself tagged along.

The island nation’s government has made it easier to invest in tourism projects, and they reckon there are big bucks to be made. That is, if you have a spare $71K laying around.

The new appointment could see quite a few more Aussies paying a visit to Sri Lanka once the pandemic is well and truly over.

The tour operator’s joint CEOs, Dennis and Sacha Bunnik, are even planning to tag along on some of the trips. It’s assumed they’ll rock-paper-scissors for the top and bottom bunks.

Before you know what hit and ruined travel for everyone, the island destination was making some big waves in the travel space. Now, with the easing of entry protocols, Sri Lanka is ready to recapture that pre-COVID popularity.

The G-Adventures-owned youth travel brand has also introduced a new way to categorise its trips, which it reckons will make it easier for agents to target youngsters.

Give your clients the gift of travel this festive season, with whopping savings on loads of great all-inclusive trips around Asia.

Couch potatoes, rejoice! You can take a tour of some of Sri Lanka’s most wild national parks from the comfort of your lounge room.