Hon. Minister Basil Rajapaksa launches Project with Ground Breaking Ceremony
 Sino Lanka Hotels Holdings (Pvt) Limited, Kandy Hotels Co. (1938) PLC, together with ONYX Hospitality Group, celebrated the launch of OZO Kandy, the second OZO property to be built in Sri Lanka. Hon. Basil Rajapaksa, Minister for Economic Development and Tourism, Hon. Sarath Ekanayake, Chief Minister of Central Province, His Worship Mahendra Ratwatte, Mayor of Kandy, shareholders and owners of Sino Lanka Hotels Holdings and The Kandy Hotels Co. (1938) PLC and executives from ONYX Hospitality Group participated in a ground breaking ceremony at the OZO site behind the Hotel Suisse in Kandy last week.
The project is a joint venture between Sino Lanka Hotels Holdings (Pvt) Limited, headed by Bob Kundanmal and Kandy Hotels Co. (1938) PLC – owning company of the Queen’s Hotel and Hotel Suisse, headed by Sanjeev Gardiner. ONYX, a Thailand based Hospitality Company which operates four hotel brands in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, will manage the new hotel under its OZO brand.
“We are very positive about tourism in Sri Lanka and moving forward to build all six hotels. We are pleased to partner with ONYX on our three star properties,” Stated Bob Kundanmal, Chairman of Sino Lanka Hotels Holdings (Pvt) Limited.
“Sri Lanka’s tourism industry is growing rapidly and we are intent on becoming a part of the booming opportunities ahead through new partnerships and projects such as the OZO brand expansion in Sri Lanka,” added Sanjeev Gardiner, Chairman, Kandy Hotels Co. (1938) PLC.
OZO, is a select service brand aimed at travellers looking for insider experiences and a great sleep, revitalising the idea of smart travel. The 128 room OZO Kandy will be located adjacent to the Hotel Suisse at Sangaraja Mawatha off the Kandy Lake. The hotel’s recreational facilities will include a swimming pool, gym, two restaurants and OZO’s innovative grab and go, food on the run concept, O2Go.
Construction for OZO Colombo, located on Marine Drive, Colombo 04, is progressing well and the company is awaiting approvals to commence a third project in Galle.
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From Left – Simon Allison, Executive Vice President & Chief Development Officer- ONYX Hospitality Group; His Worship, Mahendra Ratwatte – Mayor of Kandy; Mr. Sanjeev Gardiner – Chairman of the Kandy Hotels Co. (1938) Plc.; Hon. Sarath Ekanayake – Chief Minister of the Central Province; Hon. Basil Rajapaksa – Minister for Economic Development & Tourism; Mr. Bob Kundanmal –Chairman, Sino Lanka Hotels Holdings (Pvt) Ltd.; Manu Bhojwani – Director, Sino Lanka Hotels Holdings (Pvt) Ltd.; Stefan Furkhan – Director, Sino Lanka Hotels Holdings (Pvt) Ltd. and Lakshman Samarasinghe – Chairman, Sri Lanka Hotels Corporation.
About Sino Lanka Hotels Holdings
Sino Lanka Hotels Holdings (Pvt) Ltd is a special purpose joint venture investment company established by investors and promoters, Bob Kundanmal, Stefan Furkhan together with Singaporean investors Manu Bhojwani and Rajan Bharwani to develop hotel and resort projects in Sri Lanka. The Company has so far acquired six sites in Colombo, Galle, Kandy, Seenimodera, Chilaw and an island in Beruwela for the purpose of developing hotels and resort properties.
About Kandy Hotels
The Kandy Hotels Co. (1938) PLC is a public listed company listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange and owns Queens Hotel and Hotel Suisse. Queens Hotel – Kandy, is located in the city of Kandy and built by the British over 150 years ago amongst splendid surroundings alongside the Kandy Lake, and Hotel Suisse is ideally located right beside the historic and picturesque Kandy Lake. The Chairman of the Kandy Hotels Co. (1938) PLC is Mr. Sanjeev Gardiner, the Group Chairman of the Galle Face Hotel Group. The ultimate parent Company of Both Suisse Hotel (Pvt) Ltd and the Kandy Hotels Co. (1938) PLC is The Galle Face Hotel Co. Ltd. The Suisse Hotel (Pvt) Ltd. which is the JV Company for the OZO project is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Kandy Hotels Co. (1938) PLC.
About ONYX Hospitality
ONYX Hospitality Group operates four diverse yet complementary hotel brands – Saffron, Amari, Shama and Ozo - each catering to the distinctive requirements of today’s business and leisure travellers. The Thailand-based hotel management company also manages a portfolio of independently owned or franchised properties throughout Thailand (www.oamhotels.com). ONYX reaches beyond its Thai roots to offer innovative management solutions across the Indian Ocean, Arabian Gulf and Asia-Pacific regions. Visit www.onyx-hospitality.com.
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