The December quarter gains helped reduce losses in the nine months ending December 31, 2009 by half to 273 million rupees from the year before.
Sales rose 18 percent to 3.96 billion over the same nine-month period.
The bulk of the revenue came from the group’s Maldivian resorts which ended the nine-month period with an operating profit of 70 million rupees compared with a loss of 180 million rupees the year before.
The firm’s hotels had been affected by the slump in tourist arrivals because of global recession.
A segmental analysis of the results showed the Sri Lankan resorts were still in the red at the end of nine months although losses had halved to 108 million rupees.
Keells Hotels increased its stake in two Sri Lankan hotels Yala Village and Kandy Walk Inn - in July 2009.
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