Journeys Newsletter | June 2022 | EXJourneys Sri Lanka

MONTHLY NEWS BULLETIN - JUNE 2022

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“Travel opens your heart, broadens your mind, and fills your life with stories to tell”

~ Paula Bendfeldt ~

Dear Trade Colleagues,

As the late great Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope”. Sri Lanka is going through a tough time economically, but we are resolute in our hope that things will turn around. As the late great Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope”. Sri Lanka is going through a tough time economically, but we are resolute in our hope that things will turn around.

The challenges are many, but none of them have affected our country’s beauty nor Sri Lankan hospitality. The greatest attestation to this is the continued arrival of travellers and we are very grateful to the faith they have placed in our ability to host them. We, at Eco Team, have taken every possible measure to give our guests an exceptional experience by ensuring that all facilities, meals and excursions are available to our guests in an uninterrupted manner.

So without further ado, let’s get lost in a breathtaking view, experience a Shanthikarmaya, get to know Kaffir culture and find out what the FOGSL are up to in Ahaspokuna!

As always, I wish you and your clients an experiential journey and look forward to seeing you soon.

Anuruddha Bandara (AB)

Founder
Experiential Journeys

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