Khiri Travel to focus on luxury tourism

The Galle Face Hotel Management Group will partner with Luxe Asia and Khiri Travel to launch a destination management company in Sri Lanka.

The joint venture named Khiri Travel Sri Lanka will be a member of the Galle Face Hotel Management group which owns and operates the Galle Face Hotel, Ceylon Hotels Corporation (CHC) and Kandy Hotels (Queen's Hotel and Hotel Suisse).

Chairman, Galle Face Hotel Group and Luxe Asia, Sanjeev Gardiner said, "With the Khiri Group's presence and excellent customer service and our unparalleled knowledge of the Sri Lankan inbound tourism market, I am convinced that Khiri Travel Sri Lanka will become the market leader in the luxury tourism segment soon. The refurbishment of CHC hotels and the Galle Face Hotel in particular will complement the needs of Khiri Travel Sri Lanka."

Luxe Asia is a regional destination management company (DMC) handling inbound tourists from globally generating markets in to Sri Lanka. Set up in August 2009, Luxe Asia is one of the leading companies in the inbound travel market in Sri Lanka. The intimate local market knowledge and commitment to world class services which is the ethos of Luxe Asia will be complimented by the global standing of the Khiri Group within the travel industry, a company spokesman said.

-SJ