Colombo hotels practise innovation

Charmaine Fernando

In the glare of a global downtrend five star hotels are innovating big ideas as a means of keeping the head above water.

If curiosity is the mother of invention, then innovation is the life-jacket for survival in a financial crisis. Colombo hotels are coming up with exciting deals to entice the local up-market community, due to the lag in tourism, worldwide.

Even those who patronise the Colombo hotels have suddenly become price-conscious and cautious.

Carefree spending sprees are possibly taboo and the luxurious lifestyles are probably put on hold until something extraordinary happens in a Colombo hotel to capture their imagination and tickle their connoisseur tastes.