Monday, February 9, 2009

World’s most travelled person identifies Lanka as unique destination

The worlds foremost traveller Prof. Orhan Kural, identified Sri Lanka without conflict, as one of the top destinations for Globe trotters. Kural who hails from Turkey has been to 190 countries travelling over 900,000 km across the Globe.

He believes that Sri Lanka has all the necessary ingredients to be recognised as one of the foremost destinations in world tourism.

Addressing the media during his third visit to the country, Prof. Kural admitted that he had a soft spot for Sri Lanka which was influenced by the local culture, diversity of nature, traditional hospitality etc. which made the country a unique destination for travelers.

As the world’s most travelled person, Kural believes that, when a country loses out on environment, that it would also lose its tourist potential.

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