📈 Esna Holidays Acquires 55-Year-Old Mackinnons Travels from John Keells Holdings

• Acquisition Overview: Leading travel company Esna Holidays (a subsidiary of the diversified Esna Group) has acquired Mackinnons Travels from John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH). • Strategic Value: • Mackinnons Travels is one of Sri Lanka’s oldest travel management firms with a 55-year heritage in the tourism & travel sector. • Serves as the official Travel Network Partner (franchise partner) for American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) in Sri Lanka—a relationship established in 1979. • Market Impact: • Expands Esna Group’s footprint in corporate travel and leisure tourism, reinforcing industry consolidation and operational scale. • Marks a significant portfolio realignment for JKH while transitioning Mackinnons into a new growth phase under Esna Group ownership.