18 November 2016 12:00 am
Anantaya Resort & Spa – Chilaw did Sri Lanka proud on the global tourism stage, grabbing the Country Award for Luxury Hotel and Conference Centre in addition to walking away with the coveted Regional Award for Luxury Wedding Destination at the 2016 World Luxury Hotel Awards ceremony held in Qatar.
Setting a benchmark for Sri Lankan tourism, Anantaya Resort & Spa – Chilaw won the awards in the presence of over three hundred and fifty hoteliers and world press.
The World Luxury Hotel Awards is one of the most prestigious and celebrated award ceremonies in the world, held in recognition of the finest hotels with world class facilities and service excellence the industry has to offer.
The most luxurious hotels across the globe were recognized at this 10th annual gala ceremony, which was hosted at St. Regis, Doha. During the ceremony, awards were presented to luxury hotels in a number of categories on a global, continent, region and country basis. Awards were presented to hotels for earning respect of both the guests and the stakeholders alike. The winners were selected by public votes in true recognition of service standards.
Commenting on the triumphs at the World Luxury Hotel Awards 2016, Laugfs Leisure Limited Director/CEO Roshan R. Perera, shared his delight and appreciation, “We are extremely honoured and delighted to receive these two prestigious awards. This is a result of years of hard work by an excellent team who has dedicated themselves to place the Anantaya name at the forefront”.