Prema Cooray |
The Hotels Association of Sri Lanka (THASL) said yesterday the demise of Prema Cooray was a great loss to the tourism industry.
Cooray, a tourism industry veteran passed away last week in a private hospital. His funeral will be held today. He was once the livewire of leisure-rich Aitken Spence Plc and was the Chairman of Citrus Leisure Group at the time of his death. THASL President M. Shanthikumar and the Management Committee in a statement said Cooray’s passion for the industry was known by all. An individual who never hesitated to take a lead role in addressing challenges that threatened industry growth.
Following are excerpts from THASL’s statement.
He contributed immensely to the hotel industry in Sri Lanka. He was an executive committee member of The Hotels Association of Sri Lanka (THASL) and thereafter was appointed to serve as the President of THASL from the year 1988 to 2000.
Cooray served in many high-profile boards and committees which…
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