Spa Ceylon expands to Hyderabad and Karachi

Spa Ceylon, a leading luxury ayurveda brand continues to expand its global foot print with the aim of being present in 15 countries in Australasia alone.

“We are expanding rapidly with the aim of increasing our international stores to 100 by 2018,” Co-founder and Director, Shiwantha Dias said. “We have just opened one store in Jubilee Hill area in Hyderabad, India. We will also open two stores in Kuala Lumpur International Airport - KLIA1 and KLIA2 and Karachchi over the next two months,” he said.

Spa Ceylon captures the romance of old Ceylon combined with ancient Ayurveda wisdom to create their range of majestic spa rituals and royal spa formulae designed to soothe, calm and relax the body, mind and soul. Spa Ceylon now produces over 400 all-natural Ayurveda inspired personal care, wellness and home aroma products. Their complete range comprises prestige skin, body, bath, scalp and hair care preparations oils, balms and potions, home aroma blends, candles, diffusers, incense, herbal infusions and teas, handmade stoneware and bath accessories. The glamorous opening ceremony in Hyderabad, was attended by a host of celebrities led by the beautiful Catherine Tresa, one of Tollywood’s leading movie stars.

Built in Spa Ceylon’s signature style, and laid across two floors the grand spa accommodates up to 14 guests at a time and offers Spa Ceylon’s signature spa rituals in luxurious comfort, the company said.

This is the brand’s forth location in India and further expansion in Hyderabad is planned with the addition of up to four more locations in this bustling IT city. Speaking at the opening, Director and Co-founder of Spa Ceylon, Shalin Balasuriya, stated –‘given the already strong demand for Spa Ceylon’s products and services among high-end Indian consumers, we are confident that we will be very successful in this city and look forward to expanding our product and service offerings to more locations in India by the end of the year.’

Founded in May 2009 by brothers Shiwantha Dias and Shalin Balasuriya, Spa Ceylon has fast become a dynamic force in the global luxury wellness sector and has taken its luxury Ayurveda brand to the world, with a global presence of nearly 40 branded stores and spas situated in Singapore; Seoul & Ulsan, Korea; Istanbul, Turkey; Mumbai, Chennai, Goa and Hyderabad; India, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Male in the Maldives and across Sri Lanka.

In 2015, Spa Ceylon opened 12 new locations internationally, with further rapid expansion planned. In 2016, Spa Ceylon plans to open over 20 new locations, growing its international presence to more than 60 branded outlets across Asia. 3 more locations are planned in Sri Lanka, with 10 stores and spas opening in current markets including Singapore, Malaysia, Korea and India.

The brand will also enter new markets in Tokyo, Japan; Karachi, Pakistan and Port Louis, Mauritius, opening a further total of seven single branded locations in these cities. Early next year, Spa Ceylon plans to further expand their Asian footprint by commencing operations in mainland China, expanding to almost 100 locations worldwide. In addition an entry to the European market, starting from a flag ship store in Milan, Italy, is also on the cards.