Английская Википедия:ITC Ratnadipa
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox building ITC Ratnadipa (Шаблон:Lang-si) is a luxury hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka, planned to be opened in February 2024. The hotel is part of the Indian hotel chain ITC Hotels, while WelcomHotels Lanka Pvt. Ltd, a subsidiary of ITC Limited, is the proprietor. The hotel is located adjacent to the Galle Face Green and next to Shangri-La Colombo and Taj Samudra hotels. It is ITC Hotels' first foreign investment. The hotel is Шаблон:Convert tall and accompanied by a Шаблон:Convert tall Sapphire Residences building. The two buildings are connected by Ahasa One, a Шаблон:Convert sky bridge. The sky bridge is built Шаблон:Convert above ground, connecting 19-21 levels of the two buildings. The groundbreaking of the hotel took place on 19 November 2014. The project was intended to open in 2017 but was delayed several times. WelcomHotels Lanka received its third extension in seven years to commence operations. The project received strategic investment status from the government of Sri Lanka and received tax breaks.
History
The groundbreaking ceremony of ITC Colombo One took place on 19 November 2014 with the attendance of the minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa, and the Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Y. K. Sinha.[1] ITC Hotels invested US$300 million to the project. The hotel is located adjacent to the Galle Face Green. The project was expected to be completed by 2017. The initial plan was for the hotel to have 350 rooms and 130 luxury apartments.[2] At the time, it was one of the largest foreign investments in Colombo.[3] Access Engineering secured the piling work contract of the project in January 2016. That was the second time Aceess Engineering awarded a contract for the project. In 2015, the engineering company completed the excavation and shoring work of the project.[4]
In July 2018, WelcomHotels Lanka announced that ITC One Hotel and Sapphire Residences will be completed by 2021.[5] ITC Hotels launched Sapphire Residences on 2 October 2018. The occasion was celebrated with a musical concert held in Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre. The concert was supported by the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka. Sixty musicians performed in the concert, including an on-stage collaboration of L. Subramaniam and the Liepāja Symphony Orchestra. The Sapphire Residences building is Шаблон:Convert tall, and the hotel component stands at Шаблон:Convert.[6] The two buildings is connected by Ahasa One, a Шаблон:Convert long sky bridge connecting 19-21 levels of the two buildings. It is the first sky bridge in South Asia. The sky bridge built by the Indian engineering firm Larsen & Toubro.[7]
A documentary film titled Making of the Iconic Ahasa One Sky Bridge aired on Ada Derana on 30 May 2021. Ahasa One built above Шаблон:Convert. The sky bridge accommodates two Шаблон:Convert long infinity pools and a jazz lounge and bar.[8] In May 2021, WelcomHotels Lanka received an 18-month extension to commence commercial operation begins on 1 January 2022 from the minister of Finance Mahinda Rajapaksa.[9] The project was gazetted under the Strategic Development Act in October 2012 and received generous tax breaks.[10] ITC Limited stated in its 2021/22 annual report that the project impeded by the Sri Lankan economic crisis. The project was running on schedule until the third quarter of 2019.[11] The project completed superstructure construction in of the residence building, the hotel and the Podium, the commercial and retail area in June 2022.[12]
Operations
In June 2023, Sujeet Kumar was appointed as the general manager of ITC Ratnadipa. Kumar previously worked as pre-operational general manager of Sheraton Colombo in 2016.[13] In July 2023, the opening of the hotel delayed yet again. WelcomHotels Lanka received its third extension in seven years from President Ranil Wickremesinghe as the minister of Investment Promotion. The project, which received Шаблон:Convert land, is exempted from foreign exchange regulations.[14] Minister of Tourism Harin Fernando stated that the ITC Ratnadipa is set to commence operations in February 2024.[15]
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