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Colombo, May 7 (NIA) - Shangri-La hotel Colombo, which aims to revolutionize concepts of pleasure and hospitality in the Sri Lankan capital when it opens its doors later this year, has devised a unique recruitment process to ensure that its staff are not only competent, alert and willing to take the initiative, but are hospitable, cheerful and even entertaining. Testing for...

Colombo, May 7 (NIA) - Strengthening their position as one of Sri Lanka’s top talent management entities, the dynamic human resources team of the resorts sector at Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts recently bagged a Gold award at the Sri Lanka Human Capital Management Awards 2016 (HCM Awards 2016). The team won Gold for overall human resource practices, whilst also bagging...

Colombo, March 23 (NIA) - Sri Lanka's luxurious Trinco Blu by Cinnamon now offers its guests a unique experience. As the first blue whale on the east coast has been spotted and the season of the ultimate marine mammal excursion has kicked off, guests visiting Trinco Blu by Cinnamon are now welcome to explore the annual whale phenomenon. The Cinnamon Hotels, in...

Colombo, Jan 27 (NIA) - The Sri Lankan government has instructed its Archaeology Department, to take immediate measures to conserve its Archaeological sites, including those destroyed in the 30 year war between government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels. Senior officials from the Archaeology Department have informed the government that archaeological conservation activities in several parts of the country including the former war torn north and east have already begun. These...

Colombo, Dec 14 (NIA) - Hilton Colombo, one of Sri Lanka's most popular luxury hotels, has announced a list of grand activities lined up this month to celebrate the Christmas and New Year season. In a statement, the Hotel said that throughout the holiday season, each of its restaurants and bars were offering their own unique brand of festive celebrations. With a grand...

Thanjavur, December 8 (NIA): The town of Thanjavur is considered to be the seat of Tamil culture – think Chola temples, Carnatic music and Bharatanatyam, Tamil Nadu’s traditional dance. The town’s most iconic landmark is the Brihadeeswara Temple, built over 1000 years ago by the Chola King, Rajaraja I .It is considered one of the world’s major architectural feats and...

Colombo, Nov 24 (NIA) -  Sri Lanka's Luxury Ayurveda 'Spa Ceylon', on Thursday said it had opened a grand 3000 square foot signature store in Japan and was planning to enter Italy, Austria and China by next year. With the opening of a store in Japan, Spa Ceylon is now the world’s largest Luxury Ayurveda chain with 45 locations across 12 countries,...

Meera Srinivasan of The Hindu discovers that Otara Gunawardene, founder of the iconic Colombo store Odel, began her business in the boot of her car selling factory surpluses to raise money for street dogs. About 10 minutes into the interview, Otara Gunawardene says: “There’s one under your table.” I look and find Rusty, a fawn and white dog, lying there...

Colombo, Nov 2 (NIA) - The GRAZE KITCHEN at Hilton Colombo, is a food lover's paradise. One of the first of its kind to be opened in this beautiful island country, GRAZE KITCHEN offers a vast variety of delicacies , ranging from Thai to Japanese and Indian to Chinese, making it an all in one restaurant. Launched just over a...

Colombo, August 23 (NIA): Sri Lanka, which is already experiencing a boom in tourist arrivals this year, is likely to benefit from a fall in travel to Europe and several other hotspots because of Islamic terrorism, the Colombo-based daily Ceylon FT says. Given the restoration of peace and democracy in the island country after the January 8, 2015 Presidential election...