{"id":152177,"date":"2025-09-24T15:31:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T22:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=152177"},"modified":"2025-09-24T15:31:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T22:31:59","slug":"sri-lanka-named-no-1-destination-to-visit-in-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2025\/09\/24\/sri-lanka-named-no-1-destination-to-visit-in-october\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka named No. 1 destination to visit in October"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Courtesy Adaderana<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Sri Lanka has been ranked the number one destination to visit in the month of October by global travel magazine Time Out which released its annual list of the world\u2019s top travel spots for the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sri Lanka\u2019s warm tropical climate, rich cultural heritage and natural landscapes have contributed to it being named the travel top destination by the magazine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The magazine highlighted Sri Lanka\u2019s as a destination that offers a little bit of everything\u201d from golden beaches and hill-country hikes to ancient ruins and wildlife safaris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>T\u00fcrkiye is placed second while United States\u2019 New Mexico has been ranked third in the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other featured destinations include Valencia (Spain), New York City (US), the Philippines, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Timi\u0219oara (Romania), San Francisco, and Namibia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to travel magazine Time Out, the selections were based on seasonal charm, cultural events, and unique experiences that are especially enjoyable in October, making Sri Lanka a top choice for travelers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka has been ranked the number one destination to visit in the month of October by global travel magazine Time Out which released its annual list of the world\u2019s top travel spots for the month. Sri Lanka\u2019s warm tropical climate, rich cultural heritage and natural landscapes have contributed to it being named [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[168],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-152177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tourism"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152177"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152177\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":152178,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152177\/revisions\/152178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}