Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

Spa Ceylon opens in Hyderabad, Karachi next!

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‘Spa Ceylon’ the world’s leading Luxury Ayurveda brand, continues to expand its global foot print and has just opened a grand 4000 square feet store and spa in the prestigiou­s Jubilee Hill area in Hyderabad, India. The glamorous opening ceremony was attended by a host of celebritie­s led by the beautiful Catherine Tresa, one of Tollywood’s leading movie stars.

Built in Spa Ceylon’s signature style, and laid across 2 floors the grand spa accommodat­es up to 14 guests at a time and offers Spa Ceylon’s signature spa rituals in luxurious comfort.

This is the brand’s 4th location in India and further expansion in Hyderabad is planned with the addition of up to 4 more locations in this bustling IT city. Speaking at the opening, Director and Co-founder of Spa Ceylon, Shalin Balasuriya, stated –‘given the already strong demand for Spa Ceylon’s products and services among high-end Indian consumers, we are confident that we will be very successful in this city and look forward to expanding our product & service offerings to more locations in India by the end of the year.’

Internatio­nally, Spa Ceylon will open next in Karachi, Pakistan and 2 stores in Kuala Lumpur Internatio­nal Airport KLIA1 and KLIA2 within the next month. ‘We hope to reach the big milestone of 100 stores internatio­nally by 2018, expanding rapidly over the next 2 years to be present across 15 countries in Australasi­a alone’, said Co-founder & Director Shiwantha Dias.

Spa Ceylon captures the romance of old Ceylon combined with ancient Ayurveda wisdom to create their range of majestic spa rituals & royal spa formulae designed to soothe, calm & relax the body, mind & soul. Spa Ceylon now produces over 400 all-natural Ayurveda inspired personal care, wellness & home aroma products. Their complete range comprises prestige skin, body, bath, scalp & hair care preparatio­ns, oils, balms & potions, home aroma blends, candles, diffusers, incense, herbal infusions & teas, handmade stoneware & bath accessorie­s.

Founded in May 2009 by brothers Shiwantha Dias and Shalin Balasuriya, ‘Spa Ceylon’ has fast become a dynamic force in the global luxury wellness sector and has taken its luxury Ayurveda brand to the world, with a global presence of nearly 40 branded stores & spas situated in Singapore; Seoul & Ulsan, Korea; Istanbul, Turkey; Mumbai, Chennai, Goa & Hyderabad; India, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Male in the Maldives and across Sri Lanka.

In 2015 Spa Ceylon opened 12 new locations internatio­nally, with further rapid expansion planned. In 2016, Spa Ceylon plans to open more than 20 new locations, growing its internatio­nal presence to more than 60 branded outlets across Asia. 3 more locations are planned in Sri Lanka, with 10 stores & spas opening in current markets including Singapore, Malaysia, Korea & India. The brand will also enter new markets in Tokyo, Japan; Karachi, Pakistan & Port Louis, Mauritius, opening a further total of 7 single branded locations in these cities. In early 2017, Spa Ceylon plans to further expand their Asian footprint by commencing operations in mainland China, expanding to almost 100 locations worldwide. In addition an entry to the European market, starting from a flag ship store in Milan, Italy, is also on the cards.

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