Sri Lanka named “Best Island in the World for 2025”
Daily FT: Sri Lanka has topped the 2025 list of “The 50 Best Islands in the World” published by global travel platform Big 7 Travel.
Sri Lanka earned the top spot among this year’s must-visit island destinations, surpassing globally renowned islands like Mo’orea in French Polynesia, the Galápagos Islands in Ecuador and the Seychelles.
“It’s easy to see why Marco Polo called Sri Lanka ‘the finest island of its size in all the world’” the travel site wrote.
Celebrated for its diverse offerings and rich natural beauty, the island nation was praised for its golden beaches, terraced tea plantations, ancient temples, colonial towns, misty highlands, and thriving wildlife. Big 7 Travel particularly highlighted the appeal of exploring Sri Lanka’s 833-mile-long coastline, as well as engaging in wildlife safaris at Yala National Park, home to elephants and leopards.
“This teardrop-shaped island off the southern coast of India has it all,” it added.
The list is based on aggregated scores from previous media results, contributions from the Big 7 Travel editorial team, destination popularity on social media, and destinations capturing travellers’ attention in 2025.
Top 10 rankings include: 1. Sri Lanka; 2. Mo’orea, French Polynesia; 3. Socotra, Yemen; 4. Madeira; 5. The Galápagos, Ecuador; 6. Great Exuma, Bahamas; 7. Seychelles; 8. Achill Island, Ireland; 9. Koh Lipe, Thailand; and 10. Milos, Greece.
OSL take:
Sri Lanka’s tourism industry is on a steady growth path with the country being recognized as a must visit tourist destination in the country. Also, the many tourism concepts presented to foreign travelers have also added to Sri Lanka’s attraction as a fast-growing tourist destination. The ongoing growth momentum recorded by Sri Lanka’s tourism industry has in-turn opened a host of business/investment opportunities in the industry. The opportunities range from direct to indirect ones covering the tourism industry and related sectors. The expansion of business/investment opportunities to the expansion undertaken by businesses in the tourism industry and related sectors as well as the interest shown by international leisure and hospitality brands to explore openings in the industry all indicate the increasing business potential in the tourism industry. Given all these developments, foreign businesses/investors could confidently explore the expanding business/investment opportunities in Sri Lanka’s tourism industry and related sectors.
| Article Code : | VBS/AT/20250811/Z_3 |