Construction commences on the first Anantara Resort & Spa in Tangalle
Thursday, 19 December 2013 00:00
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A joint venture by Hemas Holdings PLC & Minor Hotel Group Thailand
The foundation stone was laid for the first five star Anantara Resort and Spa in Sri Lanka which is scheduled for an early 2015 opening. The project is a joint venture by Hemas Holdings PLC and Minor Hotel Group, Thailand, with an investment of $ 40 million.
Present on this historic occasion were Member of Parliament for the Hambantota district Namal Rajapakse, Chairman Hemas Leisure Sector Abbas Esufally and Managing Director Serendib Leisure Management Ranil de Silva.
The 154-room luxury resort in Tangalle, on Sri Lanka’s southern coast, will cater to up-market tourists and will have luxury guest rooms and private villas with their own plunge pools. The resort will also boast three restaurants and a purpose-built spa.
The property will be operated under the Anantara brand, and will epitomise the very best in indigenous Sri Lankan design, and will be complemented with all the luxuries sought-after by the modern-day traveller.
Currently there are 28 Anantara properties in operation in eight countries, with a pipeline of more than 15 under development. The international brand spans Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Middle East and recently added its first property in Africa in Mozambique.
One of Sri Lanka’s most respected conglomerates with investments in multiple disciplines ranging from FMCG, healthcare, transportation, leisure and power generation. The group’s leisure arm Serendib Leisure Management Ltd. has extensive experience in the hotel and leisure industry and now owns and manages a series of hotels and resorts in several strategic tourist locations in Sri Lanka, such as AVANI Bentota Resort & Spa, AVANI Kalutara Resort, Club Hotel Dolphin and Hotel Sigiriya.
MHG is a hotel owner, operator and investor, with a current portfolio of 52 hotels and 42 serviced suites in operation under the Anantara, AVANI, Per AQUUM, Elewana, and Oaks brands across Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa.
Minor Hotel Group (MHG) is a hotel owner, operator and investor, currently with a portfolio of 101 hotels and serviced suites in operation under the Anantara, AVANI, Per AQUUM, Oaks, Elewana, Marriott, Four Seasons, St. Regis and Minor International brands. Today MHG operates in 14 countries across Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa and the Indian Ocean. With ambitious plans to grow the hotel group to 150 properties, MHG continues to expand the home grown brand of Anantara and its newest brand, AVANI, plus continues to announce strategic acquisitions.
