Malik J Fernando

works at Dilmah, the Sri Lankan family tea company, now an accidental hotelier

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@juliechungfso Lovely that Sri Lanka still keeps you warm in DC!

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delighted with the Hall of Fame accolade for Sri Lanka and Resplendent Ceylon, from The Sydney Morning Herald. if you haven’t been to Sri Lanka, you don’t know what you’re missing! come visit 🇱🇰 #lovesrilanka

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Australia's travel advisories on Sri Lanka is overly cautious, impacting tourism and local communities. Misleading advice discourages visitors, despite positive experiences like Sunrise's Breakfast TV’s recent trip. Time for more accurate and updated guidance!

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Sunrise, Australia’s No 1 Breakfast TV show falls in love with Sri Lanka - here’s a roundup of their week here #lovesrilanka 🇱🇰

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explaining the delights of Sri Lanka at 3 am to catch Sunrise, the No 1 Aussie breakfast TV show - invented “hand made” bananas, meant to say hand nurtured 😅 #lovesrilanka

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It was a spectacular evening at the Resplendent Awards March 12. Congratulations to the award winners - those who did not get awards this year are still winners - you are part of the champion Resplendent team! We even had our own band from the talented sales department

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#lovesrilanka #fallinloveagain

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Sri Lanka has featured in the coveted “best places to go in 2024” lists in the two premier global travel magazines - Conde Nast Traveller and Travel & Leisure.

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Sri Lanka remain an amazing destination most travellers don’t know about/nervous to visit. Any tourism expansion plans remain a mirage without effective consumer marketing. Only way to succeed is for a new professional private sector led marketing body w/state audit oversight.

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“Rising from economic uncertainty, Sri Lanka’s tourism industry is in the midst of a luxury and wellness boom – from its tea-filled highlands to its palm-fringed shores” read more…. #lovesrilanka

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“Sri Lanka is firmly back on the holiday map – here’s why now is the time to return for affordable adventures”

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3 months ago 20 July my father left us. He leaves behind a legacy of ethical business and social responsibility. He provided hope and opportunity to the marginalised. His philosophy continues to inspire us. We celebrate his life. #merrilljfernando

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Pratham, one of the largest NGOs in India educates underprivileged children. At a gala dinner at the new Raffles Old War Office hotel in London to raise funds for Pratham, a 6 night raffle prize of a stay with Resplendent Ceylon in Sri Lanka went for £10,000.

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Condé Nast Traveller is the luxury travel bible. Annually readers vote for favourites. All 3 Resplendent Ceylon Relais & Chateaux resorts ranked in top Asian resorts, resulting in Sri Lanka also ranking in top countries + top islands categories. Thank you wonderful guests 🥰

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Lovely Sri Lanka story in the influential London Times newspaper. “This is a beautiful, welcoming country and ridiculously good value”

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7 page feature on Sri Lanka & Resplendent’s new Reverie Collection in The Australian paper’s travel magazine. Thank you Lee Tulloch for beautifully showcasing Lanka 🇱🇰 #weareback #fallinloveagain

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Before the BBC Amazing Hotels Sri Lanka & Ceylon Tea Trails film that aired last Sunday, we sent out watch party goody packs to friends in the media & travel partners in the UK. Dilmah tea & Love Cake provided a taste of Sri Lanka in their living rooms while watching the program

[Malik J Fernando @malikjfernando]

Ahead of the BBC Amazing Hotels Sri Lanka & Ceylon Tea Trails film that aired last Sunday, we sent out watch party goody packs to friends in media & travel partners in the UK. Dilmah tea & Love Cake provided a taste of Sri Lanka in their living rooms while watching the program.