It is hard to believe the first decade of the 21st century is over. Let me begin by wishing everyone another decade of Love, Peace and Joy. As beneficiaries of Peace since May 2009, my wish is for all people in the World to experience Peace always.
Three significant events during the first decade touched my life. First was the Tsunami, where we lost people who were very close to our hearts. The love and compassion we experienced after the Tsunami gave us the courage to rebuild and move on. Second was the passing away of Jetwing’s founder and my father, Herbert. I still miss him daily and continue to praise and thank the Lord for all the blessings He showered on my father and our family. He was one who believed that a leader will emerge in Sri Lanka to bring Peace to our motherland and I am only sad that he was not around to see the third significant event that I experienced; that was the ending of the war on the 19th May 2009. The relief that was brought to the people is so hard to describe and I am so happy to see so many of our brothers and sisters in the North and East beginning to rebuild their lives once again.
I consider myself truly blessed to lead two organizations in the coming years. The First is what I make a living out of, and the company my father founded, “Jetwing”. We will be entering our fifth decade very soon and I hope our roller coaster ride has ended with Peace and Stability in our Island. We have taken bold decisions in the past to transform our three star hotels into the luxury category. We are truly proud with what we achieved with Jetwing Beach back in 2004. The response from our loyal customers and the peace dividend gave us confidence to transform Jetwing Blue Oceanic and Jetwing Seashells which are now renamed Jetwing Blue and Jetwing Sea. Both Hotels will be fully operational in the first quarter of 2011. Having soft opened both Hotels, I am pleased with the response we have received so far from our customers and well wishers. It is also heartening to see our neighbours in the Negombo stretch upgrading their existing properties and some even planning to demolish and rebuild. All these moves will reposition Negombo as a premier beach destination for business and pleasure and Jetwing can be proud for playing a leadership role and carrying Negombo all the way through.
The other is Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) which will be celebrating its sixtieth year in 2011. PATA has taught me a lot and given me so much confidence to move forward in the World of Tourism. My love for the environment began with the Annual conference in Bali back in 1991. Twenty years later, Jetwing and PATA play a leading role in safeguarding our environment and involving local communities.
May I once again wish all of you God’s choicest blessings in the years to come.
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Hi Hiran, first of all I wish you and your family and all staff from the JETWING Company
**Happy New Year! May 2011 be a wonderful and successful year for all of you.**
I have hat the luck to pass a couple of years working together with JETWING Travels and Hotels
and also as a guest in all JETWING Hotels, all the last years, passing good and bad times.
I only can write, Thank you for everything….
Hans
Happy New Year Hiran and congratulations on the massive success with PATA great to see Sri Lankan’s making an international impact, good luck for the ocming year and lets hope that tourism prospers in SL best Regards Rohan
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Your Lovely insight and a thought provoking preview touching the past is quite encouraging.. Wish you God’s gracious Blessings.
hiran as always i admire your honesty and simplicity
its really incredible changes been done.its imazing…mr.cooray its fantastic locations.i have been GULF last few years,never seen such a beauty …… i am proud of myself been a Srilankan…..
i wish you all best of luck….. and i made up my mind now to work with jetwing Hotels….
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Dear Hiran,
I went thro each and every word u have given in yr web site and really enjoyed seeing all the pics of the hotels.
First and foremost I like to say that I am very proud of you and thereason to your success is the down to earth attitude u have in you. You are such good human being.
Hiran it is not only you, there are so many people directly and indirectly living out of your success. I am sure they are well looked after by you.
The blessings goes to your father for grooming you to take up the responsibilities after him whereas there are lot of people who closed down their fathers business after they become old or no more.Most of the hotels in SL are owned by foreign inverters but you are one of the very few people who is a Sri Lankan to own a chain of hotels and is successful.
I wish you all the best and the God will always look after you, your family and your business…If you are success, there are so many families going to be happy…including me in near future , I hope….
BEST Regards
Shiyama
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