The couple sitting next to me had a fantastic seven days in the Maldives and were heading to Colombo from there they will take a ride to Galle for another amazing six days. Trevor and Jennine were an ultra excited couple from UK  with different personal interests. Jennine is curious about Budist rituals while Trevor likes watersports and a big fan of cricket. They seemed very excited to experience their interests in Sri Lanka. While in Maldives they enjoyed every bit, they said. “I like scuba diving and you know I think my wife spent almost everyday in the Spa” tells the man. “And I must add the people are so friendly and the food is real good”, the lady said as she smiled looking at her body. They are going to stay in a modern hotel suggested by their travel agent who gave them a seriouly good offer. “They had great offers for tourists wanting to stay first or last part of a 8 – 14 days holiday combining Maldives and Sri Lanka” explained Jennine. We had almost talked for 47 minutes minutes when the flight touched down in Colombo airport. 

As I was heading to my hotel I thought about the possiblities of joint tourism promotion with this big island next to our many islands. I thought if it was a good idea to take a more direct approach and market these two unique islands together. Is it worth thinking…?

As I reached the Hotel I digged to my archives to find out this piece I have posted in 2007 : Duel Tourism promotion – Maldives and Sri Lanka.