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        Cinnamon's city hotels:Cinnamon Grand, Cinnamon Lakeside and Cinnamon Red.  Cinnamon Grand: Colombo’s premier five-star city hotel; the flagship hotel of the Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts chain, Cinnamon Lakeside: the premier Resort in the city and Cinnamon Red: Asia’s first Lean Luxury Property provide trendsetting hospitality within the city of Colombo. Discover. Treat yourself. 

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Seasonal Excitement at Cinnamon’s city hotels

It truly is the most wonderful time of the year at Cinnamon’s city hotels; Cinnamon Grand, Cinnamon Lakeside and Cinnamon Red. At Cinnamon’s city hotels Christmas is a time for fun with family and friends and we have curated a special line-up of seasonal events to ensure you enjoy the season with your nearest and dearest.

Celebrate the season with tasty seasonal goodies from minced pies to mulled wine to Christmas cakes, cookies, yule logs and breudhers available from the 1st of December at Coffee Stop – Cinnamon Grand, Goodies – Cinnamon Lakeside and Stirred – Cinnamon Red. You can also enjoy a limited range of seasonal coffees, ice creams and more along with all you could need for that perfect gift with bespoke hampers from all three outlets.

Looking for something with slightly more….. kick? Float into the clouds at Cloud Red – Cinnamon Red with a specially crafted selection of Christmas concoctions to get you into the festive mood. Looking for an elegant, luxurious dose of seasonal cheer? Cinnamon Grand, in true Grand fashion is offering seasonal deals on elixirs at all its 14 restaurants.

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The Courtyard Lobby comes alive for the 3rd consecutive year from the 15th to the 24th of December from 10.00 a.m to 10.00 p.m with the much-anticipated Christmas Market. The market will transport you to the streets of Europe, with international Christmas goodies such as specialty breads, cured meats and much more.

Christmas is for the sound of Children’s laughter, and at Cinnamon Grand we have a treat for kids of any age, young or old. The Christmas Carnival on the 17th of December at 6.00 p.m promises excitement for the entire family with games, grub and lots of fun!

You’ll also want to make your way to the Tea Lounge between the 17th and 24th of December for a Christmas Afternoon Tea experience that will leave you warm and comforted in the Christmas glow.  While you’re in the area, why not stay for a time of reflection and reverie at the seasonal toast from the 21st to the 24th at 6.30 p.m. Minced pies, roast nuts and a glass of Mulled wine are on the house!

Come the 17th of December, angels have really been heard on high as the internationally acclaimed Choir: The Soul Sounds, Directed by Soundarie David Rodrigo fill the halls of the hotel with heavenly Christmas melodies. Join with us at 7.30 p.m and sing along to festive favourites which are sure to put you in the Christmas Spirit.

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Putting you in the holiday mood is the resort by the Lake with a seasonal line-up that is sure to excite and inspire. Join us starting the 1st of December for a seasonal family favourite; our Christmas Family High Tea.

The Waterside comes alive for the 4th consecutive Teddy Bears Picnic which promises to bring fun both for kids and mums and dads too! Raise a toast to the year gone by and the seasonal fun that is yet to come, with the seasonal toast on from the 21st to the 24th of December at The Lounge. Mulled Wine, Minced Pies and more are complementary in the spirit of the season.

Let the sounds of the season calm both the body and the mind with the warming sounds of Metho Cantanti on the Terrace this Christmas on the 22nd of December from 7.00 – 8.00 p.m.

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For a trendy, youthful spin on the season, spend some time at Asia’s first lean-luxury hotel; Cinnamon Red. Enjoy an entire week of Christmas indulgences at our Christmas High Tea with seasonal goodies that will put you in a brilliant mood.

Celebrate the end of a year filled with ups, downs and more with the sound of Christmas melodies in the air. Come enjoy carols in our halls with seasonal tasty treats and a glass of mulled wine all on us!

Get in touch!

If you have any inquiries on any of the offerings listed or you simply just want to make sure you don’t miss any of the activities we have planned for you, call our seasonal hospitality desks at Cinnamon’s city hotels.

Cinnamon Grand Hospitality Desk– [phone]

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Dedicated To Brilliance!

Cinnamon  Grand is known for its beautiful Christmas decorations which brighten the city of Colombo year after year. This year too our talented engineering team  is busy creating decorative masterpieces to please the eyes and bring  joy to the heart.

It’s been all hands-on deck as our team has been working tirelessly  to bring the splendor of Christmas to the Grand. Join us on the 1st of December as the Magic of Christmas comes alive at the Cinnamon Grand!

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Celebrating Love and Light – Deepavali at The Grand

Cinnamon Grand will celebrate Deepavali in true ‘Grand’ style with a special menu prepared by our South Indian chef and his team at Chutneys. A magnificent mouthwatering buffet featuring both vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes will be priced at Rs. 2,345 nett and promises to be an absolute treat that can be enjoyed by the whole family!

Meditate and reflect on the year gone by with family and friends with soft music and festive decorations that will truly make for a Deepavali to remember!

Call for reservations: 011 2497 372/ 011 2497 361

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A Taste of Italy in a Slice – Specialty Pizzas from Echo

Your favorite restaurant for Italian cuisine, Echo at Cinnamon Grand offers a range of 14 specialty pizzas, made with the finest ingredients now available for take away. Craving traditional? Treat yourself to authentic flavours like Pizza Margherita or Pizza Marinara. Feeling adventurous? Try one of our more exotic variants; the Pizza Carpicciosa with ham, artichokes, tomato and grated mozzarella.

At Echo, you are guaranteed to most definitely get bang for your buck as pizzas vary between Rs. 1,250 and Rs. 1,900 and are easily shareable by two people or even for you to enjoy on your ow (we won’t tell).

To add to the amazing toppings, you can also choose from an interesting range of extra toppings which include; mushrooms, marinated bell peppers, bacon, anchovies, sun-dried tomatoes and more.

Our pizzas are topped with the finest of ingredients sourced fresh every day. Feeling like a tasty treat with an authentic edge for an affordable price? Call Echo on 011 249 7485 from 12 noon – 11.00 p.m to treat yourself to a taste of Italy in a slice!

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All you can eat Thai Food Festival at Cinnamon Lakeside

The Thai Food Festival is back for the 3rd consecutive year from 14th-24th of September 7.00 – 11.00 p.m! Cinnamon Lakeside’s premier Thai restaurant Royal Thai and the Terrace come alive with over 60, aromatic, exotic flavours of Thailand to bring all foodies an all you can eat culinary treat.

The MasterChef Ms. Bongkot Sabpong and the talented team at Royal Thai will create over 60 dishes ranging from authentic staples like Tom yum to more adventurous variants such as homemade Thai dumplings to take you on a trip to Thailand. The buffet will also feature all the traditional favourites; red, yellow and green curries along with a few of Royal Thai’s signature dishes such as seafood homok in banana leaf, a Lanon seafood ball and Crispy fried pork belly with Thai tamarind sauce for which the restaurant has received both local and international acclaim.

Guests can feast on main courses that have something for everyone with popular favourites like Thai Fried rice, chicken red curry, and stir-fried beef. Guests would also be able to choose from a varied selection of different preparations of pork, seafood, poultry, a steamed and grilled bar, a crab station, a satay station and an action Thai sausage bar that will feature specialty Thai sausages. All these dishes will be complemented by a careful selection of sauces to perfectly pair each dish. Vegetarians will be spoilt for choice with an assortment of specially prepared mushroom, cauliflower, mixed vegetable and bean curd to name a few. The Buffet will also feature 11 action stations with salads, grills, a Satay and Thai sausage bar. Diners will also have a choice between a vast selection of noodles, rice and even a live noodle soup bar where a Royal Thai chef will prepare a noodle soup of the guests own design.

To end the evening on a sweet note; a delectable Thai desert menu is also on offer with 10 varieties of authentic Thai deserts to tantalize and satisfy your sweet cravings. Treat your taste buds to authentic deserts such as mango sticky rice, mung bean tarts, candied banana and date pancake. This year’s festival promises to out-do itself and offer lovers of Thai cuisine a culinary treat!

For reservations call, 011 249 1945

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Earn and redeem FlySmiles when you dine at Cinnamon’s city hotels

FlySmiLes partners with five-star luxury Cinnamon’s city hotels, Cinnamon Grand and Cinnamon Lakeside, to offer members an opportunity to earn & redeem miles.

The London Grill, Lagoon & Echo restaurants at Cinnamon Grand and Royal Thai and Long Feng at Cinnamon Lakeside are the top five signature restaurants that define the top-end of Colombo’s culinary offering.

Members will earn 1 FlySmiLes mile per Rs 100 spent on Food & Beverage at any of these restaurants. Points can be redeemed for dinning similarly at these restaurants by redeeming miles as shown below.

Voucher Value (RS)       FlySmiLes Miles Redemption 2,500                             3,750 5,000                             7,500 7,500                             11,250 10,000                           15,000

Echo at the Cinnamon Grand is an Italian restaurant that thrives on authenticity, with a choice of more than 15 anti-pasti options at its daily business lunch buffet. The Infinity Buffet every Wednesday is an absolute Italian feast with selected beverages to complement the food.

The Lagoon, at the Cinnamon Grand is reminiscent of a seafood market within a five-star atmosphere, offering a choice of 150 different seafood creations and 30 sauces which  blend into Indian, Continental, Chinese, Thai & Sri Lankan.

The London Grill at Cinnamon Grand with its nostalgic old-world setting, open style show kitchen and live piano music sets the stage for an paralleled gourmet culinary experience.

Long Feng at Cinnamon Lakeside takes diners into the heart of ancient China with a menu that traverses the length and breadth of the orient. The afternoons feature a Dim Sum buffet to compliment an already enormous culinary offering.

Royal Thai at Cinnamon Lakeside is bursting with exotic aromas. The daring experiments of the Thai Chef combined with private dining spaces, alcoves and Cinnamon scented air seals its reputation as the best Thai restaurant in Colombo!

SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier for Sri Lanka and a member of the oneworld alliance, is an award-winning airline with a firm reputation as a global leader in service, comfort, safety, reliability, and punctuality. Launched in 1979, the Airline's hub is located at Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo providing convenient connections to its global network (including codeshare partners) of 105 destinations in 47 countries around the world. The Airline operates an all Airbus fleet including state-of-the-art A330-300 and modern A320/321 neo aircraft.

FlySmiLes, the frequent flyer programme of SriLankan Airlines, offers its members an extensive range of benefits, with the Airline’s induction to the oneworld airline alliance in May 2014.

FlySmiLes Club, the top tier frequent flyer categories, comprising Platinum, Gold and Classic, are matched with the corresponding oneworld top tiers. Together with oneworld, FlySmiLes members can now enjoy access to over 600 lounges in over 150 airports and connections to almost 1000 destinations across the globe on any oneworld member carrier providing a seamless travel experience in addition to free tickets, upgrades, lounge access, additional luggage allowances, pre-assigned seating and priority seat confirmation.

With its line-up of airline and non-airline associates ranging from hospitality, banking, telecommunication, retail and transportation partners, FlySmiLes continues to reward its loyal customers with more opportunities to earn and redeem miles.

For more details, please visit www.flysmiles.com

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Cinnamon’s city hotels bag 70 medals at Culinary Art 2017

Cinnamon’s city hotels’ Cinnamon Grand, Cinnamon Lakeside and Cinnamon Red showed the culinary prowess of their respective Kitchen and F&B Teams by winning a total of 70 medals at the country’s premier culinary competition Culinary Art 2017 organized by the Chefs’ Guild of Lanka, at the BMICH from July 28-30. Cinnamon Lakeside, Colombo’s leading urban resort also won the coveted 'Most Outstanding City Hotel Team’ award and the' Gold Excellence Award for The Best Cocktail Creation.’ The hotels’ teams won these medals, in a fiercely competitive event, where 1700 of the country’s chefs, representing 165 hotels, met to compete for accolades in 34 categories of culinary art. The presentations were judged by a team of 31 internationally acclaimed judges from the World Association of Chefs’ Societies.  For more http://bit.ly/2hQOvYS

Photo Caption: Chefs' Guild Culinary Art 2017 - Winners of the Cinnamon's city hotels’ Teams - From Left, FIRST Row GOLD medalists; Cinnamon Grand, Cinnamon Lakeside and Cinnamon Red. SECOND Row SILVER medalists; Cinnamon Grand, Cinnamon Lakeside and Cinnamon Red. THIRD Row and FOURTH Row Bronze medalists; Cinnamon Grand, Cinnamon Lakeside and Cinnamon Red.

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Cinnamon Grand rewards outstanding associates’

Cinnamon Grand held its quarterly Associates’ Meeting for the first quarter of the financial year 2017/2018 to appreciate and reward noteworthy contributions of dedicated associates. The event held at the hotel’s Ballroom room on July 11, saw the participation of over 400 associates and heads of departments. The most coveted award, The General Manager’s Award was shared by U.V.T.M Rajakaruna from Laundry for his honesty and integrity in returning significant amounts of cash and valuable jewellery, found in clothing items sent by guests and Lalith Rathanasekera from Engineering for impactful assistance in creating over 125 Vesak lanterns whilst performing his normal job tasks. The Super Star Awards went to Indika Siriwardena (Front Office) for his customer focus and revenue oriented strategy and J Hareendiran from (Banquet Operations) for his exceptional customer service and commitment. The Grand Stars for the quarter were Sampath Thushara Bandara (Kitchen Stewarding), U.D.A Linton (Housekeeping), K.C.S Kumara (Food &Beverage) and W.T.C Fernando (Front Office). The ‘Grand Stars’ are nominated by each department head, and selected on votes garnered. `Super Stars’ are the nominees that have highest votes. All` Stars’ were rewarded with a cash price, dinner for two voucher, a bottle of sparkling and a letter off recognition from Sector Head-City Hotels Rohan Karr. For more: http://bit.ly/2t6h0Mt / Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UJSAjhliE7A

Grand Super Stars and Grand Stars posing for a photograph with Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts Sector Head-City Hotels and Cinnamon Grand General Manager Rohan Karr.

GM's Special Award recipient U.V.T.M. Rajakaruna of Laundry department receiving his trophy from Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts Sector Head-City Hotels and Cinnamon Grand General Manager Rohan Karr.

GM's Special Award recipient R.A.L.N. Rathnasekera of Engineering department receiving his trophy from Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts Sector Head-City Hotels and Cinnamon Grand General Manager Rohan Karr.

Grand Super Star H.M.I.A. Siriwardena of Front Office receives his award from Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts Sector Head-City Hotels and Cinnamon Grand General Manager Rohan Karr.

Grand Super Star J. Hareendiran of Banquet Operations receives his award from Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts Sector Head-City Hotels and Cinnamon Grand General Manager Rohan Karr.

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A white lotus Vesak! - Cinnamon Grand Colombo

Premier five-star city hotel Cinnamon Grand wowed Colombo yet again with our beautiful creativity, decorating the Hotel’s driveway with 105 white lotus lanterns. Created by the Engineering team led by Assistant Chief Engineer Sudarman Perera, the lanterns made out of white silk material took three months to build, as this was done alongside other essential work of the Hotel. With the frame being developed by the Mechanical Division and the rest by Civil Engineering, the entire team contributed to ensure that the creations were ready on time.

The theme of this year coincides with the United Nations Vesak Celebrations hosted by Sri Lanka.

Following the traditions, our Village in the City, Nuga Gama host a dansala in its premises, serving a number of guests saruwarth during the evening.

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Grand Soccer Sevens concludes with Angsana as Winners

Premier five-star city hotel Cinnamon Grand hosted the first sporting event for the financial year, Grand Soccer Sevens on Saturday 9 May at the Thurstan College Rugby grounds.

With 15 teams vying for the cup, Angsana Pain Killers won the tournament, having emerged to the finals against F&B Avengers. Kitchen Culinary Champs were recognised as Second Runners Up.

Man of the Tournament went to John Ragu of F&B Avengers while Man of the final was awarded to K.R.Travis of Angsana Pain Killers. D. Prasad of Angsana Pain Killers was accoladed as Best Goal Keeper.

Over 500 associates turned up for the fun-filled event which ended on great sportsmanship and comradery in true Grand spirit.

Winning team - Angsana Pain Killers with Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts Sector Head-City Hotels Rohan Karr.

First Runner Up - F&B Avengers with Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts Sector Head-City Hotels Rohan Karr and Director F&B Travis Casather.

Second Runner Up - Kitchen Culinary Champs with Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts Sector Head-City Hotels Rohan Karr and Executive Chef Dirk Heinen.

Man of the Tournament, John Ragu of F&B Avengers with Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts Sector Head-City Hotels Rohan Karr.

Man of the final, K.R.Travis of Angsana Pain Killers with Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts Sector Head-City Hotels Rohan Karr.

Best Goal Keeper, D. Prasad of Angsana Pain Killers with Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts Sector Head-City Hotels Rohan Karr.

A moment from the day's series of matches.

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Cinnamon Grand’s Jaffna Festival now on!

The entrance to the Cinnamon Grand Jaffna Festival

Tourism Development Minister John Amaratunga being welcomed by Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts Sector Head-City Hotels Rohan Karr and Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts Head of Marketing Communications-City Hotels Tharika Goonathilake to the Jaffna Festival.

- John Keells Leisure Industry Group President Krishan Balendra, Tourism Development Minister John Amaratunga with Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts Sector Head-City Hotels Rohan Karr at the Jaffna Festival

Premier five-star city hotel Cinnamon Grand unfolded a truly authentic Jaffna experience with the launch of the much awaited Jaffna Festival on Thursday 16 at the hotel’s completely transformed Village in the City.

The event was inaugurated by Tourism Development Minister John Amaratunga, in the presence of Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority Chairman Paddy Withana, John Keells Leisure Industry Group President Krishan Balendra and Cinnamon Grand General Manager Rohan Karr.

The one-of-a-kind event is a culmination of the intrinsic food, art, music and entertainment which is part of the rich culture and heritage of Yalpanam.

The 11-day festival is open for dinner on weekdays and for both lunch and dinner on Saturdays and Sundays and is priced at Rs.2,600 nett.

A debut initiative to give metropolitans, diaspora and tourists a slice of Jaffna right here in the city of Colombo, the Hotel has brought down five ladies excelling in Yal food to prepare over 70 authentically Jaffna dishes using produce sourced daily from the farms and markets of the district, dancers from the district, artisans and spice manufacturers from Pungudutivu.

For inquiries and reservations, call 011 2497468. For more details pleases follow the Hotel facebook page at facebook.com/CinnamonGrandC.

Jaffna Palmyrah Handicraft (Guarantee) Ltd Company stall

Pungudutivu Food Manufactures stall

Ladies from Jaffna cooking dosa

Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts Sector Head-City Hotels and General Manager Cinnamon Grand Rohan Karr welcoming Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority Chairman Paddy Withana. Cinnamon Grand Security Consultant Jayantha Jayasinghe also in the picture.

The Cinnamon Grand F&B team

Cinnamon’s city hotels Marketing Communications team

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Cinnamon Grand Colombo is all dressed up for the season, decorated in striking pink and white, with golden angels along the driveway showcasing a beautiful display. Here’s a peek at all the hard work that was put in to decorating the many facets of the hotel. Our exterior decorations were carried out by our talented engineering team led by Panduka Wijewardena and interior decorations were carried out by our Housekeeping and Flower Room teams lead by Vindya Rathnavibushana and Hirosh Pinto. See our teams in action making Cinnamon Grand Colombo a spectacle not to miss this year.  #CinnamonGrand #ChristmasAt Grand #CinnamonChristmasintheCity #Colombo #SriLanka For More : http://bit.ly/2hymu9s

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This Christmas season Cinnamon Grand Colombo yet again sparkles with its stunning festive decorations. Decorated in striking pink and white, we bring you all a festive Pink Christmas this season. This year’s colour themes of pink and white and the designs were conceptualized by our very Cinnamon Grand - General Manager and Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts, Sector Head - City Hotels - Rohan Karr, ably assisted by the Engineering, Housekeeping and Flower Room teams. The golden angels along the drive way with golden lights leading to the hotel is a sight to behold. So don’t miss out this Christmas at Cinnamon Grand Colombo, head on our way and witness a breath-taking festive display. #CinanmonChristmasintheCity #ChristmasAtGrand #CinnamonGrand #Colombo  For More : http://bit.ly/2hnFB8x

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Cinnamon Grand Colombo emerge Joint Champions at the 34th TTHCS

Cinnamon Grand Colombo's cricket team emerged Joint Champions at the 34th Travel Trade Hardball Cricket Sixes (TTHCS) which was held on the 29th of October at the Thurstan Grounds in Colombo. Cinnamon Grand Colombo’s Ishan Jayarathne who scored the highest number of sixes at the tournament was adjudged Man of the Tournament at this event. Inaugurated in 1976, Travel Trade Sports Club is the leading sports club representing the travel industry in Sri Lanka.

Joint Champions - Cinnamon Grand Colombo cricket team : Janudika Sriyapala – Finance, Ashan Peiris – HR, Rasika Weerarathne – Kitchen, Malshan Alwis - F&B, Sasindu Madusanka - F&B, Fabian Sylvester – Front Office, Ishan Jayarathne – Finance, Lakindu Wasala  - Front Office, C.Priyantha – HSK, Hemantha Ranathunga - HSK

Cinnamon Grand Colombo’s Ishan Jayarathne who scored the highest number of sixes at the tournament was adjudged Man of the Tournament at this event.

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Cinnamon Grand Colombo on 13 October 2016 opened its newest restaurant - The Grand Café ; to serve its Grand Staff.  For More pictures : http://tinyurl.com/zztk57q

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Caribbean Rave

The Cinnamon Grand Rugby Team - E.A.M.P.Pradeep (Captain), W.H.I.Silva         J.K.H.Perera, K.G.D.M.Pramodha, B.G.P.P.Jayasinghe, K.G.N.Kumara, N.H.Maduranga, U.W.C.Chanaka, R.S.Prince Chamara, Shamal Weerasekera, W.P.L.P.Perera, A.S.Priyadarshana

The Cinnamon’s city hotels embraced a Caribbean theme at this year’s JKH Intercompany Rugby 7’s, held on 1 October 2016.

The annual rugby encounters saw associates from the city hotels having a fun time and the teams playing a good day throughout the day.

Cinnamon Grand Colombo were placed Runners-up after facing John Keells Office Automation (JKOA) at the final encounter of the ‘Cup’ category, while Cinnamon Red was placed runners up in the ‘Bowl’ category after facing the Transportation sector team.

Several fun games for the associates was also held at the event, with Caribbean King and Queen been chosen from each city property.

Cinnamon Lakeside Rugby Team

Cinnamon Red Rugby Team - Dinesh Supramaniam (Captain), Radeesha Senevirathna, Susitha Padmakumara, Lahiry Bandara, Fazlan Faiz, Suneth De Silva, Aathif Jawarth, Tharinda Ratwatte, Kumuthan Mariapillai, Shahin Ahamed, Pasan Wijewardana, Dilim Wijesekera, Ryan Victoria

Chairman of John Keells Holdings PLC  Susantha Ratnayake with Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts, Sector Head - City Hotels - Rohan Karr at the annual JKH Intercompany Rugby 7’s.

Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts, Sector Head - City Hotels - Rohan Karr with Deputy Chairman of John Keells Holdings Ajit Gunewardene

Sector Head of Leisure inbound - John Keells Group Leelananda Vasantha, Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts, Sector Head - City Hotels - Rohan Karr and Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts Sector Head of Sri Lanka and Maldives Resorts Sunimal Senanayake enjoying the game.

General Manager of Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo Dermot Gale, Chief Engineer of Cinnamon Grand Panduka Wijewardane, Head of Marketing Communications - City Hotels Tharika Goonathilake, Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts, Sector Head - City Hotels - Rohan Karr and Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts Head of HR-City Hotels Sujeeva Cooray at the event

General Manager of Cinnamon Red - Terrence Fernando and Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts, Sector Head - City Hotels - Rohan Karr at the event. 

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Cinnamon’s city hotels launch #CSnapColombo promoting ‘Destination Colombo’.

The trendsetters in the leisure industry Cinnamon’s city hotels – Cinnamon Grand, Cinnamon Lakeside and Cinnamon Red – celebrating the World Tourism Day launched the pioneering #CSnapColombo Photography Competition.

The Photography Competition which was launched on Instagram on 27 September 2016 and opened to all Sri Lankans and foreign travellers, aims to highlight and rediscover the city of Colombo and its’ hidden gems through artful capture of places, art, culture and cuisine.

#CSnapColombo welcomes photographs by professionals as well as amateurs captured through any device (phone or camera) that showcases the striking stories of the city that goes unnoticed at most times.   

This one of a kind competition is backed with several amazing prizes from the Cinnamon’s city hotels. The first prize winner will receive a Rs.50,000 voucher to be utilised at any of the Cinnamon’s city hotels, while the second prize winner will receive a Rs.25,000 voucher to be utilized at any of the three properties. The third prize winner will receive a dinner for three voucher at any one of the hotels’ restaurants. 

Speaking regarding #CSnapColombo, Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts Sector Head-City Hotels Rohan Karr stated that, “This is primarily an initiative by Cinnamon Grand, Cinnamon Lakeside and Cinnamon Red to promote ‘Colombo travel’”. He further noted that, the competition is a launch pad to promote and create awareness on Colombo as a destination of its own, given its diver accommodation options, eclectic dining experiences, the dynamic art and culture, and the lifestyle. “It is about encouraging ‘Colombo travel’ and the many experiences it offers.” 

 Competition Details :  

Terms and conditions apply. For the complete list of competition guidelines, log on to the property Facebook pages – facebook.com/CinnamonGrandC, facebook.com/cinnamonlakeside or facebook.com/CinnamonRedColombo.