{"id":104677,"date":"2025-08-25T08:38:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T08:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldluxurychamber.com\/?p=104677"},"modified":"2026-01-12T11:34:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T11:34:26","slug":"city-of-dreams-colombo-integrated-resort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldluxurychamber.com\/?p=104677","title":{"rendered":"South Asia\u2019s $1.2B City of Dreams Resort Aims to Elevate Colombo\u2019s Hospitality Scene"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sri Lanka is set to elevate its tourism and hospitality landscape with the launch of <em>City of Dreams<\/em>, South Asia\u2019s first integrated resort of its scale. 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