AWARD WINNERS
YEAR 2011
- General Awards
- Tourism Legend
- Mr. Prema Cooray
- General Awards
- Tourism Pioneer
- Mr. Prasanna W. Jayawardena
- General Awards
- Outstanding Contribution to Tourism
- Mr. Chethiya Perera
- General Awards
- Tourism Entrepreneur of the Year
- Mr. Sanjeev Gardiner
- General Awards
- Extraodinary Leisure Experience in Exsitu (Botanical Garden)
- Peradeniya Botanical Garden
- General Awards
- Extraodinary Leisure Experience in Exsitu (Zoological Garden)
- Elephant Orphanage - Pinnawala
- General Awards
- Most Improved Tourism Product / Service of the year
- Ebert Silva Holidays (Pvt) Ltd.
- General Awards
- Outstanding Contribution for Destination Promotion by Sri Lankan Mission Overseas
- The Embassy of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in the Russian Federation
- General Awards
- Outstanding Contribution for Destination Promotion by Sri Lankan Mission Overseas
- The Embassy of Sri Lanka in the People's Republic of China
- General Awards
- Outstanding Contribution for Destination Promotion by Sri Lankan Mission Overseas
- The Embassy of Sri Lanka in the United States of America
- Tourist Hotels - Star Classified
- Five Star (City)
- Cinnamon Lake Side - Colombo
- Tourist Hotels - Star Classified
- Five Star (Resort)
- Cinnamon Lodge - Habarana
- Tourist Hotels - Star Classified
- Four Star
- Amaya Lake Resort - Dambulla
- Tourist Hotels - Star Classified
- Three Star
- Palm Garden Village Hotel - Anuradhapura
- Tourist Hotels - Accommodation Sector Other
- Unique Accommodation - Boutique Hotel
- Amangalla - Galle
- Tourist Hotels - Accommodation Sector Other
- Best Host Hotel - Ayurveda Tourism
- Barberyn Ayurvedic Beach Resort - Weligama
- Tourist Hotels - Accommodation Sector Other
- Best Host Hotel / Establishment - Spa
- Azmara Spa - Cinnamon Lake Side - Colombo
- Tourist Hotels - Accommodation Sector Other
- Best Heritage Hotel
- The Galle Face Hotel - Colombo
- Tourist Hotels - Accommodation Sector Other
- Best Green Practices in Accommodation
- Heritance Kandalama - Kandalama
- Tourist Hotels - Accommodation Sector Other
- Adventure Operator
- Lanka Sportrizen
- Tourist Hotels - Accommodation Sector Other
- Best Model Community Based Tourism Project
- Walawe Nadi Eco Tourism Project
- Tourist Hotels - Accommodation Sector Other
- Best Initiative for Ecotourism Research, Training & Education
- Eco Tourism Foundation
- Tourist Hotels - Accommodation Sector Other
- Best Practices in Green Architecture (Eco Category)
- Heritance Kandalama - Kandalama
- Tourist Hotels - Accommodation Sector Other
- Best Accommodation Unit / Establishment
- Chaaya Wild - Yala
- Tourist Hotels - Accommodation Sector Other
- Nature & WQild Life - Service Provider
- Nature Trails
- Tourist Hotels - Accommodation Sector Other
- Home Stay Units - (Small Category)
- Armitage Residence - Galle
- Tourist Restaurant
- Best Themed Cuisine Restaurant
- Paradise Road - Gallery Café
- Travel & Tourism Operator
- Travel Agent - Inbound (Large Category)
- Walkers Tours Limited
- Travel & Tourism Operator
- Travel Agent - Inbound (Medium Category)
- Asian Adventurs TMC (Pvt) Ltd.
- Travel & Tourism Operator
- Travel Agent - Inbound (Small Category)
- Lion Royal Tourisme (Pvt) Ltd.
- Travel & Tourism Operator
- Tour Operator Emerging Market
- Aitken Spence Travels (Pvt) Ltd.
- Travel & Tourism Operator
- Destination Loyal Partner - Conventional Category
- Whittal Boustead (Travels) Ltd.
- Travel & Tourism Operator
- Best Incentive Promoter of the year
- Connaissance de Ceylon
- Airlines - Contribuiton to Tourism
- Airline of the Year
- Sri Lankan Airlines Limited
- MICE Tourism
- Professional Conference Organizer
- Aitken Spence Conventions & Exhibitions
- MICE Tourism
- Professional Exhibition Organizer
- Lanka Exhibition & Conference Services (pvt) Ltd.
- MICE Tourism
- Mice Venue - Conference / Exhibition Venue
- Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) - Colombo
- MICE Tourism
- Conference Hotels or Other Venues
- The Blue Water - Wadduwa
- Marketing Communication
- Print Media Presentation on Travel & Touirsm
- Serandib Magazine (Sri Lankan Airline)
- Marketing Communication
- Best Tourism Website - Destination Promotion
- Walkers Tours Limited
- Marketing Communication
- Best Tourism Website - Hotel / Accommodation
- E-Marketing Eye (Pvt) Ltd.
- Marketing Communication
- Best Tourism Website - Niche Market
- Theva Residence - Kandy
- Provincial Tourism Project
- Provincial Destination Development Project
- Ruhunu Tourist Bureau
- Tourism Education & Training
- Large Category
- Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism & Hotel Management
- Tourism Education & Training
- Small Category
- International Hotel School of Mt. Lavinia
- Excellence In Service
- National Tourist Guide Lecturer - Nature & Wildlife
- Mr. Aloy B.C. Diaz
- Excellence In Service
- National Tourist Guide Lecturer - Adventure
- Mr. Nalaka Palipana
- Excellence In Service
- Chauffeur Tourist Guide - Nature & Wildlife
- Mr. Chandima Jayaweera
- Tourism Education & Training
- Chauffeur Tourist Guide - Culture & Heritage
- Mr. Ajith Wijesinghe
- Excellence In Service
- Chauffeur Tourist Guide - General
- Mr. Ranjith Sudasinghe
- Excellence In Service
- Chef of the Year
- Mr. Lalith Gunasekara - Heritance Ahungalla
- Excellence In Service
- Pastry Chef of the year
- Mr. Stanley Perera - Hilton Colombo
- Excellence In Service
- Restaurant Manager of the Year
- Mr. Thushara Gunanarathne - Heritance Ahungalla
- Excellence In Service
- Hotel Employee of the Year
- Mr. Kumara Karunarathne - Heritance Ahungalla
- Most Improved Sri Lanka Torism Development Authority Rest House - 2011
- Monaragala Rest House
- Most Improved Sri Lanka Torism Development Authority Rest House - 2011
- Bogawanthalawa Rest House
- Most Improved Sri Lanka Torism Development Authority Rest House - 2011
- Marawila Rest House
YEAR 2010
- General Awards
- Tourism Legend
- Mr. Ken Balendran
- General Awards
- Tourism Pioneers
- Mr. S.D. Saparamadu
- General Awards
- Tourism Pioneers
- Mr. Nihal Perera
- General Awards
- Leisure Attraction of the year
- Elephant Orphanage - Pinnawala
- Tourist Hotel - Star Classified
- Five Star (City)
- Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo
- Tourist Hotel - Star Classified
- Five Star (Resort)
- Heritance - Ahungalle
- Tourist Hotel - Star Classified
- Four Star
- Heritance Tea Factory - Nuwara Eliya
- Tourist Hotel - Star Classified
- Three Star
- Palm Garden Village Hotel, Anuradhapura
- Tourist Hotels - Other
- Unique Accommodation Boutique Hotel
- Serene Pavilions - Wadduwa
- Tourist Hotels - Other
- Unique Accommodation Boutique Villa
- Paradise Road, The Villa - Bentota
- Hosted Accommodation - HOTEL
- Best Host Hotel - Ayurveda Tourism
- Barberyn Reef Hotel - Weligama
- Hosted Accommodation - HOTEL
- Best Host Hotel - Adventure Sports
- Ella Adventure Park - Ella
- Hosted Accommodation - HOTEL
- Best Host Hotel - Spa
- Cinnamon Lake Side - Azmaara Spa
- Hosted Accommodation - HOTEL
- Best Host Hotel - Ecotourism
- Heritance - Kandalama
- Hosted Accommodation - HOTEL
- Best Host Hotel - Heritage
- The Galle Face Hotel - Colombo
- Hosted Accommodation - HOTEL
- Best Host Hotel - Culture
- Cinnamon Grand - Nugagama
- Hosted Accommodation - HOTEL
- Best Host Hotel - Agri Tourism
- CIC Agri Holiday Resort - Higurakgoda
- Tourist Hotels & Restaurant
- Tourist Hotels & Restaurant
- The Gallery Café
- Marketing Communication
- Foreign Journalist Promoting Sri Lanka Tourism
- Ms. Sachiyo Iwasa
- Travel & Tourism Operator
- Major Tour Operators – Inbound
- Walkers Tours
- Travel & Tourism Operator
- Tour Operator Emerging Market
- Asian Adventures
- Travel & Tourism Operator
- Tour Operator FIT (Foreign Independent Travelers)
- Asian Adventures
- Travel & Tourism Operator
- Destination Loyal Partner (Foreign) – Tour Operator
- Sri Lanka Holidays
- Airlines - Contribution to Tourism
- Airline of the year
- Sri Lankan Airlines
- Airlines - Contribution to Tourism
- Charter Airline Operation of the year
- Walkers Tours / Condor
- Mice Operation
- Professional Exhibition Organizer
- Lanka Exhibition & Conference Services (Pvt) Ltd.
- Mice Operation
- Conference / Exhibition Venue
- Waters Edge - Battaramulla
- Marketing Communication
- Electronic Media Program on Travel & Tourism - TV
- Art – TV
- Marketing Communication
- Electronic Media Program on Travel & Tourism - RADIO
- Neth FM
- Marketing Communication
- Print Media Presentation on Travel & Tourism
- Sri Lankan Pocket Guide - Serendib Magazine
- Marketing Communication
- Best Tourism Website - Travel
- Walkers Tours
YEAR 2009
- Ace Travels & Conventions
- Aitken Spence Travel
- Anuruddha Bandara
- Asian Adventures Travel Management (Pvt) Ltd.
- Athula Dissanayake
- Barberyn Beach Resort
- Cinnamon Grand
- Condor Airlines
- Ebert Silva
- Galle Face Hotel
- HDCC
- H M S Samaranayake
- Kouni
- Lanka Exhibition & Conference Services
- Nature Odyssey
Award Ceremony Highlights
