Maldivian leisure sector has been performing well, with arrivals up 84.3 percent to 297,650 for the six months to June over the same period 2005, led by Italy and the United Kingdom.
Besides Ellaidhoo and Validhu, JKHs Maldivian properties include:
¢ Hakuraa Club which has a mix of water and beach bungalows
¢ Alidhoo Coral Garden Resort & Spa 100 room facility, now under construction and schedule to open for guests from January 2007
¢ Dhonveli Beach & Spa 150 bungalows, recently taken on a 15-year sub-lease for 21.8 million dollars.
JKH is presently Sri Lanka's largest hotel operator commanding over 1,400 rooms spread over 13 hotels, including the Maldives.
The diversified blue-chip, which also has investments in transport and property, has two city hotels in Colombo that brings in business traffic and 1