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A slice of Sri Lanka


Culture, jungles, leopards and beaches will be on the agenda for the next ttgluxury Experience, when five agents will be whisked to Sri Lanka with Uga Escapes and Oman Air


ri Lanka is a jewel in the Indian Ocean that has long been a popular holiday destination and with interest continuing to grow, agents on the next ttgluxury Experience will be able to find out more about the country for themselves. Agents will get to experience Sri Lanka


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through the eyes of growing boutique hotel group Uga Escapes, which has four gems on the island that are already proving popular with the UK, having recorded a 21% growth year-on-year. Uga Escapes will also open its fifth hotel, Chena Huts, this December in Yala, the country’s most spectacular nature reserve and home to one of the highest populations of leopard in the world. Chena Huts is also set on a beach where sea


turtles are known to come to lay their eggs by moonlight. The hotel’s 14 unique but luxurious huts reference local architecture with a contemporary twist. Even better, the hotel operates as a high-end all-inclusive, with meals, daily game drives, park entry fees, Wi-Fi and even laundry included in the cost of the stay. Marcelline Paul, general manager of sales for


Uga Escapes, says: “We are excited about the impending launch of Chena Huts, which is tipped to be the most luxurious property in the Yala region. With this addition, we are able to offer our guests an even more comprehensive Sri Lankan experience.” Not only will agents have the chance of seeing


elusive leopards and stay in this luxurious new hotel for two nights, they will also soak up the atmosphere of Colombo, where Uga Escapes’ Residence opened earlier this year. Transformed into an 11-suite hotel, this charming 150-year-old mansion offers the perfect base for exploring the capital, which the agents will do during their night in the city. On any trip to Sri Lanka, a must-do is the


“cultural triangle” of the north central towns of Anuradhapura, Polannaruwa and Kandy, where ruins dating back to the 4th century BC tell the island’s rich story. Here, agents will spend two nights at Ulagalla Resort which consists of 20 luxurious villas discretely nestled among 60 acres of lush greenery. And of course, being an island, Sri Lanka has


beaches that go on forever, with Uga Bay set on the country’s finest – Pasikudah Bay on the east coast. Uga Bay, where agents will spend a night, has 46 studios and two suites, both with plunge


pools and amazing views of the Indian ocean. Agents will also enjoy lunch at Uga Escapes’ Jungle Beach resort on the east coast near Trincomalee.


Award-winning travel For this incredible six-night trip to Sri Lanka, the lucky group will fly with award- winning Oman Air, which offers the only direct service from the UK to Oman, flying daily from Heathrow Terminal 3. From its hub in Muscat, Oman Air


connects onto 50 worldwide destinations including Sri Lanka, Singapore, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and many other points across Asia and the Middle East. The airline has just added its first


Boeing 787-800 Dreamliner, which was unveiled on the Muscat-Frankfurt route in October. At least five more Dreamliners will join Oman Air as part of the airline’s planned fleet expansion that will see it grow to 70 aircraft by 2020. From the UK, the airline offers genuine


Omani hospitality onboard Airbus 330- 300s with First Class (six mini-suites), Business Class (20 lie-flat seats) and Economy Class (196 seats, each with a 34-inch pitch). For First and Business customers within a 50-mile radius of Heathrow, there’s also a complimentary door-to-door chauffeur service. “Travel agents and tour operators


So many options on offer at Jungle Beach in Sri Lanka


All natural materials have been used at Chena Huts at Yala


A breakfast on the balcony in an Ocean Studio at Uga Bay


have played a pivotal role in Oman Air’s success in the UK,” says Simon Cook, UK general manager, Oman Air. “That is why we have expanded our sales team here and are developing more training programmes to help agents learn about Oman Air, all points throughout our network and Oman as a destination. And of course we continue to showcase destinations such as Oman, Sri Lanka and Zanzibar via our programme of fabulous fams and this trip promises to be a fantastic one for everybody who takes part.”


How to enter All you have to for a chance of a place on this trip, which takes place April 2016, is answer a few questions about Sri Lanka, Uga Escapes and Oman Air. Go online to ttgluxury.com/srilanka


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Beach Villa at Uga Bay with private pool and garden setting


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