September 2021

MONTHLY NEWS BULLETIN - SEPTEMBER 2021

Knuckles

Knuckles Mountain Range: Experiencing the breath-taking views of Nature

Dear Trade Colleagues,

Happy days are on the horizon and we can’t be more pleased!

The UK, Japan and a few other countries have taken Sri Lanka off their “Red list” which is great news for us and for travellers originating from those countries. In order to encourage more arrivals, the Sri Lankan Government has also introduced a few new changes such as, all arrivals at BIA will no longer be subjected to on-arrival PCR tests, provided that the tests done prior to 72 hours of departure return a negative result. However, arrivals should be fully vaccinated with the 2nd dose administered 2 weeks prior to arrival.

Also, we are also happy to welcome back Air France and Swiss Air Lines who have restarted flights to Sri Lanka and wish our own Sri Lankan Airlines the very best, on their resumption of direct flights to Moscow. So with all this good news, without further ado, let’s visit a natural therapist, marvel at the wonders in Ella, have a chat with the wise Solomon and find out what the youth in Uva are up to!

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

Anuruddha Bandara (AB)

Founder
Experiential Journeys

[ DMC arm of Eco Team - Sri Lanka ]

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