Returning to normalcy – Shangri-La Colombo to re-open on June 12 following the Easter explosion
Sri Lanka’s Shangri-La Colombo, which was one of three hotels attacked by suicide bombers on Easter Sunday, is scheduled to re-open on June 12, the Hotel has announced.
“The Shangri-La Group is grateful to the local authorities and the global community for their outpouring of support and messages of commendations received these past seven weeks,” Shangria-La Colombo has said in a statement.
“We remain deeply appreciative of the selfless service and courageous spirit demonstrated by our colleagues and the Sri Lankan community in the face of such adversity.
“Our heartfelt sympathies and support continue to be with those who have suffered injuries and lost loved ones on 21 April 2019. They will always be remembered.”
Other hotels that were involved in the incidents – Cinnamon Grand, Colombo and Kingsbury Hotel – had already re-opened.
OSL take:
The reopening of Shangri-La, Colombo would send out yet another message that Sri Lanka’s tourism sector is returning to normalcy. The other hotels that were directly affected by the Easter Sunday attacks are already back in operation. Most hotels have also commenced refurbishing and upgrading their complexes. The tourism promotional campaigns being carried out and the incentives offered to foreign travellers would help boost Sri Lanka’s tourism sector. This would make the country’s tourism industry a hotspot for foreign businesses/investments.
| Article Code : | VBS/AT/12062019/Z_3 |