Heritance Kandalama Best Five Star Resort

Heritance Kandalama was rated the Best 5-Star Resort in the island for the third consecutive year and was welcomed to the prestigious Hall of Fame, at the Presidential Awards for Travel and Tourism, held on June 15 at the BMICH in Colombo.

The objective of this prestigious awards ceremony is to recognize and reward excellence among industry stakeholders of past and present and to encourage and ensure an even greater contribution in the future. The awards criterion is designed to motivate industry stakeholders to work towards the primary goal of sustainable development of the tourism industry.

Heritance Kandalama was adjudged the winner of the 5-star resort category by a distinguished panel of judges based on comprehensive evaluation criteria comprising revenue generation, innovation, social, cultural, environmental and economic best practices, as well as its contribution as a role model for tourism excellence.

The company's premier resorts operate under Heritance Hotels and Resorts. Its latest Heritance property in India will be Heritance Cochin, opening in 2011. It will join award-winning Heritance Hotels and Resorts portfolio consisting of Heritance Kandalama, Heritance Ahungalla and Heritance Tea Factory.