The wheels are beginning to turn on domestic and international tourism, with border restrictions easing near and far. Huzzah!

This week, TTC Sri Lanka’s managing director gives some great advice to travel industry folk on how to best cope with the COVID-19 crisis.

Go on a pretend holiday through all the wonderful destinations featured in this week’s wrap. It’s the closest we’ve gotten to the real thing in months.

We’ve got a few diamonds in the rough scattered amongst this week’s Destination Wrap, so you can stay well informed and hopeful at the same time.

Travel Weekly is committed to looking after our travel agent audience and keeping the positive vibes, so here’s a wrap that’s decidedly thin on any coronavirus news.

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If you watch anything today, we highly recommend this clip of a very gentle giant. He even knocks over a lamp and tries to fix it.

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This week’s agent wrap is somewhat of a whopper, a “Big Bertha”, a “Goliath”. Meaning there’s lots of news.

Sri Lanka has taken a big step in getting tourists back to the country, offering free one-month visas on arrival to citizens from almost 50 countries, including Australia.

Sri Lanka Convention Bureau is gearing up to showcase the very best of what it has to offer Australian MICE professionals with a unique roadshow series.

The downgrade indicates that Sri Lanka is progressing towards a state of normalcy, but is still cautious, with high levels of security in place across the country.