SL among latest top 25 Islands in the World

The influential Travel+Leisure (T+L) magazine has included Sri Lanka among the latest list of ‘Top 25 Islands in the World’ for holidaymakers.

The magazine based in New York City, New York said this year's World's Best Awards survey was open for voting January 11 through May 10, 2021, as destinations around the world were lifting COVID-19 restrictions. Survey rules have always allowed readers to reflect on their travel experiences over a three-year period.

"We hope that this year's honorees will inspire your own travels as you get back out into the world," the magazine said.

Sri Lanka was ranked at number 24 along with Seychelles with a score of 88.20.

The best islands in the world, according to T+L readers, are the kind of Instagram-perfect destinations that travelers fantasize about on winter evenings: dreamy, sun-drenched landscapes surrounded by the bluest waters. And since there's an island destination for everyone, what constitutes "paradise" likely boils down to specific interests — history, culture, heart-pumping adventure, or something else entirely.

The magazine said as in so many years, it was a Greek island Mílos with a score of 95.50 that emerged as readers’ top choice.

Others islands in the top 25 list were Folegandros, Greece; St. Vincent and the Grenadines; Madeira, Portugal; Andaman Islands, India; Sicily, Italy; Koh Samui, Thailand; Bali, Indonesia; Island of Hawaii; Galápagos Islands, Ecuador; Kauai, Hawaii; Maui, Hawaii; Santorini, Greece; Maldives; Hvar and the Dalmatian Islands, Croatia; Sardinia, Italy; Harbour Island, Bahamas; Aruba; Palawan, Philippines; St. Lucia; Mallorca, Spain; Anguilla and  Eleuthera, Bahamas.