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Aitken Spence Travels Welcomes First Bulgarian Special Flight for Winter 2023/24 Season
Aitken Spence Travels, Sri Lanka's premier destination management company, proudly celebrated the...

Heritance Ahungalla Triumphs at The Great Indian Food Festival in Singapore, Clinching Top Honors
Heritance Ahungalla, part of the Sri Lankan premier hospitality chain Aitken Spence Hotels, has achieved...

Heritance Kandalama Tops LMD’s Customer Excellence Survey 2023
In a resounding triumph for Aitken Spence Hotels, Heritance Kandalama claimed the #1 spot in the prestigious...

Aitken Spence Cargo Leads Industry in ISO 14001 EMS Recertification Landmark
Aitken Spence Cargo [the freight forwarding arm of Aitken Spence PLC] was recently awarded ISO 14001:2015...

Aitken Spence Printing clinches multiple awards
Aitken Spence Printing won 02 Gold, 05 Silver and 01 Bronze awards at Lanka Star 2023 awards ceremony...

Aitken Spence Travels welcomes three cruise ships in a single day to the port of Colombo
Aitken Spence Travels, Sri Lanka's premier destination management company, welcomes simultaneous arrivals...

Marella Discovery 2 cruise liner calls on Colombo
The luxury cruise ship M.V. Marella Discovery 2 of Marella Cruises with 1,800 passengers and 755 crew...

Richard Branson’s Virgin Voyages picks Sri Lanka for its maiden call to Asia with ...
In a monumental stride for Sri Lanka's tourism sector, Aitken Spence Travels is delighted to announce...

Celebrating Excellence: Aitken Spence Hotels’ Bags Multiple Awards and Accolades
Premier Sri Lankan hospitality chain, Aitken Spence Hotels reiterated their commitment to unparalleled...
Sri Lanka's Logistics Leader Achieves ISO Milestones
In the logistics sector, Aitken Spence Logistics' Mobile Storage Solutions is a trailblazer, being...

Aitken Spence Shipping welcomes cruise vessel AIDA Bella to Sri Lanka
Super luxury passenger vessel M.V. Aida Bella, operated by Aida Cruises, Germany with 1,900 passengers...

Aitken Spence Travels bags double awards at SATA 2023
Aitken Spence Travels, the leading destination management company in Sri Lanka, has once again proven...
Singapore Airlines Colombo Airport Team crowned a winner at the CEO Service Excellence Awards 2023
For the first time, the Singapore Airlines Colombo Airport Team won the ‘Soaring Team’ award by...

Aitken Spence among the Top 10 Most Admired Companies of Sri Lanka
Aitken Spence was recognised among the Top 10 Most Admired Companies of Sri Lanka organised by AICPA...

Heritance Negombo Joins Forces with Sentido as a Franchise Operation
Negombo Beach Resorts (Private) Limited and DER Touristik Hotels & Resorts GMBH Partner to Offer...

Aitken Spence among the Top 10 Most Respected Entities
Aitken Spence PLC was ranked amongst the top 10 in the Most Respected of the nation’s most admired...

Biodiversity forest oasis surrounding heritance kandalama expands
13 acres added to the existing 198 acres of conservation forest maintained...

Aitken Spence Cargo Wins Digitalization Transformation Award at CILT Awards
Aitken Spence Cargo (Pvt) Ltd representing Aitken Spence Freight Sector won first place under "Digitalization...

Hapag-Lloyd Lanka Yet Again Awarded for Excellence in Performance and Customer Service ...
Hapag-Lloyd Lanka, subsidiary of Aitken Spence PLC and local representative for Hapag-Lloyd-AG was...

Heritance Hotels & Resorts Triumphs with Regional Accolades, Clinching Best Down ...
Heritance Hotels & Resorts, the esteemed flagship brand of Aitken Spence Hotels, demonstrated its...

Aitken Spence Logistics Recognised for Market Segment – Customer Service Excellence ...
Aitken Spence Logistics emerged first runner – up in the ‘Market Segment – Customer Service’...

Aitken Spence records a strong EBITDA of Rs. 30.1 billion with a growth of 30.3% for FY23
The leading blue-chip conglomerate, Aitken Spence PLC reported an impressive EBITDA (earnings inclusive...

Lupin India explores Sri Lanka with BCD Meetings & Events and Aitken Spence Travels
BCD Meetings & Events India, one of the leading global MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and...

Aitken Spence Travels welcomes 4,000 cruise passengers for April 2023
Aitken Spence Travels welcomed 4,000 cruise tourists to Sri Lanka on the eve of Sinhala and Tamil...

Hapag Lloyd Lanka consistently recognized for exceptional Customer Service
Hapag-Lloyd Lanka, a subsidiary of Aitken Spence PLC and the local representation for Hapag-Lloyd-AG-...

Aitken Spence’s Heritance Kandalama takes spotlight at Delhi’s first Bawa archive show in India
Premier hospitality company Aitken Spence Hotels iconic resort Heritance Kandalama is at the centre...

Singapore Airlines Launches Boeing B787-10 on Colombo-Singapore Route
Singapore Airlines commenced operation of Boeing B787-10 Dreamliner between Colombo and Singapore...

Aitken Spence’s Heritance Hotels receive Travelife Gold certification
Premier hospitality chain, Aitken Spence Hotel Managements’ Heritance brand of properties has been...

Lifetime, “Chartered Shipbrokers UK” Medal Conferred On Dr. Parakrama Dissanayake
The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers which was founded in London in the year 1911 and Royal Charter...

Aitken Spence Travels sets stage to welcome inaugural Bulgarian flight for 2023
Aitken Spence Travels (AST) welcomed a charter flight from Bulgaria on 02nd March 2023...

Aitken Spence Elevators and CINEC celebrate first batch graduates from their Elevator ...
The Diploma in Elevator Training was formed by Aitken Spence Elevators (Pvt) Ltd in collaboration...
Aitken Spence reports a cumulative first nine months PBT of 10.3 Bn with a growth of 214%
The leading blue-chip conglomerate, Aitken Spence PLC reported a cumulative Profit Before Tax (PBT)...

Aitken Spence Hotels invests heavily in hospitality training to aid industry
Premier hospitality company Aitken Spence Hotels together with TUI Care Foundation inaugurated its...

Aitken Spence Travels welcomes the first charter flight from Uzbekistan for the year 2023
Aitken Spence Travels the premiere destination management company in Sri Lanka, welcomed the first...

Elpitiya Plantations among the Top 10 Best Corporate Citizens at the Best Corporate ...
Elpitiya Plantations PLC (EPP), the leading plantation company in Sri Lanka, for the first time was...

Aitken Spence & Singapore Airlines Celebrates 50 Years of Partnership
The Golden jubilee partnership between Singapore Airlines and Aitken Spence as the General Sales Agent...

Aitken Spence wins the Diversified Holdings sector award at the Best Corporate Citizen ...
Triumphant with 9 awards - most number of awards won by a single entity Aitken...



