Create memories around the world with Jetwing Journeys

Jetwing Journeys specializes in providing a diverse range of leisure related services and is known within the industry and among its extensive loyal client base as a service provider who goes ‘that’ extra mile towards providing unique, exciting, vibrant and hassle-free Journey package options.

Jetwing Journeys possesses a wealth of experience which has been acquired over several decades in handling a wide spectrum of clients – stretching from individuals, groups, families to corporate clients. As such, in contrast to most travel operators/companies, due to its ability Jetwing Journeys is in a unique position to cater to the highly varied needs of their clients in a flexible manner rather than be limited to fixed itineraries and a range of/a combination of destinations that one would commonly encounter.

Be it,

• A corporate client on the lookout for new Meeting and Conference options outside Sri Lanka
• An organization in search of unique destinations and packages in order to incentivize its team members, distributors, dealers or to entertain its top clients
• A family looking forward for an exciting getaway “off the beaten path” travel destination or itinerary
• Individuals interested to join in fixed departure tour groups to trending headline destinations

Our Journey

The saga of Jetwing is one of classic entrepreneurship. Set up by Herbert Cooray, who dared to dream big, Jetwing has since grown into a recognised and respected business entity that also functions as a Sri Lanka travel agency engaged in outbound tour operations well known in Sri Lanka and overseas. Having had the foresight to be part of the Sri Lankan Government’s tourism master plan in the 1970s, (which also mark the island’s entry into the international tourism arena) paved the way for the dynamic entrepreneur’s entry into the construction industry.

Commencing construction of a hotel in the sleepy coastal fishing village of Negombo built specifically to suit the Charter tourists from Europe, this hotel marked the first stepping stone to success. It was almost exclusively used by a leading Swedish Tour Operator – Vingressor – which urged him to consider starting his own hotel. At that historic moment, Jetwing Hotels was born. Barely two decades later, it emerged as a market leader and trendsetter for Sri Lankan hospitality, dominating the responsible, sustainable and nature tourism segments. Properties such as Lighthouse Hotel & Spa (Jetwing Lighthouse), The Blue Water, Ayurveda Pavilions (Jetwing Ayurveda Pavilions), Jetwing Beach and more recently, Jetwing Vil Uyana have become internationally acclaimed properties.

Herbert Cooray, founder Chairman of Jetwing, made his first foray into the hotel industry with six rooms at the Blue Oceanic Beach Hotel (Jetwing Blue Oceanic). As a building contractor, he built the Seashells Hotel (Jetwing Seashells) in 1972, which he subsequently bought over in 1978. Thereafter, the third hotel to join the group was the Royal Oceanic Beach Hotel that opened in 1981 with 44 rooms. In 1987, a second wing was added to bring the total to 91 rooms in operation subsequently upgraded and repositioned as a 78 roomed boutique hotel called The Beach, (Jetwing Beach) Negombo, in 2004. In 1983, he bought the Yala Safari Game Lodge (previously Yala Safari Beach Hotel), a hotel he had built himself. The ‘Tsunami’ of 2004, unfortunately, destroyed the Yala Safari Game Lodge in which Jetwing also lost some of its longest serving associates. The Jetwing Relief Fund was set up in their honour. His fifth prize property was St. Andrew’s (Jetwing St. Andrews), Nuwara Eliya, in 1987.

In a bid to increase its market share, Jetwing Hotels joined hands with the Hayleys Group in 1991 as partners with a 25% stake in the joint venture. Within a short time, Jetwing grew from strength to strength and the Hayleys-Jetwing partnership acquired the Hunas Falls Hotel (Jetwing Hunas Falls). In addition, they built the Lighthouse Hotel & Spa (Jetwing Lighthouse), which some called an over-ambitious project. However today, it has proved to be one of the best hotels in the region and was also one of the first hotels to be accredited the honour of being a member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World. Its ‘Green Practices, its CSR programme ‘A Taxi Line Through The Community’ which won them a PATA Gold Award and their various community-related activities have won them much recognition as being one of the most environmentally responsible hotels in the country.

Tropical Villas (Jetwing Tropical Villas) followed in 1993 and soon after Jetwing entered into an agreement with Union Apparels to manage The Blue Water Hotel. Under Jetwing management, it achieved five-star status in 2003. Jetwing is working on many new property developments. Jetwing Vil Uyana was opened in 2006 with 25 Villas built on an artificially created wetland. Plans are also in the pipeline to construct a luxury tented camp on the Nilaveli beachfront called Mannal Kadu. Yala Safari Game Lodge has also been earmarked for reconstruction. Jetwing Hotels have journeyed from beaches to creating nature reserves in the span of a few decades. Since its inception, Jetwing has remained attentive and receptive to clients and business opportunities alike. Although Herbert Cooray commenced his foray into the leisure sector with only 12 employees at Blue Oceanic Hotel (Jetwing Blue Oceanic) in 1972, Jetwing now stands strong with approximately 2,000 staff.

Apart from their main specialisation in Hotels and Travels, Jetwing has diversified into event management, outbound package tours and Ticketing, Airline Representation, Professional Conference Organizers, Freight forwarding, Birding and Wildlife Travel, to name a few.

Our Mission

Our mission is to provide the ultimate holiday experience while becoming a one-stop solution for every travel need you have. From tour planning, visa, airline tickets, hotels, luxury resorts, cruises to train passes.

Our Vision

Our vision is to fulfil your travel dream and make it better than imagined. We aim to make every tour exciting and energizing for everyone involved, and we help you to tick off your bucket list!

Company Profile

Jetwing Journeys has a well-equipped dedicated team of travel specialists at hand, to offer you, assistance by identifying those services that that fit best for your travel needs- with customized and high quality package options to choose from. All our staff has travelled in these tours and destinations many times, hands-on experienced and therefore/as such, are able to provide firsthand information on the ground situation; rather than relying on third parties for same.

Among our repertoire of services are:

• Provision of fixed group departures with minutely detailed itineraries which allow for a surreal travel experience to our tour participants.
• Visa processing services on behalf of our clients via our longstanding association with the respective embassies and other diplomatic missions.
• Customized tour itineraries for private groups and individuals.
• Corporate MICE services at highly competitive price points.
• Provision of individual / standalone ticket only options.
• Educational and sports tours with safe travel for schools.
• High-end luxury tours, at your preference and pace on demand.
• Special requests or additional inclusions in tour packages; accommodating Birthdays, Anniversaries and other special occasions.
• Processing of additional service requests related to travel; excess baggage, travel insurance, seat allocation, special meal requests, wheelchair requests, unaccompanied minors etc.
• An extensive range of other tours including but not limited to: Corporate visits, Leisure, Honeymoon, Safari, Shopping, Adventure/Sports events (Grandprix, Soccer, Rugby, Cricket etc.), Music & Entertainment events, History tours, Religious tours, Customized VFR + Leisure tours etc.

Experience professionally curated tour packages and exceptional handling of all your future travel needs at Jetwing Journeys, where “Service is a Lifestyle”!!