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Hotels Return to Sri Lanka- Wall Street Journal
(By: Jennifer Chen)
Back on the radar as a tourist destination, Sri Lanka is on the
verge of a hotel building boom with both international hospitality groups and
local players launching major projects.
Here's a quick look at what is underway:
Colombo
Shangri-La Colombo: The Hong Kong-based company recently
broke ground for a 661-room tower near the storied seafront Galle Face Green in
the capital. Expected to open 2015.
Exploring Galle, Sri Lanka
The sights and scenes in Galle, an ancient town in Sri Lanka
that was granted Unesco World Heritage status in the late '80s.
Sheraton Colombo: Starwood Hotels will make its debut
with this 306-room hotel opposite Galle Face Green. Slated to open October 2013.
Movenpick Colombo: The Swiss company's entr‚e will be a
180-room downtown hotel. Target opening date is the middle of 2013.
Jetwing Colombo: Local hotel group Jetwing's project will
have 70 rooms and 28 serviced apartments. Opening April 2014.
The South
Shangri-La Hambantota: A 145-acre resort with 315 rooms
in southern Hambantota district, with an 18-hole golf course, dive center, and
CHI Spa. Scheduled to open in 2014.
After decades of civil war, Sri Lanka is having a tourism
revival. But as WSJ Life and Style Editor Andrew LaVallee tells Deborah Kan, not
everyone is happy about it.
Avani Kalutra: The second property under the new
mid-market brand by Minor Hotel Group and local partner Serendib Leisure will be
opened later this year. Located an hour south of Colombo, it will have 105
rooms.
Anantara Kalutara: A 138-room upscale resort with a spa,
opening late 2013.
Soneva Ahungalla: Bangkok-based Six Senses' founder Sonu
Shivdasani is partnering with Sri Lanka's Aitken Spence Hotels to create an
exclusive 71-villa project, occupying 101/2 acres of beachfront land and the
26-acre Meeraladuwa Island, just south of Bentota. Slated for early 2014.
Jetwing Yala Safari, Yala: The original luxury game lodge
at one of the country's best-known parks was destroyed in the 2004 tsunami. The
new development will have 70 rooms and 28 villas and is expected to open in
April 2013.
The East
Jetwing Reef, Uppuveli: This 68-room property, set to
open December 2013, will be among the first high-end resorts to open in the
region since the war ended.
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