Speaking to us, Sheraton Construction Project Coordinator Dinesh Arivindra confirmed that even though the construction of Sheraton Colombo has been completed, the date for opening has not been finalised yet by the relevant personnel of Marriott International. When the tourism sector restarts, the opening is likely to happen to accommodate them,” Arivindra said. Last year, Sheraton Colombo came into the limelight when a group of employees who were laid off by Sheraton wrote a letter to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in April 2020, identifying themselves as “victimised employees of Sheraton Colombo Hotel”. According to him, around 100 employees of Sheraton Colombo were given letters of termination with the assurance of rehiring them after opening the hotel. The Sheraton Colombo Hotel was set to be a 320-room property located in Colombo 3, complete with a presidential suite and other themed luxury suites along with a collection of four restaurant outlets.

Source: The Nation May 15, 2021 23:03 UTC