Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority recently honoured Prasanna W Jayewardene with the ‘Pioneer’ in Tourism Award. Mr Jayewardene has 45 years of experience in the tourism industry both locally and internationally. He is being recognized for his services as a pioneer in the field, his office said. Starting in Sri Lanka in the opening of [...]

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Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority recently honoured Prasanna W Jayewardene with the ‘Pioneer’ in Tourism Award.
Mr Jayewardene has 45 years of experience in the tourism industry both locally and internationally. He is being recognized for his services as a pioneer in the field, his office said.

Starting in Sri Lanka in the opening of its first 5 star hotel, the Pegasus Reef Hotel, he conceptualized developed and managed the Elephant Corridor Hotel in Sigiria on land owned by him considered as 6-star plus by its guests who paid upto US $ 1000 a night.

He has been on over 20 hotel boards as a director and has at different stages provided consultancy to the largest hotel group in the Maldive Islands and been Director and General Manager of the two largest hotel and tourism groups at the time in Sri Lanka. His interest in collecting classic and vintage cars saw him own the stretched Daimler limousine used by the Queen of England, the Austin Princess stretched limousine imported for a Prime Minster of Ceylon and a Jaguar owned by a Malaysian Sultan.




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