Cluster 4 of 28. Ideas 71 to 100
The experience economy
The mechanism
An app that tells people what is happening tonight converts a day visit into a 2-night stay.
The 30 ideas
- 71Evening cultural performances on a fixed nightly schedule
- 72Moonlit storytelling: the legends, the kings, the histories
- 73Royal feast dinners recreating historical menus
- 74Costume and photography experiences
- 75Archaeology-themed treasure hunts for children
- 76Private guided tours led by historians and archaeologists
- 77Sunrise and sunset access tours
- 78Photographers for hire at ticket offices, by the hour
- 79Drone photography as a premium package
- 80Augmented reality tours of heritage sites
- 81Hot air balloon rides
- 82Horse and carriage village tours
- 83Rock climbing instruction
- 84Cycling tours through villages
- 85Birdwatching with expert guides
- 86Night safaris
- 87Whale watching, properly regulated
- 88Outdoor cinema evenings
- 89Escape rooms and puzzle experiences built on local history
- 90Annual arts festivals, district by district
- 91The Kandy Esala Perahera sold as a week, with seats, explanation and the temple's protocol respected
- 92A "what's on tonight" service for each tourist town, printed and online, updated daily
- 93Train-journey packages on the hill line with a guide, a meal and a stop that is not Ella
- 94Leopard-tracking days at Yala and Wilpattu with a limit on vehicles and a premium price
- 95Kayaking and paddle-boarding on the lagoons, with a naturalist
- 96Cookery competitions for visitors, judged by a village panel, with the prize being dinner
- 97Cricket-match packages: a ticket, a seat with a local who explains it, and the after-party
- 98Stargazing nights at Sigiriya and the reservoirs with astronomers from the universities
- 99Street-food walks in Colombo, Jaffna and Galle with a guide who knows every stall's history
- 100A festival calendar for the whole island published a year ahead, so a visitor can plan around it