Posts tagged with ‘awards’
Thailand Wins ‘Best Tourist Country Award’ from Swedish magazine
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010, by Tom ArmstrongThailand has been named the world’s Best Tourist Country by a leading Swedish travel magazine. Thai Airways also won a second place award for the Best International Flight in 2010.
The magazine, ‘Travel News’, presented the prize at its annual awards ceremony in Stockholm last week. Thailand fought off competition from Australia, Egypt, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, USA and Italy to win the award for the 8th time.
Thailand’s mix of culture, food and stunning environments has long delighted international travellers. We are fans of both the mainstream attractions in Thailand and more ‘off-the-beaten’ track locations and will be adding many more unique properties and destinations to our Thailand portfolio throughout 2010.
Sri Lanka tops NY Times list as top travel destination for 2010
Friday, January 15th, 2010, by Tom ArmstrongSri Lanka has been rated number 1 in the New York Times’ top travel suggestions for 2010.
Of the 31 countries listed in the feature, the publication cited the end of Sri Lanka’s civil war, the island’s glorious beaches and spectacular wildlife as some of the principal attractions.
The Nilaveli Beach Hotel and unexplored east coast, Thambapanni Retreat were singled out for particular praise, as were The Sun House and Galle Fort Hotel in Galle.
It’s great to see Sri Lanka finally getting some much deserved attention for the right reasons and we look forward to sharing in, and contributing to, the success and progress the country will make in 2010.
Sri Lanka’s Tea Trails scoops more prestigious acolades
Thursday, September 17th, 2009, by Tom ArmstrongCeylon Tea Trails – The world’s first integrated tea bungalow resort has recently featured in the National Geographic magazine’s latest compilation of “Journeys of a Lifetime – The World’s Greatest Trips”. Managed by Forbes & Walker Leisure, Managing Director, Thilan Wijesinghe, said 
“This is a remarkable achievement for a Sri Lankan resort and destination to be featured in such a prestigious publication.” Tea trails consists of four unique luxury estate bungalows flanked by tea plantations and lakes.