The rapidly growing Sri Lankan tourist industry has become a focal point for foreign hoteliers to invest in Sri Lanka. Thailand’s two main hotel chains are the new prospective investors to invest in the Sri Lankan hotel industry.
These Thai hotel chains include Minor International, popularly known as MINT and Centara Hotels and Resorts.
MINT is to invest Thai Bhat 10 billion to open 42 hotels and food outlets in domestic and internationals including Sri Lanka, while Centara Hotels and Resorts, plan to form a joint venture with one of the biggest European tour and airline operators in a strategic move to expand the group’s mid-range hotels in Asia.
Other countries that include in MINT chain, Anantara Sanya Resort and Spa’s expansions plan are China, India and U.A.E.
The Centara Hotels and Resort’s expansion plan, other than Sri Lanka, include establishments of hotels and resorts in Maldives, Egypt, India, the Philippines Vietnam., Bahrain, Malaysia and Indonesia. (niz)