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The brand manages 15 four-star and five-star hotels across Sri Lanka and the Maldives. These hotels collectively exceed the room capacity of over 1,400. [ 2 ] BOI signed an agreement worth US$29.3 with Indra Hotels and Resorts Kandy, a joint venture by Indra Traders and John Keells Hotels to build a 160-room hotel in Kandy.
The Cinnamon Grand Colombo, trading as Asian Hotels and Properties PLC and formerly called the Hotel Lanka Oberoi, [3] is a luxury five-star hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka. [4] The Cinnamon Grand is located at 77 Galle Road, Kollupitiya , Colombo.
Cinnamomum verum [2] (Cinnamomum zeylanicum, [3] also called true cinnamon tree or Ceylon cinnamon tree) is a small evergreen tree belonging to the family Lauraceae, native to Sri Lanka. [4] The inner bark of the tree is historically regarded as the spice cinnamon, [3] [5] though this term was later generalized to include C. cassia as well. [3]
This cinnamon eventually competed with Sri Lankan cinnamon, which was controlled by the Portuguese. [33] In 1638, Dutch traders established a trading post in Sri Lanka, took control of the manufactories by 1640, and expelled the remaining Portuguese by 1658. "The shores of the island are full of it," a Dutch captain reported, "and it is the ...
They established trade routes with Southern India and Sri Lanka from around 1500 BC to 600 BC, ushering an exchange of material culture (like catamarans, outrigger boats, lashed-lug and sewn-plank boats, and paan) and cultigens (like coconuts, sandalwood, bananas, and sugarcane), as well as spices endemic to the Spice Islands (cloves and nutmeg ...
Sri Lanka is historically famous for its cinnamon. The 'true cinnamon' tree, or Cinnamomum verum , used to be botanically named Cinnamomum zeylanicum to reflect its Sri Lankan origins. This is a widely utilized spice in Sri Lanka, and has a more delicate, sweet taste in comparison to Cinnamomum cassia , which is more common in some other ...
Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo, trading as Trans Asia Hotels PLC, is a five-star luxury hotel located in Colombo, Sri Lanka.The hotel is listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange and John Keells Holdings owns a stake of 92% of the company's shares, 48% directly and 43% through its subsidiary Asian Hotels and Properties PLC.
The company's performances were affected by the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings. John Keells Hotels is one of the LMD 100 companies in Sri Lanka. The company's brand, Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts, was the most valuable hospitality brand in Sri Lanka in 2022.