<span style="color: #222222;">Sri Lanka has been chosen as the best travel destination among the list of countries to visit in 2019, with Germany and Zimbabwe just behind.&nbsp;</span><br />” <br />” <span style="color: #222222;">The projection done by Lonely planet said, Sri Lanka topped the list primarily because travel has become much easier there since the civil war ended in 2009.&nbsp;</span><br />” <br />” <span style="color: #222222;">Matt Philips, destination editor at Lonely Planet said that during the civil war,&nbsp; there were large tracts in the north that were completely off limits, but now there are new road and rail links, and new internal flights. </span><br />” <br />” <span style="color: #222222;">He said, travel products had hugely evolved in Sri Lanka, and now include diverse opportunities beyond mere beach holidays, from eco-tourism and yoga retreats to visiting national parks.&nbsp;</span><br />” <br />” <span style="color: #222222;">Tourists from India comprise the largest number of people visiting Sri Lanka.&nbsp;</span><br />” &nbsp;